(LinkAsia: February 10, 2012) The US Consulate in Chengdu, China, swarming with police. Rumors spread like fire on social media. Chongqing Vice Mayor and former Police Chief Wang Lijun is...
(LinkAsia: February 3, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, Fukushima's fallout hits crops hard, a dangerous cadmium spill threatens millions in southern China, and a Pakistani TV host's stunt gets her...
(LinkAsia: February 3, 2012) Eight executives are behind bars, and cities in Guangxi province are in a race against time to contain the spread of drinking water contaminated by cadmium...
Jean-Marie Guehenno, professor of professional practice at the Saltzman Institute of Columbia University, discusses the political implications of using the word "genocide". Guehenno believes that "genocide has enormous baggage", and...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the prevention of large-scale violence prior to its incitement as one of his “generational opportunities.” He argues that the key to prevention is to promote equality...
(LinkAsia Bulletin: January 31, 2012) Chunyun, China's Spring Festival travel season, is often called the world's largest annual human migration, as millions of Chinese return home for the holidays. LinkAsia...
(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, host Yul Kwon's exclusive interview with the lawyer of jailed South Korean tweeter Park Jung-geun, cultural tensions mount between residents of China's...
(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Many Chinese cities have enacted bans on fireworks use during Chinese New Years in response to wide-spread injuries. The reaction to the bans has been plenty...
(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Twenty-three-year-old Park Jung-geun was recently arrested as a "North Korean sympathizer" under the controversial National Security Law for tweeting "pro-enemy" messages. LinkAsia host Yul Kwon spoke...
(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) An investigation has uncovered an underground ring of forged academic degrees from seminaries and fake qualifications, sold to aspiring pastors for around USD$40,000. Broadcaster: MBC
(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Peking University professor Kong Qindong is under fire for comments he made about Hong Kong residents in response to a video posted online of a fight...
(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, South Korea and China brace for Iranian oil sanctions, India deals with its own internet censorship fight, Pakistan's Supreme Court targets its...
This doc explores the history of the Iranian film industry through a compelling blend of archival footage, film excerpts, and interviews with film makers, critics, and historians -- revealing the...
(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) South Korea's National Election Commission has made it legal for candidates to take to the web to campaign in the lead up to the April 11th...
(LinkAsia: January 13, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, Yul Kwon talks free speech with the host of South Korea's most popular podcast, Pakistan's president is hit with a scandal straight...
