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RFA Insider

RFA Insider

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 Kick back with RFA staffers Amy Lee and Eugene Whong as they discuss Radio Free Asia's latest stories and take you behind the scenes to show you how RFA journalists use their expertise and connections to deliver the news to our global audience.

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Radio Free Asia Politics & Government
Episodes
  • China's coming obesity epidemic, North Korean name regulations | RFA Insider 29

    China's coming obesity epidemic, North Korean name regulations | RFA Insider 29
    Mar 21 2025

    This is the season finale of RFA Insider Season 1


    *The Rundown*


    Obesity is on the rise in China, and the government is trying to promote healthy living


    In North Korea, the government is telling parents to give their kids names that are more reflective of the revolutionary spirit.

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    27 mins
  • Tibetan relics 'repatriated' to China, Philippines' Duterte trial | RFA Insider 28

    Tibetan relics 'repatriated' to China, Philippines' Duterte trial | RFA Insider 28
    Mar 14 2025

    Off Beat: RFA Tibetan's Tenzin Pema explains why some are concerned that Tibetan artifacts are among 41 "Chinese cultural objects" that were "repatriated" from the U.S. to China


    Double Off Beat: BenarNews' Anthony Esguerra explains what's at stake in the ICC trial of the Philippines' ex-president Duterte over his brutal war on drugs.

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    45 mins
  • Southeast Asia’s scam center crackdown conundrum | RFA Insider #27

    Southeast Asia’s scam center crackdown conundrum | RFA Insider #27
    Feb 28 2025

    *Off Beat*

    Abby Seiff from RFA Investigative explains why scam centers are so widespread in places like Cambodia and Myanmar, and how authorities are trying shut them down.


    *Double Off Beat*

    We check in with Son from RFA Vietnamese to find out the latest about the unofficial monk Thich Minh Tue who is currently walking from Vietnam to India and might soon enter Myanmar.

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    52 mins
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