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ASIA NEWS WEEKLY: July 25th, 2014
Updates on Malaysian Airlines flight 17, the UN tells Japan comfort women were sex slaves, and will South Korea get cozy with China. These stories and more are on the July 25th edition of Asia News...
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ASIA NEWS WEEKLY: China earthquakes and explosions, regional tensions, and more
The August 8th edition of Asia News Weekly begins its broadcast with the long awaited verdicts in the Khmer Rouge trial and detailed updates from China. It’s been a rough week for the nation with...
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ASIA NEWS WEEKLY: China Hacks The US, Powerful Asian Business, and more
This week on the Asia News Weekly Podcast, host Steve Miller speaks with RAND Corporation associate political scientist Scott Harold about recent cyber attacks in the United States made by the Chinese...
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ANW: Hong Kong Protests – What You Need to Know and More
The democratic future of Hong Kong has reached an important crossroads. In this episode of Asia News Weekly, host Steve Miller dives into the details of what led up to the Occupy Central’s ultimatum...
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ANW: UN Condemns DPRK, HK Clears Streets, Japan’s Election, and more
The United Nations votes on North Korea, does the failure of ASEAN mean more trouble in the South China Sea, and Japan’s snap election. These stories and more are on the November 21st edition of Asia...
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What’s in store for China in 2015
Anti-corruption probes, shows of force at home and abroad, and quelling pro-democracy uprisings. What will China do in 2015? It’s one conversation taking place in Asia… now. China. It’s one of the...
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What exactly is going on in Pyongyang?
Listen to or download the audio version. March 18, 2015 Kim Jong-un likes to rattle his saber. In 2013 the world went crazy, but what’s really taking place in North Korea? It’s one conversation taking...
View ArticleWill the US Take Sides in China Sea Disputes?
Audio version: Friday | April 17, 2015 For the past year, I’ve been discussing the South China Sea. This week, both Obama and China confirmed what I had to say, Facebook comes to the rescue, and Korea...
View ArticleWhat rules in the South China Sea, Abe in DC, and is Park a Lame Duck?
AUDIO VERSION: Friday | May 1, 2015 Everyone else wants to follow the rule of law in the South China Sea, but does China? Has Abe’s forward looking statement wooed the world and left South Korea out...
View ArticleMERS Hysteria Updates, Cyber Security, Boat People, and the AIIB
Separate fact from hysteria with a week’s worth of updates from the South Korean MERS crisis. Will the US cyber defense umbrella make a difference for Japan? EastWest Institute’s Greg Austin discusses...
View ArticleSolving the Asian Migrant Crisis
In previous podcasts, I’ve spoken about the Asian Migrant Crisis and the plight of what are commonly referred to as “The Boat People.” It’s nothing short of a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions....
View ArticleChina’s Active Defense Explained, Hong Kong Shows Beijing, MERS, and more
Democracy advocates in Hong Kong stand their ground and send a clear message to Beijing. Is China’s “Active Defense” strategy anything new and just what does it mean? Plus was Washington’s OPM hack...
View ArticleWWII 70 Years Later
Seventy years ago tomorrow, we mark the end of the Second World War. This week, a special episode addressing some of the fall out that still remains. Plus stories from the Koreas, Bangladesh, and...
View ArticleVietnam to use force, Rights abuses in Malaysia, and more
Vietnam has authorized weapons use in the South China Sea. RAND Corporation’s Scott Harold joins me to discuss if Hanoi has what it takes to go up against China. What are the human rights issues...
View ArticleVietnam issues orders to fire on encroaching ships
It’s no secret that tensions in the South China Sea run high. While the most vocal critic of Beijing’s behavior tends to be the Philippines, with the US slowly stepping up its disapproval, the nation...
View ArticleImplications of US sailing into South China Sea, Korea’s elder prostitutes,...
The United States is poised to confront China directly with its land reclamation program. The RAND Corporation’s Mark Cozad joins me this week to discuss. The sad tale of Korea’s grandmothers turning...
View ArticleWhat are the implications of the US challenging China’s new islands?
This week the Financial Times reported US warships would sail sometime in the next two weeks within the 12-nautical mile radius China claims as its sovereign territory in the South China Sea. Beijing...
View ArticleAceh’s caning for “gay sex” amounts to torture
ISIS continues to make inroads into Asia, but Indonesia has a plan that may stop recruitment. RAND Corporation’s Jonah Blank joins me and weighs in on how effective the program will be. Also, Aceh has...
View ArticleAbe wins big at East Asia Summit, South China Sea Tension, and more
They met in Seoul, but what are the take aways from the meetings between Park, Abe, and Li? Tension in the South China Sea has been brewing for some time, but now that The Hague is getting into the...
View ArticleMa, Xi, and Aung San Suu Kyi
It was a week of landmark events. First Mr. Xi and Mr. Ma met in Singapore, marking the first time the two Presidents of China have sat down, but what are the implications? Then Myanmar held elections...
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