Season 12 (2023)

Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand
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January 6, 2023 • 28m

The Thailand Institute of Justice is using street food carts as a form of social experiment that attempts to help former prisoners...Read more

Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines
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January 13, 2023 • 28m

In the Philippines, where natural disasters and poverty are a continuing issue, people depend on their barangays for help and assi...Read more

Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand
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January 20, 2023 • 28m

Thailand's Muay Thai boxing is a powerful martial art in which fighters strike with their arms and legs. Gambling on the sport has...Read more

Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia
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January 27, 2023 • 28m

The livelihoods of fishermen residing in Malaysia's Penang State are being placed at risk by a plan to construct enormous artifici...Read more

Seniors! Back to School: Thailand
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February 3, 2023 • 28m

In just 20 years, Thailand's senior population has doubled in size. Many seniors find themselves isolated at home, while others su...Read more

"On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement
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February 10, 2023 • 28m

Spurred by a series of deadly accidents during the zero-COVID policy, young people in China have begun to express their political ...Read more

House of Manga Aspirations: Japan
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February 17, 2023 • 28m

Japan is the home of manga. With over 140 manga magazines, it's produced countless international hits. A Tokyo NPO runs several sh...Read more

Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen
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February 24, 2023 • 28m

The waters of Tokyo Bay once teemed with life. But Japan's economic rise saw coastal areas reclaimed and water quality undermined,...Read more

Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China
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March 3, 2023 • 28m

After 3 years under the Zero-COVID Policy, movement restrictions in China have been removed, allowing migrant workers in major cit...Read more

Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters
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March 17, 2023 • 28m

As political tensions run high between Taiwan and mainland China, inspections are being carried out of 100,000 emergency air-raid ...Read more

Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong
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March 31, 2023 • 28m

Under the one country, two systems principle, Hong Kong had been allowed a right to free speech. But after protest rallies there c...Read more

Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan
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April 21, 2023 • 28m

One-third of all food produced worldwide is wasted. Determined to do better, Taichung City in Taiwan enacted an ordinance on food ...Read more

A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh
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May 12, 2023 • 28m

Bangladesh is one of Asia's poorest countries and suffering some of the worst effects of climate change. Cyclones, floods and othe...Read more

The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China
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May 19, 2023 • 28m

Under China's One-Child Policy, maternity benefits had been confined only to married couples, excluding mothers of children born o...Read more

Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia
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June 9, 2023 • 28m

Mongolia's nomads are raising an increasing number of cashmere goats. The goats' soft undercoats provide the raw wool for luxury c...Read more

The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas
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June 16, 2023 • 28m

Due to limited options available in their home country, many Nepali workers travel to locations such as the Middle East and Malays...Read more

Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake
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June 23, 2023 • 28m

Three months after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey, 2.5 million people are still displaced. One of the hardest-hit areas is ...Read more

Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia
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June 30, 2023 • 28m

In October 2022, a tragedy took place at an Indonesian soccer stadium, taking the lives of 135 people. After the match, fans storm...Read more

Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh
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July 7, 2023 • 28m

Bangladesh is well known as an international garment producer, with 4.2 million people employed by the industry, many working in f...Read more

Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China
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July 14, 2023 • 28m

The Banpo Labor Market located in the city of Xi'an was once known as a prime location for recruiting laborers. Now, almost all th...Read more

Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan
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July 28, 2023 • 28m

For generations, Pakistan's Wakhi people have herded each summer in Pamir, a high-altitude grassland that is vital to raising the ...Read more

To Live is to Paint: Mongolia
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August 4, 2023 • 28m

Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar is home to the country's only art school that accepts students with disabilities. Currently, 13 of ...Read more

The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors"
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August 18, 2023 • 28m

Chinese business founders who succeeded in manufacturing during the country's economic growth have reached retirement age. Now tak...Read more

A Language Identity: Taiwan
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September 1, 2023 • 28m

Taiwanese was the language of everyday life in Taiwan until the KMT Party under Chiang Kai-shek came to power in 1949. Then martia...Read more

A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia
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September 8, 2023 • 28m

In October 2020, the National Bank of Cambodia became the first central bank in Asia to launch a digital currency. With the US dol...Read more

Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea
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September 15, 2023 • 28m

To combat a declining fertility rate, in recent years the government of South Korea has offered increased financial aid to parents...Read more

Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children
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October 6, 2023 • 28m

In 2005, Cambodia's first alternative school, Tiny Toones, was opened in Phnom Penh. In addition to general subjects, it adds cour...Read more

Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines
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October 20, 2023 • 28m

The Philippines' growing economy and population have led to a rise in trash, and it has become a serious social issue. Over half o...Read more

Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan
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October 27, 2023 • 28m

Treasure Hill is a community and artist village run by the city of Taipei since 2010. Originally a settlement built by retired sol...Read more

The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors
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November 10, 2023 • 28m

With an unemployment rate of over 20% among people under age 25, mass layoffs in China have affected the careers of young people. ...Read more

Newspaper of the Street Children: India
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November 17, 2023 • 28m

Balaknama is an Indian newspaper written and edited entirely by underprivileged children, focusing on news from their own neighbor...Read more

Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines
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December 8, 2023 • 28m

The rise of the internet has made the Philippines into a hub for dubbing international movies, TV shows, and cartoons into English...Read more

A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand
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December 22, 2023 • 28m

A school in Mae Sot, Thailand, located just across the border with Myanmar, shelters immigrant children of all ages, providing edu...Read more