CNA Correspondent - What durian reveals about the China-Vietnam border
China has a huge appetite for durian and Vietnam wants a bigger bite of the market. But getting the fruit across the border is only part of the challenge. From winning over Chinese consumers to improving quality and speeding up customs, CNA's Otelli Edwards speaks with Shenzhen Correspondent Deborah Wong and Hanoi Correspondent Leong Wai Kit about what Vietnam is up against and why this durian boom tells a much bigger story about relationships and trade at the China-Vietnam border.
CNA Correspondent - Foreigners in Malaysia - who gets to stay and who doesn't?
Malaysia is dealing with two very different groups of foreigners - Chinese and Korean players squeezing local businesses on price, and tens of thousands of stateless Rohingya refugees it never recruited but has hosted for years. Now, as local resentment rises, and talk of repatriations to Myanmar increases, Arnold Gay asks CNA Senior Correspondent Melissa Goh how and where Malaysia is drawing the line.
CNA Correspondent - Trump-Xi summit: Did they both win?
Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping a lavish welcome for their summit in Washington, but expectations of a major breakthrough were low even before the Chinese leader arrived. With both presidents facing pressures at home, how much of this meeting was about changing the US-China relationship and how much was about showing their own audiences who's holding the cards? Genevieve Woo speaks to correspondents Olivia Siong and Nick Harper to unpack what actually changed on trade, tech and Taiwan, and what the summit tells us about where the balance of power now lies.
CNA Correspondent - With extreme heat getting worse, why aren't cities ready?
Deadly heatwaves in Europe. Floods, typhoons and scorching temperatures across Asia. Extreme weather is no longer just an environmental story. It's reshaping economies, disrupting livelihoods and exposing how prepared or lacking some countries really are. From Brussels to Bangkok, correspondents Will Denselow and Jack Board examine with Genevieve Woo why governments are still scrambling despite decades of climate warnings, what adaptation looks like on the ground, and why the difference between a crisis and a manageable disruption ultimately boils down to preparation, not prediction.
CNA Correspondent - Why haze has Southeast Asia in a chokehold
Indonesia has warned that its wildfires may last until early November, with the haze expected to keep air quality in parts of the region in the unhealthy range. As the country combats stubborn peat fires that can smoulder underground and flare up again, Malaysia is battling blazes of its own, while Singapore and other nations cope with the fallout. After decades of transboundary haze, why is Southeast Asia still struggling with the same problem? CNA Senior Correspondents Saifulbahri Ismail and Melissa Goh report from Indonesia and Malaysia on the people fighting the fires, communities living dangerously close to them and the wildlife at risk as the haze takes hold.
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