Is China seeking to copy Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade around Taiwan?
Taiwan has long prepared for a Chinese military invasion but wars in Iran and Ukraine expose new potential threats.
101 East
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Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera’s in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world’s most populated region.
Vanishing forests: Why is the Philippines failing at reforestation?
Tuberculosis: How drones are transforming care in the Philippines
India’s salt workers: The human cost of the world’s most popular seasoning
Bangkok’s ambulance volunteers: Saving lives or putting them at risk?
Exclusive: Infiltrating Myanmar’s scam syndicates
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101 East goes undercover to expose the playbook of Myanmar’s notorious scam industry.
In cricket-obsessed India, a women’s World Cup win and a glitzy new league are transforming the lives of female players.
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, 101 East explores why India struggles to compete in the world’s most popular sport
101 East investigates the plight of two North Korean POWs in Ukraine and the campaign to transfer them to South Korea.
101 East joins doctors on board a medical train delivering vital healthcare to Kazakhstan’s most remote communities.
In a two-part special, 101 East explores Asia’s role in the booming multimillion-dollar dinosaur fossil trade.
101 East investigates Catholic exorcisms in the Philippines and their impact on the faithful and the vulnerable.
101 East investigates rampant alleged corruption in flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries
101 East takes to the skies in Nepal and investigates the Himalayan nation’s aviation crisis.
101 East investigates how China’s craze for durian is driving profits and environmental disputes in Southeast Asia.
