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As China faces social dilemmas such as a widening gender imbalance, it is considering loosening its one-child policy.
101 East looks back at the stories and events that changed and shaped Asia in the year of 2011.
101 East gains rare insight into the beating heart of North Korea's film industry.
101 East Last Modified: 29 Dec 2011 09:30 GMT
Workers at a South Korean-run shipyard in the Philippines are fighting back against a deadly safety record.
101 East Last Modified: 20 Dec 2011 07:38 GMT
As many Bangladeshi children work in risky and dangerous jobs, we look at government plans to eradicate child labour.
101 East Last Modified: 19 Dec 2011 13:48 GMT
Hong Kong's health and education services are being stretched to the limit by demand from mainland China.
101 East Last Modified: 19 Dec 2011 13:42 GMT
Millions are homeless and hundreds dead in Pakistan after monsoon rains, but how can this nation rise above the crisis?
101 East Last Modified: 19 Dec 2011 13:43 GMT
Conservationists are in a desperate and uphill battle to save India's tigers from extinction.
101 East Last Modified: 19 Dec 2011 13:44 GMT
With a final report on the civil war due, we ask if Sri Lanka's ethnic communities are more divided than ever.
101 East Last Modified: 11 Nov 2011 13:35 GMT
The Philippines is one of the last countries where divorce is banned, but is that about to change?
101 East Last Modified: 09 Nov 2011 11:10 GMT
101 East examines the impact of the world's largest paper plant on Indonesia's delicate ecosystems.
101 East Last Modified: 29 Oct 2011 12:23 GMT
India's pesticide industry is worth billions of dollars, but has it caused major health problems in some communities?
101 East Last Modified: 21 Oct 2011 09:47 GMT
Is 'Tiger parenting' the key to Asian academic success and what happens when the pressure becomes too much?
101 East Last Modified: 11 Oct 2011 13:26 GMT
How can Indian cities keep up with the nation's dramatic economic boom?
101 East Last Modified: 04 Oct 2011 12:18 GMT
101 East looks at Taiwan's controversial plan to create legal red light districts throughout the country.
101 East Last Modified: 27 Sep 2011 12:36 GMT
With weak law enforcement, can foreigners adopting children from Nepal be sure that they are really orphans?
101 East Last Modified: 20 Sep 2011 16:21 GMT
Despite Japan's recent disaster, Indonesia is powering ahead with nuclear energy, building its first power plant.
101 East Last Modified: 14 Sep 2011 11:25 GMT
Is Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi the best hope for freedom in Myanmar?
101 East Last Modified: 06 Sep 2011 14:33 GMT
For more than 60 years, Karen rebels have been fighting a civil war against the government of Myanmar.
101 East Last Modified: 10 Aug 2011 08:35 GMT
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About 101 East

101 East is Al Jazeera's weekly Asian current affairs programme. We cover a dynamic region with diverse cultures and conflicting politics. With special reports, interviews and debates, 101 East tackles the issues that unify and divide Asia.

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101 East airs each week at the following times GMT: Thursday: 2230; Friday: 0930; Saturday: 0330; Sunday: 1630.

India's tigers
Indonesia's power

Sixty years of war
The Pacific in crisis