101 East - North Korea's cinema of dreams


North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's love of film is well-documented, but few outsiders know that he is revered as a genius of cinema by his own people. On this episode of 101 East we gain a rare insight into the beating heart of North Korea's film industry.


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101 East - China's dirty secrets


China's juggernaut economy is the envy of the world, but at what cost to the country's people and environment? 101 East investigates.


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101 East - China's animal crusaders


China has for centuries raised dogs, cats and other animals for food and for use in traditional medicines. But now animal rights activism is flourishing with increasing numbers of people seeing animals as pets, not protein.


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101 East - Australia: Selling the Farm


China and the Middle East are buying up Australia's agricultural assets to secure food production


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101 East - Asia's nuclear addiction


Despite Japan's recent disaster, Indonesia is powering ahead with nuclear energy, building its first power plant.


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101 East - Taiwan: Sex in the city


101 East looks at Taiwan's controversial plans to create legal red light districts throughout the country.


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101 East - Til Death Do Us Part


The Philippines is one of the last countries where divorce is banned, but is that about to change?


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101 East - Pricing pollution


Australia, one of the world's biggest polluters, has unveiled a radical move to tackle climate change, but will it work?


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101 East - Australia's boomtown curse


Natural resources are powering Australia's economy to record highs, but is there a dark side to the country's mining boom?


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101 East - Hong Kong: Mainland Invasion


Hong Kong's health and education services are being stretched to the limit from demand by mainland China, which Hong Kong residents say is an "invasion".


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101 East - Tale of a modern city


India is richer than ever before, and could surpass China's economy by 2013. But its growth is a mix of dynamism and dysfunction, as can be seen in the city of Gurgaon. How can Indian cities keep up with the nation's dramatic economic boom?


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101 East - Tough love: An education


Is 'Tiger parenting' the key to Asian academic success and what happens when the pressure becomes too much?


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101 East - India: Last of the tigers


Conservationists are in a desperate and uphill battle to save India's tigers from extinction.


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101 East - True believers


Evangelical Christianity is experiencing phenomenal growth in China, but is it on a collision course with the state?


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101 East - Catwalk empire


Courtroom dramas involving corruption and bribery scandals are revealing the dark side of Indonesia's banking sector.


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101 East - Seeking asylum in Australia


Fleeing conflict and war, asylum seekers are risking everything they have for new lives in Australia. On this edition of 101 East we are in Australia to look at one of the toughest immigration policies in the world.


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101 East - East Timor's independence


Is East Timor ready for a future without the foreign influence of the UN and other international forces?


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101 East - The Lady on the Lake


Is Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi the best hope for freedom in Myanmar?


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101 East - The Philippines' population debate


101 East investigates why family planning remains a highly controversial issue in the Philippines.


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101 East - India: Killer spray


India's pesticide industry is worth billions of dollars, but has it caused major health problems in some communities?


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101 East - Sri Lanka: The Road to Reconciliation


With a final report on the civil war due, we ask if Sri Lanka's ethnic communities are more divided than ever.


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