Asia
Dow Jones volatile in Wall St turmoil
The US stock markets have gyrating wildly today amid frantic trading on Wall Street. After opening down about 2 percent, shares rose briefly into positive territory before sinking again. The volatile… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
Anna Fifield reports from Seoul where Winter Olympics' officials contend with minus 25 degree temperatures and a roof-less stadium ahead of the games starting next week with North Korean athletes… Audio
North and South Korea... together?
At the winter Olympics next month, the Koreas will march under one flag - united, after so long apart.
They'll also compete as one in women's ice hockey.
This comes out of the first real talks… Audio
Mongolian opera punches above its weight
The move from traditional throat singing to opera intrigued Glasgow-based music critic Kate Molleson so much she decided to travel to the country, crossing hundreds of kilometres to find out where… Audio, Gallery
'Children who grow up together will not feel that different faces are alien'
Manying Ip been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The academic and author says her greatest hope is that Chinese New Zealanders will become as mainstream as Māori and Pakeha New… Audio
Asia Correspondent - Wayne Hay
Megan speaks to Wayne Hay, our Asia correspondent reporting from Bankok. Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
North Korea's denouncement of the joint military exercises between the South Korean and American militaries, and are we any closer to resolution on the Rohingya crisis? Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
A daring defection by a North Korean soldier across the DMZ, in China's latest internet crackdown Skype has been removed from app stores and the Chinese 'Trumpchi' cars which might have to change… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
Nine to Noon correspondent and Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Washington Post discusses Donald Trump's State visit to China ahead of APEC. Audio
NZ children of Asian parents risk losing heritage - report
Nearly one in five preschoolers now have at least one Asian parent and experts say it's beneficial to New Zealand for these children to know their heritage-language.
Trump: Don't underestimate American resolve
US President Donald Trump said no nation should underestimate American resolve, as he arrived in Japan at the start of a marathon Asian tour.
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
China's President Xi Jinping sets himself on a course to be the country's most powerful leader in decades; Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe is re-elected and keeps his super-majority, and the… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
This week a lawmaker in Seoul claimed that North Korean hackers had broken into the South Korean military's intranet and had stolen a huge trove of documents. What did they steal? China's Xi Jinping… Audio
Trump v North Korea: is nuclear war on the horizon?
Anna Fifield discusses the growing war of words between Donald Trump and North Korea; Prime minister Shinzo Abe's dissolution of parliament and snap election; Thailand's Prime Minister, a general who… Audio
Changing the game
What are the game-changers for fashion buyers and influencers? And why is Instagram booming in Asia? Sonia Sly chats to David Jones buying manager Teneille Ferguson and influencers Mary Seng and David… Audio, Gallery
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
The latest on the Burma situation, which the UN calls "ethnic cleansing", and will the new UNSC North Korea sanctions actually work? Audio
The woman who exposed the world to bear bile farming
Jill Robinson MBE, is the CEO of Animals Asia Foundation, a charity she started in 1998 to rescue bears in China and Vietnam on bile 'farms'. Over 10,000 moon bears are currently trapped in tiny cages… Audio
Guam: the tip of the spear in US military might
Asia-Pacific islands hosting US military bases have become a clear target in the high-stakes game of nuclear chicken unfolding between North Korea and the United States. One of those at risk is the… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
North Korea says its missile launch over Japan was a prelude to more military operations directed at the American territory of Guam, what happens next? And the latest from the flooding across South… Audio
"US will act calmly" - S Korea's Moon
The President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, has called for the increasingly bitter dispute between the United States and North Korea to be resolved peacefully. After a week of incendiary language… Audio