2012-04-06 0/10
Overview
An in-depth portrait of Asia today, covering its dynamism as a center of growth as well as its traditions tossed around by the advance of globalization.
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Seasons List
Season 1
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1. Migrants Gain Upper Hand
2. Indonesia's First National Car
3. Diversifying Shanghai
4. Vietnam's Court Music Revival
5. Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK
6. Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers
7. The "80's Writers" in China
8. Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers
9. Energy-Hungry Nepal
10. China's Job-Hunting Inn
11. The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom
12. The Dancing Prisoners
13. Singing Out for Change in China
14. The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change
15. South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs
16. China's Good Deeds Banks
17. Born This Way in Thailand
18. The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center
19. The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos
20. The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia
21. Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea
22. China's Traveling Handymen
23. From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners
24. East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics
25. The New Heroes of the Philippines
26. Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants
27. Thailand's Little Myanmar
28. Strike Action in Cambodia
29. Singapore Playing Cupid
Season 2
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1. Singapore and China - Ready for New Heights
2. The Female Guides of the Himalayas
3. Nine Days of Christmas Prayer - The Philippines
4. The Sight Saving Doctor - Nepal
5. East Timor - Ten Years On
6. Bangkok's Ambulance Volunteers
7. Aiming Big in South Korea
8. Baby Boomer Blues in South Korea
9. A Crossroads for Hong Kong
10. Transforming Cambodia Through the Arts
11. All Eyes on China's New Age
12. Illegal Guns in the Phillipines
13. China's Whistle Blowers
14. An Innovative Program in the Philippines
15. Saltwater Intrusion in the Mekong Delta
16. Cambodia's Maids Working for a Brighter Future
17. Empowering the Disabled in Bhutan
18. China's Social Business
19. Women Building Business in the Mountains of Vietnam
20. Bhutan Battles Waste
21. "Tianamen No More" HK Fights for Democracy
22. South Korea's Foreign Labor Policy: 10 Years On
23. Indonesia's Growing Eel Business
24. The 1.5 Generation Defectors from North Korea
25. Gold Mining in Myanmar
26. Indonesia's Waria
27. Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
28. Hard Times Ahead for Graduates in China
29. Dreams on the Steppe
30. China's Rapidly Aging Society
31. Surviving Cluster Bombs in Laos
32. Young Cambodians Bear the Future
33. Preserving Laos through Ecotourism
34. Chinese Turn to Crowdfunding
35. China's Last Eco-friendly Region
36. Mining Tourist Gold in South Korea
37. Searching for Ideal Education
38. South Korea's Flower Men
39. Taiwan Gets Closer to Mainland China
40. Nepal Villages Get Online
41. Reviving Peking Opera
Season 3
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1. Ulan Bator's Battle for Clear Skies
2. Cambodia's Factories Face Labor Rifts
3. Education for $1 a Month: Nepal
4. Celebration Amid Disaster in The Philippines
5. The Street Children of Ulan Bator
6. The Foggy Skies of Beijing
7. White Gold: The Cambodian Rice Market
8. I'm Not Going Home: Social Changes Reshape Chinese New Year
9. Fashion: Cambodian Style
10. Lonely Providers: South Korea's Goose Fathers
11. Overcoming the Odds: Laos Young Filmmakers
12. The Pushcart Schools of the Philippines
13. North Korean Defectors Struggles in South Korea
14. Restoring Vietnam's Forests
15. Singapore's Immigration Discord
16. Spreading Light with Plastic Bottles
17. Saving China's Abandoned Children
18. TV Drama Abu Dhabi-style
19. NGO Revives Chinese Villages
20. An Emerging Sporting Nation: Qatar
21. Farewell to Cambodia's Norry
22. South Korea's Unwed Mothers
23. One China Two Systems: Hong Kong 17 Years On
24. Finding a Partner in South Korea
25. China through the Lens of Youth
26. Promoting Organic Farming in Laos
27. Working Nights in Manila
28. Sex Trafficking Survivors in Nepal
29. 24 Hours in Beijings Gourmet Town
30. The New Puppet Theater of Laos
31. South Korea Seeks Skilled Foreigners
32. The Aftermath of Strikes in Cambodia
33. Female Entrepreneurs in East Timor
34. Hong Kong's Fight for Democracy
35. Innovative Farming in Singapore
36. Tibet's Changing Landscape: Lhasa
37. Weaving a Brighter Future: Cambodia
38. Mediating Doctor-Patient Disputes in Shanghai
39. Typhoon Haiyan: One Year On
40. The Dolphin Village: Cambodia
41. China's Young Entrepreneurs
Season 4
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1. Retail Revolution: Philippines
2. Spreading Light with Plastic Bottles
3. Thailand's Low Carbon Vision
4. Escaping Poverty: Brick Workers in Bangladesh
5. Prayers for Aceh: A Decade after the Indian Ocean Tsunami
6. Vietnamese Chase their Dreams in Laos
7. Shoes for Everyone: Bhutan
8. Finding the Missing Elderly: Zhejiang, China
9. Islamic Fashion: In Vogue
10. The World's Largest Kung Fu School
11. Women Mean Business in Papua New Guinea
12. New Challenges for an Aging Society: Singapore
13. Public Transport Taipei Style
14. China's Fight against Counterfeit Products
15. Living with Agent Orange
16. Leading the Way for Gay Marriage: Vietnam
17. Vietnam War: Young Men in an Old Film
18. Vietnam's New Distribution Hub
19. Cambodia's Mother of Disabled Children
20. Learning English in the Philipines
21. A Tough Test for Silk Road Merchants
22. Innovative Farming in Singapore
23. The Battle against Legal Abandonment
24. China's Car Models Clean-up
25. Retail Revolution - Philippines
26. The Post-Umbrella Revolution - Hong Kong
27. Finding the Missing Elderly: Zhejiang, China
28. The Abandoned "Dog of God", China
29. Happiness through Nutrition in Cambodia
30. 24 Hours in Beijing's Gourmet Town
31. South Korea Seeks Skilled Foreigners
32. Thailand's Low Carbon Vision
33. African Students in Chinese Acrobatics
34. Caring for Life: Laos Midwives
35. Foreign Nationals Learn Chinese Culture
36. Tibet's Changing Landscape: Lhasa
37. Home Alone in China
38. Promoting Organic Farming in Laos
39. Crossing the Border: Korea's Divided Families
40. China's Christmas Town: One Belt, One Road from Yiwu
41. Shanghai: Natives and Newcomers
42. Beijing's Underground Artists
43. China: E-Shopping Village
Season 5
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1. Human Trafficking: Victims of the Storm
2. Hong Kong Citizens Flock to Taiwan
3. Protecting China's Hot Pots
4. Farming in a Freezing Climate
5. The Marriage Problem among China's Only Children
6. Saving White Beach: The Philippines
7. Singapore: From Cradle to... Columbarium
8. Singapore: Medical Tourism and Beyond
9. China's College Graduates: Seeking a Different Lifestyle
10. China's Ever-growing Overseas Travel Business
11. The Golden Age of Cambodian Cinema
12. Thailand's Halal Drive
13. Internet Plus Enriches Chinese People
14. The Man behind Vietnam's Beauties
15. Shanghai's Street Stock Salon
16. Bringing Mongolian Cashmere to the World
17. Young South Koreans Struggle with the Economic Gap
18. Asia's Biggest Disneyland to Open in Shanghai
19. IT Innovations in Indonesia
20. One-child Choice: New Child-rearing Trends in China
21. By Its Members, For Its Members
22. Assisting the Recovery of Drug Addicts in China
23. Kids and Cosmetics: South Korea
24. Chinese Youth Seek Fame and Fortune on the Internet
25. Myanmar: Sowing Seeds of Benevolence
26. Raising the Curtain: Vladivostok, Russia
27. Beijing's Unattainable Dream Home
28. Free Land in the Far East
29. Singapore's NEWater
30. The Men who Carried a City: Chongqing, China
31. The Changing Chinese Community in Cambodia
32. Cleaning Up the Tofu Industry: Indonesia
33. The Chinese Drawn to Laos
34. Restoring World Heritage Sites
35. Beijing's Audition Hotels
36. Taking Vietnamese Manga to the Mainstream
Season 6
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1. Preventing Elderly Suicide: South Korea
2. Working to Revive China's Depopulated Villages
3. Dealing with the Divorce Problem in China
4. Educational Reform for a Brighter Future: Philippines
5. Cosplay to Business in China
6. A Return to Rural Prosperity in Cambodia
7. Shenzhen, China's City that Never Sleeps
8. The Gateway to Success for Youth: Sri Lanka
9. Lighting up the City: A 24-hour Book Store in China
10. Revitalizing a Farming Village: Hainan, China
11. China's Grandparents: Struggling in the Big Cities
12. Indonesia's Garbage Clinic
13. China's Second-Child Boom
14. From Migrant Workers to China's New Blue Collar
15. China's Labeled Women
16. Tonga: Big Trouble in Paradise
17. China Breaks Tradition by Facing Death
18. Korea, Seoul: The Youth of the Daehangno District
19. The Newly Wealthy Only Children of China
20. Realizing Dreams through Affordable Farming Tools - Myanmar
21. Farmers on the Up: Cambodia's Commune Elections
22. Enriching Local Lives through Winemaking
23. China's Internet Plus Fever
24. A Career in Caregiving for a Better Life: The Philippines
25. Philippine Urban Poor at the Mercy of Developers
26. Hong Kong: 20 Years After Returning to China
27. Championing Accessibility for the Disabled: Vladivostok, Russia
28. Drones Take Flight in Shenzhen
29. Night School Students in China: Seeking Light within the Dark
30. Catching the Children: Cambodia's Life-Changing Circus
31. Drawing for My Homeland: Vietnam
32. China's New Self-Sufficient Communities
33. Young People Tackling Plastic Trash on Bali
34. Punk Rock Working to Change Society - Yangon, Myanmar
35. A Library on Horseback in Indonesia
36. N.Korean Defectors Become Company Presidents in S.Korea
37. Chinese Comics Go Worldwide
Season 7
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1. Poachers Turned Eco-Guides in Cambodia
2. Hong Kong: Running Out of Space
3. Counting on Red Fruit: China's One Belt One Road Initiative
4. Vietnam: Reviving the Water Puppets
5. The Next China: Young Perspectives on China's Role in the World
6. A New Page for Books in South Korea
7. Cambodian Migrant Workers: Searching for Hope amidst Uncertainty
8. Preserving the Hanji Tradition of South Korea
9. A Dying Art: Taiwanese Ceremonial Performance Troupes
10. Harvesting Hope in the Golden Triangle - Thailand
11. Bhutan's Hurdle to Happiness
12. Beijing's 706 Youth Space
13. An End to Nuclear Power in Taiwan
14. South Korea's Dog Meat Culture
15. Taiwan's Fairytale Wedding Industry
16. Defector Video Creators: Young North Koreans with Dreams
17. The Amazing Electric Phin - Thailand
18. Mongolians Set Sights on South Korea
19. The Changing Chinese Society in Laos
20. Laos' Banana Boom
21. China's Only Sign-Language Lawyer
22. City Running Dry - Kathmandu, Nepal
23. The Long Road to Recovery - China's Sichuan Earthquake
24. Kids' House Opens Doors - Laos
25. New Steps Toward a Unified Korea
26. Eradicating Witch Hunts in Nepal
27. Banned Books Disappear from Hong Kong
28. Searching for Freedom of Speech in Taiwan
29. Dreaming of a Diploma - South Korea
30. Fighting for Peace - Myanmar
31. Changing Status of Bachelorettes in China
32. A Sign of Hope: Indonesia's Rainbow Village
33. Hotline of Hope in Tianjin, China
34. The Philippines: The People's Mayor
35. Saving Indonesia's Orangutans
36. China's Internet Plus and Laborers
37. Trouble on the New Silk Road - Myanmar
38. Mongolian Hip Hop
39. A Circus of Street Kids: Mongolia
Season 8
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1. Democracy Through Laughter: Myanmar
2. Emerging Youth Culture in Chengdu, China
3. The Changing World Wholesale Market: Yiwu, China
4. Reviving a Silk Road Tradition
5. The Change in China's Online Video Bloggers
6. South Korean Youth Struggling for Work
7. Marriage and Migrant Workers - Tajikistan
8. Individuality and China's Unwed Women
9. Shanghai's "Children of the Stars" with ASD
10. Protecting Asian Elephants in Laos
11. Guardians of Taiwan's Migrant Mothers
12. The "War on Drugs" in the Philippines
13. Let There Be Neon Light: Hong Kong
14. Running for Cash in China
15. Growing Prosperity with Organic Farming - Cambodia
16. Fishing with Dolphins: Myanmar
17. The Entrepreneurs Reenergizing China's Rural Communities
18. A New Esports Hub: Hong Kong
19. Homegrown Cotton for a Homegrown Brand: Myanmar
20. Performing Your Story in China
21. Opening Doors to Independence - Disabilities in Vietnam
22. Changing Lives of Fishermen on the Yangtze River
23. Hongkongers Seeking Freedom in Taiwan
24. Taiwan's Bookstore Revolution
25. From Trash to Treasure: Indonesia
26. Extras in China: The Hengdian Drifters
27. Fighting Transgender Discrimination - Thailand
28. Homegrown Sustainable Forestry: Indonesia
29. Forgotten Dancers
Season 9
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1. Fighting for Marriage Equality: Taiwan
2. The Twilight of Chinese Coal
3. Leaving It All Behind - Thailand
4. Taiwan's Battle with Fake News
5. Returning from ISIL: Kazakhstan
6. Living Among the Two Koreas
7. A Second Chance in Bangkok's Slums
8. A Mixed Blessing: A World Heritage City in Uzbekistan
9. Japan and the Philippines: Specified Skilled Worker System Year One
10. Beijing's Room of Rage
11. South Korea's Elderly Box Foragers
12. Documenting Home: Myanmar
13. Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 in Shenzhen
14. Coronavirus Crisis: Answering the Call - Thai Monks on the Frontline
15. Sketching a Better Myanmar through Satire
16. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Poverty
17. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Business
18. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Culture
19. North Borneo's Isolated Stateless
20. Protecting the Elderly from COVID-19: South Korea
21. Guangzhou's Apparel Industry Facing COVID-19
22. Wuhan: An App to Survive Post-Corona
23. Vietnam: A Mega-Hospital in Lockdown
24. Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea
25. Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China
26. Dreaming of a Medal: Mongolia
27. Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism
28. The "Made in Hong Kong" Dilemma
29. Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines
30. Echoes of Musical Tradition: Mongolia
31. The Unsung Heroes Fighting the Coronavirus: Thailand
32. Entrepreneurs of the Massive Housing Complex: Guizhou, China
Season 10
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1. From Tourism to Farming
2. A Family Facing an Unsure Christmas: The Philippines
3. Thailand's Elephant Tribe: Searching for a New Path
4. The Darkness Around China's "Ghost Castles"
5. Vietnam: Fighting the Second Wave
6. The "Homeland" of Korean-Chinese Migrants in South Korea
7. Sustainable Forest Living in Laos
8. South Korea's Elderly YouTubers
9. Reviving Indigenous Designs: North Borneo, Malaysia
10. Children Forging their Futures with Baseball: China
11. Saving Lives through Gotong Royong: Indonesia
12. Muay Thai Daughters - Pride of the Family: Thailand
13. A Life-changing Week: South Korea's Don't Worry Village
14. Helping Homeless Migrants: Shenzhen, China
15. South Korean Women Choosing Unmarried Life
16. The Frontline of Food Delivery - South Korea
17. The Birthplace of the One-child Policy: China's Graying Population
18. Healthy Hearts in the Steppes: Mongolia
19. Young People "Lying Flat" in China
20. Magic Mongolia: A Shelter for Children
21. Island's Fight for Zero Plastic Waste: Taiwan
22. A Pro-Democracy Newspaper Shuts Down: Hong Kong
23. The "Matchmaking Park" for Seniors: Beijing, China
24. Shanghai's Migrant Opera: The Final Curtain
25. Street Art Bringing Change: Thailand
26. Afghanistan: Will Peace Return?
27. China's Live Commerce Village
28. Grandma of the Empty Village: Nepal
Season 11
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1. Diary of a Nursing Student in Lockdown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2. Budding Entrepreneurs Turn a New Leaf: Bali, Indonesia
3. Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordnance: Laos
4. Eyes on the Sky: Vulture Man of Phuket
5. Days in China's Child-seeking Town
6. Hanoi's Floating Families: Vietnam
7. China's Clinical Trial Boom
8. Cushioning COVID with Comedy: The Philippines
9. Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos
10. Faith and Nature on the Sacred Peak: North Borneo, Malaysia
11. Chinese Citizens Disputing the War in Ukraine
12. An Alcohol Renaissance in South Korea
13. Defending the King of Fruit: Thailand
14. The Price of the Zero-COVID Policy: Beijing, China
15. South Korea's Deepening Gender Conflict
16. Vibrant Working Women: Hunza Valley, Pakistan
17. Disabled Citizens Seek Freedom of Movement: South Korea
18. A New Growth Hub on the Border: Cambodia
19. Thai Tourism Reopens with New Ideas
20. Saving Young Lives Across Mongolia
21. First on the Scene: Hanoi's Civilian Rescue, Vietnam
22. A Classroom on Trash Mountain: Indonesia
23. The Plight of Semi-basement Residents: South Korea
24. Yak Cheese for a Brighter Future: Mongolia
25. From Disaster to Frontier: Fukushima's New Residents
26. Let No Student Fall Behind: The Philippines
Season 12
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1. Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand
2. Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines
3. Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand
4. Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia
5. Seniors! Back to School: Thailand
6. "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement
7. House of Manga Aspirations: Japan
8. Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen
9. Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China
10. Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters
11. Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong
12. Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan
13. A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh
14. The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China
15. Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia
16. The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas
17. Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake
18. Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia
19. Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh
20. Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China
21. Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan
22. To Live is to Paint: Mongolia
23. The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors"
24. A Language Identity: Taiwan
25. A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia
26. Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea
27. Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children
28. Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines
29. Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan
30. The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors
31. Newspaper of the Street Children: India
32. Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines
33. A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand
Season 13
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1. The Syrian Circus of Refugees: Turkey
2. Young Lives Resculpted: Jingdezhen, China
3. China's Up-and-Coming Indie Animators
4. Unease Along the Border: Kazakhstan
5. Rice Heritage Revival: North Borneo, Malaysia
6. Inheritors of the "Last Traditional Village": Yunnan, China
7. Living Among the Sinking Islands: The Maldives
8. Matchmaking for Women: India's Tradition and Beyond
9. The Honey Hunters of Bangladesh
10. From Smog to Sunshine: Mongolia
11. "Job-hunting Hotels" for Students: Shanghai, China
12. A Heritage Handed Down in Picture Books: India
13. Saving Schools on the Steppes: Mongolia
14. Quality Cocoa Enriches Lives: The Philippines
15. Caring for Aging Taiwan
16. The Rise of "New Hongkongers"
17. Rescuing Children from Abuse: The Philippines
18. Tuning Out Poverty: Thailand
19. The Surge in South Korea's Foreign Workers
20. The Power of Bamboo: Indonesia
21. Migrating to a War Zone from Nepal
22. Disputing History in the Philippines
23. The "Voiceless Knights" Delivering Food: Chengdu, China
24. A World Heritage Town at Risk: Laos
Season 14
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1. From the Rubble to the Stage: Hualien County Taiwan
2. Ethnic Minorities Leading the Coffee Rush: Yunnan, China
3. Consequences of the Canal: Cambodia
4. Chinese Women Falling for Virtual Romance
5. Searching for "Stolen Children": East Timor
6. Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise: Cambodia
7. Women Forbidden from Divorce: The Philippines
8. The Battle of Journalists in Bangladesh
9. Sowing Sustainable Seeds: South Korea
10. A Life Continued with Slate: Nepal
11. Live Recruiters for Factories: Shenzhen, China
12. Our Home on Stage: The Philippines
13. Night Watch - Veterans Back on Duty: Vietnam
14. Chinese Clothing Factories Struggle with US Tariffs
15. Reintegration of Former Terrorists: Indonesia
16. The Missing People: Syria
17. Seizing A Dream Through Sumo: Mongolia
18. Innovating Sustainable Fashion: Indonesia