North Korea
Asia correspondent Ed White
The situation in Hong Kong continues to deteriorate. The now months-long protest movement has seen its first death, with live ammunition shot by police and more signs that a tougher Chinese response… Audio
News in and out of North Korea
Korean-American journalist Jean Lee had one of the trickiest jobs in world journalism - running the first international news bureau in North Korea. Since then this former news blackspot has become… Video, Audio
Mediawatch for 13 October 2019
Sports rights storm intensifies; news in and out of North Korea Audio
Learning Mandarin not as intimidating as it might seem
Mike Insley began learning Mandarin when he and his wife moved to China to work in a winery in the remote region of Ningxia in 2015. He's brushing up on his Mandarin skills as part of the NZ Chinese… Audio
NK fires short-range missiles, complicating US talks
North Korea missiles have been fired again as US attempts to restart talks with Korea are stalled.
'We could be about to see another Tiananmen Square'
Dr Al Gillespie from Waikato University joins the show to look at the tense situation in Hong Kong and why he believes it could lead to another Tiananmen Square-type disaster. Audio
American reporting from Pyongyang
Jean Lee is the award-winning Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and commentator on North Korea, who was the first American reporter granted extensive access on the ground on the Peninsula. Audio
Tensions ratcheting up between USA and North Korea
North Korea has fired an unidentified short-range missile in the country's third weapons test in just over a week. Al Gillespie from Waikato University joins the panel to discuss the implications. Audio
North Korea fires multiple unidentified projectiles
North Korea fired multiple unidentified projectiles early on Wednesday, less than a week after firing two new short-range ballistic missiles, the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Asia correspondent Ed White
Tense times in the skies between South Korea and Japan with Russia and China stepping up military co-operation in the region. And there's not much rest for the South Korean military with the North… Audio
Calling Home: Anna Fifield in Beijing
Today Calling Home is from China where expat Anna Fifield is based as the Washington Post Beijing Bureau Chief. She talks about her life in the Chinese capital. Audio
New Zealanders trying to unify the two Koreas
Alexandra Anderson is part of The New Zealand Democratic People's Republic of North Korea Society advocating for a better relationship between New Zealand and North Korea. Audio, Gallery
US correspondent Susan Milligan
The ongoing aftermath of the Democratic presidential debates, President Trump's visit to North Korea and the Supreme Court has finished its term with some interesting results. Audio
Australian student detained in North Korea
Asia correspondent Ed White with the fears for the safety of an Australian student who has reportedly been detained by authorities in Pyongyang. Also, the G20 summit gets underway in Osaka. Ed White… Audio
Anna Fifield: 'Don't underestimate Kim Jong Un'
North Koreans are not "robots brainwashed by their weird leader", just ordinary people trying to make ends meet, says award-winning New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield. She lifts the curtain on… Audio
North Koreans 'trapped in cycle of corruption' - UN
North Koreans face a daily struggle to make ends meet due to a "vicious cycle of deprivation, corruption and repression", a new report says.
Trump downplays North Korea missile test
On a state visit to Japan, US President Donald Trump put himself at odds with his hosts and his own advisers.
North Korea fires another projectile, South Korea says
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South's military says, less than a week after its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of multiple rockets and a missile.
US hit with $2.3m bill for Otto Warmbier care
North Korea has issued the USA a $2.3 million bill for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier, a US citizen who was arrested and jailed in North Korea, before suffering extreme, mysterious brain damage… Audio
Mysterious break-in at a North Korean embassy
Asia Correspondent Edward White talks to Kathryn about a major security breach at the North Korean embassy in Spain, which has raised questions about links between North Korean dissident groups and US… Audio