- FRANCE 24

02/10/2011 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Tense relations between Pakistan and the US

First, we take a look at the allegations behind increasingly tense relations between Pakistan and the US. Next, in Japan, it seems no amount of reassurance and procedure can lay fears of radiation and food safety to rest. Finally, with Chinese women giving up on country life, lonely farmers turn to "imported wives", with disastrous consequences.

28/09/2011 - CULTURE

Photographic passion for South-East Asia

On today’s show, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia come together for the first time at a Paris event - we meet the photojournalist who is taking us off the tourist trail with his beautiful photos of Indochina. But first, Roman Polanski is awarded a lifetime achievement award at the very festival he was arrested at two years ago, and Morocco's Tanjazz festival gets music lovers on their feet.

13/06/2011 - WEBNEWS

Syrian regime unleashes online propaganda campaign

Supporters of the Syrian regime run an online campaign against foreign press. Vietnamese net users express rage against their Chinese neighbour. And a literature fan will summarise James Joyce’s Ulysses via Twitter.

10/06/2011 - SOUTH CHINA SEA

China and Vietnam trade barbs in maritime dispute

China and Vietnam traded accusations late Thursday after a Vietnamese exploration vessel clashed with a Chinese fishing boat in a segment of the South China Sea both sides claim as their own.

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02/03/2011 - CULTURE

Lucas Cranach at the Musée du Luxembourg

We’re heading for Musée du Luxembourg in Paris which has recently reopened for an exhibition of Lucas Cranach the Elder, one of the greatest 16th century German painters. Plus we visit the latest photography exhibition "Henri Huet's Vietnam" at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie.

17/02/2011 - VIETNAM

Tour boat sinks in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, killing 12

Tourists from Australia, Britain, France, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and the US died along with their Vietnamese tour guide when a boat sank in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay early Thursday, killing 12 people. Fifteen others survived the incident.

12/02/2011 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Reda Amalou, architect, AW² agency

Acclaimed architect Reda Amalou tells France 24's Tom Burges Watson about his latest projet in Vietnam, the Six Senses Con Dao. Green and Chic, it is benchmarked by Green Globe 21, the sustainable development, construction and operation label by the World Tourism Organization.

23/01/2011 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Vietnam: what does communism mean today ?

We take a look at how ideology and modern reality sit together in Vietnam, a one party state. China's leader Hu Jintao admits there's "a lot" to be done over human rights. They caused a stir in western countries, but these words were hardly picked up by Chinese media. Forget Val d'Isere and Whistler, it seems the Indian resort of Gulmarg is the place to ski this winter...

19/01/2011 - REPORTERS

Vietnam: for victims of Agent Orange, the war isn't over

In Vietnam, 30 years after the war, Agent Orange is still claiming victims. Used on a massive scale by the US army to prevent Viet Cong soldiers from hiding, this powerful herbicide permeated the ground. From encephalitis to congenital deformities and leukaemia, thousands of children are being born severely handicapped due to the chemical.

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09/01/2011 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Australia: floods cause colossal economic costs

We'll see how in the Australian state of Queensland record floods have caused catastrophic damage to infrastructure. In Pakistan, there are fears for liberal voices after the murder of the governor of Punjab. The assasin was angered by Salman Taseer's stance against Pakistan's stringent blasphemy laws.