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Thai PM in New Zealand, Philippines-New Zealand Education Ties, Kalapani Tension
Mazu Taiwan, Martial Arts Japan, Mecca Pact, To Lam visit
Asia Pacific Roundtable, Taiwan "Silicon Shield", Asia Tourism Troubles
ASEAN-NZ Diplomacy, Pakistan Security Crisis, and NZ Journo in Asia
Philippines-NZ Comprehensive Partnership, Earthquake Engineering, Climate Fund
Pakistan Diplomacy, South China Sea Ruling, China Missile Test
Sports Delegation in India, Heatwave in South Asia, Bali Landfill, China Missile Test
"Great Power Competition", China's Green Energy, Gulf War Human Cost, Korea's AI Gamble
Perceptions of Asia, Memories from Japan, Kiwi Dancer in Asia, Summer Davos
Taipei's 24-hour City, Simon Mark's Bangkok Exhibition, Mango Season, Student Protest Indonesia
Perceptions of Asia 2026, South Korea's Election Fallout, India's Cockroach Janta Party
"Asian Arms Race", NZ-Taiwan Resilience, Myanmar, TIFFNZ
NZ-Japan Security, Palm Oil Boom, Kababayan exhibition, US-China Moon Battle
Asia Symposium, RELOS Pact, Singapore-NZ agreement, Scam Hubs
Xi-Trump Meeting, Japan Remilitarisation, Thaksin’s Return, ASEAN and the Iran War
PM Luxon Singapore-NZ, Malaysia-NZ, Pakistan and Iran war, Thailand Royal Law
India-NZ FTA, Nowhere Library, Komodo Island, ASEAN Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's New President, Kiwi journo in Singapore, India Foreign Policy & Everything Crisis
Tensions in Thai Politics, India's Land Issues, Singapore's Housing Policy Lessons
"Chinamaxxing", The Iran War & India, ASEAN & The US
Kerala Mangroves, SEA Travel, Asia's Energy Shock
NZ-Sri Lanka Ties, NZ Journalist in Asia, US Pressure on India, Iran War's Impact on Asia
18 March 2026
Bali’s Overtourism, South Korea’s Tourism Deficit, and India’s Mookuthi
Raisina Dialogue Forum, Nepal PM, Tokyo Urbanism, Oil reserves in Asia
MYCL Indonesia, Nepal elections, rose farming, Asia's reaction to war in Iran
China's 'Two Meetings', Kayaking in South India, Street Theatre Asia, Duterte faced ICC
Technopolitics in SCS, China AI and Robotics, Taiwan UFO Village
Japan’s Iron Lady, Thailand’s Conservative Comeback, and Hainan’s Tourism Push
Sport Diplomacy, Breakneck book review, Cambodia Opera, EU-India FTA (India-USA)
New year, new stories! Japan culture, AMC intern in Jakarta, Splice Beta, Thai elections
Meri Kirihimete! A signoff from the Asia Media Centre team, NZ-India FTA, Introducing our interns.
Christmas memories, Bollywood re-releases, Dr Samir Saran, Mindanao and extremism
Professor Joseph Liow, World Bowl's Championship in Asia, Thailand floods
Ubud Literary Festival, Asia Media Centre's Media Intern in India (Deccan Herald), and Vietnam typhoon
Jefferson Fellowship, Mamdani and South Asia, NZ-Japan security partnership, 50 years of NZIIA International Review
South China Sea dynamics, update on Thai-Cambodia border, Taipei APEC, Bangladesh court's ruling on Sheikh Hasina, Asia After Five with Bhutan Ambassador.
Climate Change comic, Thai-Cambodia border, Vietnam NFTs, Indonesia's digital transformation, Report marking 50 years of people Movements from ASEAN Nations to NZ.
South China Sea Conference, PM Sanae in Japan, walkable Tokyo, India-NZ FTA.
Malaysia and Treaty of Waitangi, South Asia's gig economy, Filipino playwright, Timor Leste in ASEAN.
Balibo 5, Cambodia's patriotic campaign, Adaptation Futures Conference, Beijing CPC.
Rouge Apples, Christchurch engineer, Asian students with disabilities, India-Afghanistan.
Singapore PM visit, gaming in Vietnam, Sanae Takaichi profile.
Timor-Leste in ASEAN, new PM in Thailand, Singapore interview, Thailand and NZ MPs.
GenZ protest in Philippines, Intern in Taipei, Japanese politics
Psychology of GenZ protests, second language, South Korea music, TikTok issue
Japan politics, Thailand developments, Nepal protests, Masala dabba.
SCO, riots in Indonesia, Thailand politics, Japan novels, India-Pak partition
Seoul-Washington, East Asia green economy, Manaakitanga-Renqing, There's a Tuesday
South China sea, Philippine Coast Guard, Indian cheese, US tariff in South Asia
Singapore VJ Day, flood in Laos, NZIFF
US tariffs, Kolhapuri chappal, Japan tourism, There's A Tuesday story
Thai-Cambodia border, intern in Taiwan Bonnie, history in India.
Japan politics, intern from Bangkok Post - Rosie Leishman
Collapse of Thailand govt, Timor Leste, and shortwave radio in the US
US tariffs, Thailand politics, and shopping in Beijing.
Thailand leadership, Chinese media and Luxon, and migration to Japan
Philippines, Hawke's Bay Hockey, and Thailand scandal.
ASEAN first, Doc Edge - New Zealand's international documentary festival, and Perceptions
of Asia report
New Zealand's massive opportunities in Taiwan, Philippines studies in NZ
Korean Elections, Underground Cuisine, Shangri-La 2025
The issues facing Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto and a look back at a Malaysian media internship
Kiwis clearing UXOs in Laos, and a 'Chiwi' comedy debut - plus come work for the Asia Media Centre!
NZ & ASEAN at 50, The Sew Hoy Reunion, ACICIS 2025 in Jakarta, India & Pakistan
Tales from Timor Leste and reporting from South Korea
Geothermal opportunities in Taiwan, an intern in Indonesia, and Asia Forum celebrates 30 years
The myths surrounding Singapore's POW camp, durian diplomacy, and Asia reacts to Pope Francis' death
Sri Lanka's transformation and the AI tech wave in Thailand
Soft power and hard truths, cracking down on scam centres, and the colourful Lambani community
Myanmar's earthquake recovery, Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia, and unlocking the Indian economy from NZ
Trump 2.0 in South Korea and Japan, Viet Nam's rail plans, and NZ-China trade and business relations
NZ-Cambodia Ties, Myanmar’s Military, Duterte’s Fall from Power?
Duterte Arrested, India Factbox, China's Perfume Industry
Learning from Singapore's education system and the Cambodia-New Zealand relationship
Viet Nam's hidden gems, Rohingya in Malaysia, and Taiwan's grassroots civil defence
Bali's tourism future, Thailand and Cambodia's Koh Kood dispute, and Mixtape for Maladies
Human Rights in South East Asia, The enduring popularity of Momo
A guide to business in China, Thailand's Uyghur dilemma, and reporting on sex workers' rights in Bangkok
Thailand's fight to comeback, and a tour through India's fermented foods
Meri Kirihimete! A signoff from the Asia Media Centre team
China's festive battle and the ICC's arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing
South Korea's shock martial law crisis, Taiwan-NZ indigenous connections, and Filipino identity in NZ
US-Korea relations under Trump, Laos methanol poisoning, and Thailand's national sport
AI travel in Asia, Philippine-US relations, and the Trump effect in Asia
International relations at AIIA, Vietnam-NZ growth, and interning at Thai PBS
Thailand & BRICS+, Taiwan Pride Parade, Japan's Politics. Raisina Dialogue opportunity
Vietnam's World of Noodles, The India-US Relationship, NZ's First Asian Diaspora
Marcos and Luxon's sideline meeting, a Singapore perspective on the US election, and Our Connectedness
NZ Navy in Taiwan Strait, Durga Puja Festival, and South Korean Markets
ASEAN in Lao, South Korean Arts, Tourism in Hainan, Maori & Asia
Philippines Politics, Asia Power Index 2024, Maori-Asia Connections
Japan's Election, Sri Lanka's New Leader, and AI in Mongolia
A Nepalese link with NZ under threat, Maori - Asian cultural ties
NZ builds ties with the ROK, The complex world of Thai politics, Crickets as alternative protein
Vietnam's Dong Son Drums, The Sabina Shoal Standoff, India's Onam Festival
Reporting on India's election, the Philippines' double gold, and an NZ city's ties to Taiwan
Playing ball in China and Vietnam's lotus tea
A week in Manila, Tim Walz and China, Olympics Asia Wrapup
Chinese EVs and global tourism, IPAC in Taiwan, and India's iconic chaats
Protectionism & the Chinese Economy and Filipino Community in South Otago
Kiwi journalists explore Manila, Pakistan after seven years away - plus a journalism opportunity in Indonesia
Southeast Asia's food tourism, a Hong Kong protest documentary - plus a journalism internship in Indonesia
Closing the Philippines-NZ knowledge gap, an interview with Soe Myint, and China's economic trends
East-West Center's media conference, comparing Australian and NZ views on Asia, plus reporting from Japan
A view from Mongolia, four decades of JET, and an intern in India
19 June 2024
Asia's rail renaissance, six weeks in Indonesia, and top picks at Doc Edge
12 June 2024
The PM travels to Japan, India's election, and the ISIS Asia-Pacific Roundtable
5 June 2024
Shangri-La Dialogue, A Kiwi in Japan, and the fashion of MUSA
29 May 2024
The Kiwi connection to Japan's medal plans, and the Kashmiri Wazwan
22 May 2024
The China Business Summit and a Kiwi expat in Hokkaido
15 May 2024
Japan and South Korea’s China policies and growing rice in New Zealand
8 May 2024
NZ's growing Asia knowledge gap, diving in Asia, and Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind
1 May 2024
US-China Relations, New Senate in Thailand, Balikatan 2024
24 April 2024
The many avatars of idli, photographing life in Taiwan - plus training and grant opportunities
17 April 2024
Philippine-NZ relations, Indian student visas in NZ, and Jason Leong, the doctor-turned-comedian
10 April 2024
Improve theatre & Asian identities, Disability in India, Japan looks at AUKUS
3 April 2024
South Korea at the polls, the world of instant noodles - and media training dates announced!
27 March 2024
Vietnam's presidential upheavals, the iconic Indian chilli, and China in the headlines
20 March 2024
Winston Goes To India, Tamil Literature, India's Elections, Indian Classical Music at WOMAD
13 March 2024
India's Silicon Valley, Zespri in China, and the growth of Asian art
6 March 2024
Singapore's Fiscal Prudence, ASEAN & Australia, Down time in Jakarta for Badminton stars
28 February 2024
Asia's booming concert tourism and Ersha Island 二沙岛: The Chinese-Kiwi Sister Duo New Album
21 February 2024
Japan's Konbini tradition, plus an exploration of queer Asian identities in Aotearoa
14 February 2024
Indonesia at the polls, Chinese-Kiwi actor on life in Hollywood - and media grants open
7 February 2024
Pakistan at the polls, A gift of Ainu taonga, and the Igorot indigenous diaspora in NZ
31 January 2024
NZ business in China, a look at the Indo-Pacific, and the jewel of Kashmir
20 December 2023
Meri Kirihimete! Here's a look back at 2023
13 December 2023
Rise of the BRICS, A Filipino Xmas, India: Plum Cake & Xmas
6 December 2023
Japan's tourist boom, China outside the big cities, and experiencing Taiwan
29 November 2023
Insights on Japan's foreign policy in APAC and Reading in Mumbai
22 November 2023
Taiwan's upcoming elections and NZ speed climber's success in Asia
15 November 2023
Pacific Forum '23, Bangladesh workers strike, Thai PBS in NZ
8 November 2023
NZ's First Filipino MP; Body for Chinese Biz; Dance of Devotion: Bharatanatyam
1 November 2023
East Asia's Challenges, AIIB President in New Zealand, Coffee in India
25 October 2023
Southeast Asia's US-China balance, Korea's booming art market, and the Chinese-Kiwi taking centre-stage
18 October 2023
Chinese tourists in SEA, Myanmar's jungle schools, Asian-Kiwis in NZ sports - and a media training opportunity
11 October 2023
WeChat and elections, Indonesian short films, and Southeast Asia's Kita Food Festival
4 October 2023
The Chinese-Kiwi vote, Japan's Foreign Policy, Coffee in The Philippines
27 September 2023
Gender representation in Japan, NZ-South Korea relations - and media grants close soon
20 September 2023
Asian-Kiwi identity, NZ trade resilience, a look at Sri Lanka & India - and media grants
13 September 2023
Lessons from Taiwan's multilingual policy, and Goa's food history - plus media opportunities!
6 September 2023
Asia's summit season, journeys in Japan - and media grants opening soon
30 August 2023
Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar, Muslim travel trends in Asia, and 2023 - the year football came to visit
23 August 2023
Muslim travel in Asia, and the dilapidated ship at the centre of geopolitical tension
16 August 2023
India's nuclear options, Taiwan's #MeToo movement, guide on pronouncing Asian names properly
9 August 2023
Japan's economy, the absurdity of work, Korea's coffee culture
2 August 2023
China's tea trend, RNZ Asia, China's jobless youth
26 July 2023
Bongbong's first year, Kiwis rowing in Japan, and crunch time in Thai politics
19 July 2023
Comparing Australian and NZ views on Asia, and the Filipinas debut at FIFA
12 July 2023
Diaries of Chinese international students in NZ and insights on the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
5 July 2023
Reporting from Xinjiang and the likelihood of elections in Myanmar
28 June 2023
China in 2023, living in Malaysia - and media grants closing soon
21 June 2023
Korea and the Pacific, South Asian theatre - and Perceptions of Asia report released
14 June 2023
Cyclone Mocha's aftermath in Myanmar, Sorahouse's SE Asia Docos
7 June 2023
Phuket and tourism politics, All Static & Noise, and the Philippines' House of Musa arrives
31 May 2023
The G7 summit, Doc Edge festival, an IPL photo essay - and media opportunities
24 May 2023
Winds of change in Thailand, Korea-Japan relations, and political dynasties in the Philippines
17 May 2023
Bali's Bad Tourists, & Basketball in China
10 May 2023
Thailand's election, India's biryani flavours, and Taiwan's abandoned buildings
3 May 2023
The India-New Zealand relationship and an Asian alternative to the IMF
26 April 2023
An India-NZ relationship reset and Hong Kong's literary scene
19 April 2023
West Papua conflict, a stop in Chiang Mai, and Taiwan's 'Fake History' exhibition
12 April 2023
Elections in Myanmar?, a journey through Kuala Lumpur, and build your media skills
5 April 2023
A look at SEA's tourism recovery, Taiwan's Ugly Half brewery - and media training
29 March 2023
People Trafficking, NZ and Myanmar, Craft Beer in Taiwan
22 March 2023
Who's who in Thai politics, RNZ's new Asian-focused team, and returning to Vietnam
15 March 2023
What's in a cup of tea, and Chiang Mai's slow food chef
8 March 2023
Looted Buddhist art, Indonesia's political dynasties - and media grants
1 March 2023
Thai political dynasties, mental health in Asian communities - and media opportunities
22 February 2023
A te reo journey, living in Taiwan, a new media grant round - plus join our team!
15 February 2023
The index of power in Asia and publishing in Taiwan
8 February 2023
Asia-Pacific tourism in 2023 and Settling in Formosa
1 February 2023
Singapore's art market and a roundup of Asian elections in 2023
25 January 2023
Happy Lunar New Year!
21 December 2022
Top articles 2022, Seasonal celebrations across Asia
14 December 2022
Taipei Popcorn is back, life in Vietnam, and women's rights in Southeast Asia
7 December 2022
Taiwan elections, India as G20 head, and Chen Hsi-huang, glove puppet master
30 November 2022
China protest reaction, Southeast Asia's crypto frenzy, and a journalist reports back from Taiwan
23 November 2022
Singapore's politics of succession, Chinese students learn to crawl, and a Japanese fashion designer goes ceramic
16 November 2022
Kiwi burgers in Taipei, the on-going crisis in Myanmar, and the final Unquiet Woman
9 November 2022
The First Prime-Time Asian Sitcom, home help in Singapore, and Taiwan's tea shop
2 November 2022
India & US relations, key summits in Asia, and the rise of Indian TV and film
26 October 2022
Singapore's death penalty debate, microloans in Myanmar, and Diwali celebrations
19 October 2022
Thai work-life balance, the Indian WOW effect - and media opportunities
12 October 2022
Indian minister visit, from Middle Kingdom to Middle Earth, dual citizenship - and AMC opportunities
5 October 2022
Asian candidates for Auckland's election, podcaster Arina Aizal, and what's happening in Thailand
28 September 2022
Housing in Singapore, US-China trade war, Buddha & the junta
21 September 2022
Shanghai Mimi review, Climate change in Cambodia, Unquiet Women: Indian Migration
14 September 2022
Shanghai Mimi, Taiwanese beer revolution, and Asia reacts to QEII's death
7 September 2022
The case for a rainbow refugee quota, Cynthia Lam's first play, and a new children's book
31 August 2022
China's new rail system, reflections as a young female diplomat, and Bangkok residents on their new governor
24 August 2022
Letter from Taipei, The Fall of Gaurav Sharma, Breakfast in Bangkok
17 August 2022
The climate crisis in Southeast Asia, and hearing the Cham Cambodian voice
10 August 2022
Rising tourism costs in SEA, painting through Covid, and President Marcos: take two
3 August 2022
A return to Taiwan, Asia's 'Alice in Wonderland' park, and a path to Temahahoi
27 July 2022
Drug decriminalisation, Japan's cautious opening, and Kiwi drag queen conquers Taiwan
20 July 2022
Death of Abe Shinzo, Sir Lanka Revolts, Day Tripping to Malaysia
13 July 2022
Sharing migrant stories, moving from Taiwan to NZ as a child, and India: dialogue before trade
6 July 2022
China's paradoxical censorship, Asia's history of atrocity crimes and its lessons, and Unquiet Women returns
29 June 2022
Thailand's tourism experience, Nathan Joe's Yellow Peril, and Cambodia's road to democracy
22 June 2022
A reflection on Krishnan's Dairy, Unquiet Women, and Perceptions of Asia research launched
15 June 2022
Bangkok's new governor, food in Shanghai's lockdown - and new research on Perceptions of Asia
8 June 2022
Bangkok food, Indian Ink Theatre, and Hugh Seagrim - a hero of the Karen
1 June 2022
The rise of disinformation, Asia/Māori face-to-face connections, and K-culture in the capital
25 May 2022
Foreigners under Chinese law, Russia's arms in Asia, and Asia's forgotten bears
18 May 2022
Moving forward in the Philippines, what next for Sri Lanka, and Prayas’ world premiere
11 May 2022
Singapore's hawkers, Philippines has a new leader, and five climate change projects in Asia
4 May 2022
Life as a Chinese journalist in NZ, Thailand's young changemakers, and the Philippines election
27 April 2022
Singapore's high rises, NZ-India opportunities in the South Pacific, and revisiting "Seriously Asia"
21 April 2022
ANZAC remembrance in Singapore, politics in Pakistan, and Timor Leste polls
13 April 2022
PM trip to Asia, travelling the new Thailand, and crisis in Singapore
6 April 2022
Thailand's relationship with whiteness, Vietnam mourns influential monk, The Shinawatra Dynasty in Thailand
30 March 2022
Asian elections for 2022, Japanese convenience machines, and Indian dual names
23 March 2022
Unquiet Women, Thai photography that matters, and a taste of home
16 March 2022
A Thai food renaissance, making quality matcha in NZ, and growing Asian vegetables
9 March 2022
Bali Reopens, India's Ukraine Policy, and Bringing Clean Water to Myanmar
2 March 2022
Tourism re-start challenges in SE Asia, 80th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, and Asia views on Ukraine
23 February 2022
Pride Special Edition: Queer tourism in Thailand, LGBTQIA+ rights in Asia, and queer Asian theatre in New Zealand
16 February 2022
Cultural context in New Zealand's outdoors, Vietnamese names, and finding freedom in New Zealand
9 February 2022
Winter Olympics and diplomacy, Asian-Kiwi sports stars, and Covid life in Japan
2 February 2022
Kiwis in Vietnam, the rise of cosplay, and Southeast Asia's afterlife obsession
26 January 2022
Burmese in Wellington, Rachin Ravindra talks cricket, a guide to Chinese names
23 December 2021
Merry Christmas from the Asia Media Centre
15 December 2021
Thai art repatriation, translating across generations, and the Beijing Winter Paralympics
8 December 2021
Thai designer Tawn C, the rise of Shanghainese, and Rohingya fight for their future
1 December 2021
Unrest in Solomon Islands, a push for pay equality, and keeping up with the Dutertes
24 November 2021
A hyphenated Kiwi-Indian life, the tale of a Tibetan chef and Unquiet Women: Empowered and empowering
17 November 2021
Vietnamese boating, Auckland International College closes, and journalists in Myanmar
10 November 2021
NZOA researches Asian audiences, After the Tampa - and AMC's search for new voices
3 November 2021
Vietnamese coffee, Chinese 'common prosperity' and Open Roads for former refugees
27 October 2021
A non-aligned New Zealand, a Cambodian-Kiwi cultural care package, and US-Vietnam relations
20 October 2021
Perseverance Pays, Press Freedom, and Sea Nomads
13 October 2021
Cambodia on camera, Asian MPs in MMP's 25 years, and a new visa for a new time
6 October 2021
Pandora papers, Filipino films, and the latest from Taiwan and Japan
29 September 2021
Inked in NZ, Vietnam's Pandemic, and SE Asia Travel Restarts
22 September 2021
Nonnative success in Japan; Unquiet Women: a journey from Afghanistan; and Aotearoa's Korean Coalition
15 September 2021
Myanmar's 'people's defensive war'; Japanese elections; and popular Asian dog breeds
8 September 2021
Islam in Sri Lanka, ASEAN Forum, Asia-watching in lockdown
1 September 2021
International film marketing, the selling power of K-Pop and stories of old Saigon
25 August 2021
Views on Afghanistan and a letter from Mandalay
18 August 2021
The music of Phoebe Rings, Asia's Covid battle, and Vietnamese gem artists
11 August 2021
Modern Chinese marriage, gold for the Philippines, and Singapore's Covid response
4 August 2021
Pork and Poll Taxes, Life 'n' Seoul, and Voices of Asian Aotearoa
28 July 2021
Kiwi-Japanese sailors, missed opportunities, and Japanese work culture
21 July 2021
Asia Digest: 21 July 2021
14 July 2021
Korean beauty ideals, South China Sea, the book helping kids cope with Covid - and media training
7 July 2021
Marketing NZ tourism to Asia, human rights during Covid, and planning the RWC
30 June 2021
Cricket and the India-NZ relationship, the power of protest, and Duterte's 2022 election
23 June 2021
Queer Chinese-Kiwi representation, dragon boating in NZ, and Chinese sports sponsorship
16 June 2021
Rohingya: refugees forever?; vaccine denial in Pakistan; and the world's tastiest curry
9 June 2021
Chinese consumer trends, Olympics: the past recalled, and Aotearoa: Ukiyo-e style
2 June 2021
Taiwan's lessons for NZ, tech trends in Asia, and why we should care about Myanmar
26 May 2021
Alternative travel in Asia, NZ-China trade, and ex-Tall Black on Covid and coaching
19 May 2021
Kiwis dominate Chinese multisport, Thai youth exodus, and Shiziyuan Persimmon Garden
5 May 2021
Pronouncing Asian names, Single Asian Female: a reflection, and West Papua tensions
28 April 2021
Translating plantscapes in China, Chloé Zhao's Oscar win, and West Bengal: The BJP's new frontier
21 April 2021
A personal view on the SS Ventnor, NZ's sister city links, and Asia travel bubbles
14 April 2021
Asian identity onstage and in poetry, and Myanmar's political landscape
7 April 2021
Mandalay post-coup, Timor Leste floods, Xinjiang cotton explained - and a media training opportunity
31 March 2021
Myanmar's student voices, Chinese community voices on racism, and Taiwan's queer cinema
24 March 2021
Chinese-Kiwi identity on stage, China's EV market, and the Myanmar coup
17 March 2021
Chinese films vs Hollywood, women's rights in Pakistan and cycling in Asia
10 March 2021
Filipino Nurses, Electoral change for Hong Kong, Japan's new security role
3 March 2021
Digital Passports, HK Court Action, Myanmar's Resistance
24 February 2021
Tokyo Olympics & sexism, Taiwan's vaccine politics and Indonesia's "moral revolution"
17 February 2021
A Kiwi's optimism for Myanmar, Taiwan's Covid story, and bakso - Indonesia's most popular street food
10 February 2021
Understanding the Chinese zodiac, who is Min Aung Hlaing, and 50 years of Bangladesh
2 February 2021
Myanmar's coup, Hong Kong in 2021, and Pakistan's human rights record
27 January 2021
Indian farmers protest, property markets in Asia, and a kendo journey
20 January 2021
Australian media lens on Indonesia, NZ & Vietnam ties, and Asia on Trump leaving
16 December 2020
India & NZ's developing relationship, mindfulness and tea, Asian-New Zealand film, and an update from Hong Kong
9 December 2020
Indian farmer protests, Hong Kong democracy figures arrested, and Covid in Bali
2 December 2020
China's vaccine diplomacy, a welcome in the Waitaki, and Auckland's top surnames
25 November 2020
Selling tea to Asia, NZ's moment in APEC 2021, and Southeast Asia under Biden
18 November 2020
New Zealand signs RCEP, the mass resignation in Hong Kong, and Chinese communities on Trump
11 November 2020
Asia Digest 126 - US election reaction
4 November 2020
Asia and the US election, Myanmar goes to the polls - and a media training opportunity
28 October 2020
Protests in Thailand, the Chinese-Kiwi identity, and Chinese poetry gets a fresh reprint
21 October 2020
Reflecting on the election and the Kiwi connections to K-Pop's biggest girl group
14 October 2020
Singapore's Covid situation, Indonesia-NZ relations, and the swimming course making a difference
7 October 2020
Kiwis in Hong Kong, the Thai tourism industry, and media training deadline
30 September 2020
Election 2020: Q+A with a Green candidate, treasures of the Chee Kung Tong, and South Asian tales onstage
23 September 2020
The 'New' New Zealand, Duterte's improbable pardon, and Vietnam Pride
16 September 2020
No easy answers for Myanmar, Kiwi women and kabaddi - and a media training opportunity
9 September 2020
Gambling among Asian-Kiwis, Hong Kong protests, and Election 2020's new Chinese candidates
2 September 2020
Asia savviness in business, Japanese PM Abe resigns, and Muslim women in NZ sport
26 August 2020
Campaigning to Asian Kiwis, a new dawn for wool, and a look at post-COVID travel
19 August 2020
New Zealand-Hong Kong relations, the Tall Ferns in Japan, and Bali's barefoot charity
12 August 2020
Myanmar's developing democracy, hockey in Tokyo, and Lee Teng-hui's impact on Taiwan
5 August 2020
Singapore and COVID, and business gears up for APEC 2021
29 July 2020
The Chinese community's questions for Collins, China and the CPTPP, and diplomacy during COVID
22 July 2020
Nepal's 'Enough is enough' movement, Asian meat-consumption trends, and NZ's Malaysian esports rep
13 July 2020
The death of Seoul's mayor and pandemic struggles in the Philippines and Pakistan
8 July 2020
Hong Kong's new era, Paul Henare on coaching basketball during COVID-19, and business in a trade war
1 July 2020
Japan's debate on monuments, a Kiwi taekwondo star, experts on the APEC 2021 shift, and more
24 June 2020
Experts on Perceptions of Asia report, the India-China rivalry, and Kiwi esports in Asia
17 June 2020
Hong Kong's dark days continue, migrant workers in Singapore, and NZ video games in Asia
10 June 2020
Cybercrime in Asia, SS Ventnor links Māori and Chinese, and commemorating Tiananmen Square
3 June 2020
Hong Kong’s history of tension, Asian tourism in NZ, and business in a trade war
27 May 2020
China moves on Hong Kong, a Kiwi on his cafes in Asia, and baseball in Japan
20 May 2020
New Zealand's Quad question, rugby in Japan, and heading home in a pandemic
13 May 2020
Why COVID-19 is my Morpheus; Taiwan's COVID-19 response; and China's 'twin meetings'
6 May 2020
Taiwan: Lessons learned from SARS, a Kiwi CEO in Vietnam, and 'Policy Watch', the global portal for COVID policy
29 April 2020
Business confidence in Asia, China and the COVID-19 backlash, and lockdown in Singapore
22 April 2020
Kim Jong Un health rumours, COVID-19 in Thailand and Jakarta, and religion in a pandemic
15 April 2020
COVID-19 in Bali, Thailand's chocolate industry, and New Zealand's growing diversity
8 April 2020
COVID-19 in Hong Kong, New Zealand lobster exports to China, and privacy in a pandemic
1 April 2020
Tokyo's Olympic debate and Kiwis on the ground in Asia during COVID-19
24 March 2020
A view of COVID-19 from Taiwan; inside a refugee camp in Bangladesh
17 March 2020
Asia's management of COVID-19 and agri-tech in India
Special edition: 13 March 2020
Asia Digest special edition: A year on from March 15
10 March 2020
Migrant communities fight COVID-19, Christchurch's legacy of hope, and new morality in Indonesia
3 March 2020
COVID-19 hits supply chains, Japan's "China Dilemma", and the plight of the Rohingya
25 February 2020
Power shifts in the Asia-Pacific; COVID-19 around the globe; and the Indian-owned dairy
18 February 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on international students; reading between the lines in China
11 February 2020
WeChat and novel coronavirus, Thailand's mass shooting - and new Asia Media Centre staff
4 February 2020
Chinese language media coverage in NZ
28 January 2020
Asia reacts to the spread of novel coronavirus
21 January 2020
China's new coronavirus, an NZ expert on Chinese orphanages, NZ hotels adapting to Asian tourists
14 January 2020
Taiwan elections, media travel grant deadlines for 2020
18 December 2019
Jefferson Fellowship, Indian riots, US-China trade war
9 December 2019
Whakaari/White Island, 2019 in review
2 December 2019
Raisina Dialogue, Japanese PM Shinzō Abe breaks record, Typhoon Tisoy
26 November 2019
HK elections and a Chinese espionage ring in Australia
19 November 2019
HK Protests, NZ aid in Asia, Sri Lanka elections
12 November 2019
Singles Day, HK Protests, Sri Lanka elections
5 November 2019
Alan Bollard on APEC; HK protests & NZ
29 October 2019
Parkable tackles China; trade war rubles on
22 October 2019
China in the Pacific; academic freedom in Singapore
15 October 2019
Return to Timor Leste; Look west to India, businesses told
8 October 2019
Digital security; Q&A with Edward White
1 October 2019
Doing business in China; Singapore water shortage
24 September 2019
Census data, China's economy, social media
17 September 2019
Japan special ahead of Rugby World Cup
10 September 2019
Climate change in Cambodia, responding to climate change in Asia
3 September 2019
Jammu and Kashmir, Wayne Hay Q&A
27 August 2019
Indonesia's #MeToo movement, David Brophy Q&A, what's happening in September
20 August 2019
Hong Kong protests, Kiwis clearing landmines in Cambodia, John Gerritsen report
13 August 2019
Jean Lee, Robert Kelly, why South Korea is boycotting Japan, Kashmir
6 August 2019
Japan expert Sheila Smith, the Philippines under Duterte, Tao Lin Q&A
30 July 2019
China's defence white paper, what's happening in August, Dean Brettschneider
23 July 2019
Asian films at NZIFF, Rugby World Cup, Japan-South Korea tensions
16 July 2019
Japan's Upper House election, Perceptions of Asia, Thomas Heaton Q&A
9 July 2019
Asia's most expensive cities for expats, Tuck Shop Pies, NZ film industry
2 July 2019
Hong Kong handover anniversary, Japan resumes whaling, Alex Sigley
25 June 2019
China-Canada dispute, Kiwi kai in Bangkok, India's booming population
18 June 2019
Hong Kong anti-extradition protests
11 June 2019
Q&A with Anna Fifield, Mekong region, Kiwi coffee chain taking over Asia
4 June 2019
Political spectrums in Asia, Tiananmen Square, Kiwis sports stars in Asia
28 May 2019
Tiananmen Square anniversary, Sejong City, guide to Asian names
21 May 2019
Kiwis doing business in Japan, Indian general election, Singapore's fake news law
14 May 2019
10 years since Sri Lanka's civil war, 5G in Vietnam, how China views New Zealand
7 May 2019
Tips for reporting Islam, Filipinos in NZ, death by overwork in the Indonesian election
30 April 2019
New era for Japan-NZ relations, Thailand coronation ceremony, what's happening in May
23 April 2019
Sri Lanka attacks, ethical fashion, Japan's new emperor Naruhito
16 April 2019
Indonesian election, Moka Lashes, India's view on climate change
9 April 2019
Kiwi lawyer in Japan, Songkran in Thailand, Brunei's new penal code
2 April 2019
Japan's new era name, China tech terms, what's happening in April
26 March 2019
Singapore retail, Trump and Kim's nuclear negotiations, India's big election
19 March 2019
Christchurch terror attack, Tokyo Cheapo, Thai election
12 March 2019
China's year of anniversaries, Alan Bollard Q&A, Mandarin Language Assistants
5 March 2019
Māori and Asian cultural connections, education in India, immigration in Japan
26 February 2019
New Zealand's only rakugo artist, March 1st Movement, Philippines Q&A
19 February 2019
NZ-China coverage, Kiwi bioarchaeologists in China, Twitter
12 February 2019
Thailand political drama, Valentine's Day in Asia, Jefferson Fellowship
4 February 2019
PRC funding, Japan-based kapa haka group, media opportunity
18 January 2019
Looking ahead, summer stories
14 December 2018
Year in review, Asia holidays, China-NZ Year of Tourism
30 November 2018
Huawei ban, Moon Jae-in’s state visit, China-India ties
16 November 2018
Summit season, Sri Lanka power struggle, Pakistan political woes
2 November 2018
Disaster preparedness, Rohingya crisis, debate around 5G
12 October 2018
Arts collective, reporter’s DPRK experience, travel grants
28 September 2018
Trade war, media opportunity, NZ Chinese Language Week
14 September 2018
Asian-Kiwi arts hui, India’s Pacific ties, China trade
31 August 2018
China’s gaming industry, Asian-Kiwi stars, Filipinos in Christchurch
17 August 2018
Asian Games, Belt and Road paper, Multicultural Times
3 August 2018
Imran Khan, K-pop fan scene in New Zealand, media opportunity
20 July 2018
Protest in Wellington, job opportunity, Pakistan elections
22 June 2018
First Baby, rules-based trade system, Japanese war brides
8 June 2018
Trump-Kim summit, Shangri-La Dialogue, filming in North Korea
1 June 2018
NZ perceptions of Asia, India business tips, journalism conference
18 May 2018
Mahathir Mohamad, journalism opportunity, AMC survey
4 May 2018
Press freedom around Asia, Modi-Xi meeting, inter-Korean summit
19 April 2018
Belt and Road explainer, Thai election overview, journalism conference roundup
5 April 2018
Mu Sochua in NZ, Indonesia and Vietnam state visits, media travel grants
21 March 2018
Duterte, Vietnam business tips, top issues Indonesians care about
15 March 2018
Jokowi fact-sheet, diversity in Indonesia, misconceptions about Indonesia
9 March 2018
Vietnamese PM in NZ, perceptions of Vietnam, Vietnam business tips
8 March 2018
PRC constitutional changes, Jefferson Fellowship, NZ-China police co-operation
22 February 2018
AMC event recap, interview opportunities, ethnic minority media
8 February 2018
PyeongChang Olympics, journalism opportunity, NZ-Japan rugby ties
22 January 2018
Asia issues in 2018, second-language learning, diversity in NZ film
19 December 2017
Christmas in Asia, myths about North Korea, CCP influence
6 December 2017
Internet freedom in Asia, tech innovation in Southeast Asia , Thailand travel tips
22 November 2017
Rohingya crisis, the Indo-Pacific, Kiwi-Asian children
7 November 2017
APEC, tech sector in Vietnam, New Zealand-China relations
30 October 2017
How Asia has changed, CCP congress, Asian-language learning in schools
26 September 2017
NZ political parties on Asia, Chinese business values, cosplay mania in NZ
12 September 2017
North Korea, Cambodia’s democracy challenges, Sino-India rivalry revived