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CNA Correspondent - What’s weighing on China’s post-pandemic rebound

CNA Correspondent

It’s been six months since China dropped its zero-COVID policy and reopened its borders. But recovery has been uneven on the mainland and for its major markets. CNA’s Low Minmin, Deborah Wong and Tung Ngo talk about economic hopes despite the lag with Teresa Tang in this episode.

Teresa Tang

Teresa Tang

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CNA Correspondent - S1E8: From heatwaves to floods: Extreme weather is crippling China | EP 8

China’s worst heatwave in six decades wreaked havoc on lives and livelihoods across large swathes of the country. Low Minmin tells Steve Lai about the wildfires in Chongqing she witnessed and her interviews with farmers devastated by the lack of rain.

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CNA Correspondent - S1E7: The dramatic day Najib Razak went to jail | EP 7

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, begins his 12-year jail sentence after failing to overturn his first corruption conviction related to the 1MDB scandal. Melissa Goh and Afifah Ariffin talk to Steve Lai about the twists and turns in covering this story, plus what’s next for Najib and Malaysian politics.

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CNA Correspondent - S1E6: Too much leftovers: Indonesia fights food waste | EP 6

In Indonesia, a lot of food ends up in the trash. By some estimates, 40 per cent of total waste generated in some communities is actually food waste. Teresa Tang talks to correspondent Chandni Vatvani about landfill scavengers, leftovers, and lessons to be learned.

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CNA Correspondent - S1E5: Hot in the City – Shanghai’s Extreme Heatwave | EP 5

In July, China’s financial hub Shanghai experienced a record heatwave. Three red alerts were issued over five days - a jolt for many, unaccustomed to such high heat. Teresa Tang talks to correspondent Low Min Min about the ways people kept cool in the face of potentially more heatwaves to come. 

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CNA Correspondent - S1E4: Living in a loop of lockdowns in Shanghai | EP 4

What is it like to live and work under constant lockdowns and ever-changing rules? Low Min Min talks about the twists, turns and life-hacks she learnt while reporting on the seemingly endless story of China’s “zero-COVID” strategy which is being pushed to its limits by the Omicron strain. 

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