Can survivors of witch hunts in India change traditional beliefs to stop the brutal practice?
The Philippines is emerging as a great outsourcing nation for cost efficiency, but are there limits to its success?
Coal seam gas has the potential to make Australia an energy superpower, but at what price?
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2013 14:44 GMT
Can Mongolia's mining boom protect national interests and local livelihoods while reaping the economic benefits?
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2013 08:45 GMT
Cyber-bullying has become a major issue in Australia, leading to anxiety, withdrawal from school and even suicide.
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2012 17:13 GMT
101 East speaks exclusively to some of the Indonesians who participated in the systematic murder of millions.
Last Modified: 21 Dec 2012 05:23 GMT
Western Australia is "the world's deadliest place for shark attacks", sparking a kill order on threatening sharks.
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2012 05:16 GMT
New Zealand's adventure tourism industry has become a magnet for thrill-seekers, but how safe is it?
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2012 06:21 GMT
The deaths of thousands of migrant workers in recent years bring Malaysia's safety standards into question.
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2012 09:09 GMT
101 East examines the social dilemmas arising from China's one-child policy.
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2012 13:27 GMT
Is 'Tiger parenting' the key to Asian academic success and what happens when the pressure becomes too much?
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2011 13:26 GMT
How can the world's most elderly society overcome its demographic crisis?
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2012 10:25 GMT
China's Communist Party is about to confirm a new generation of leaders, but is the party resistant to change?
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2012 12:39 GMT
The country's dependence on coal is leaving a dirty trail of violence, landlessness and poverty.
Last Modified: 26 Mar 2012 12:04 GMT
One man is leading a mission to wipe out illiteracy in Nepal with low cost private education.
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2012 12:11 GMT
Revealing the dark side of an industry that is finding new fans across the world.
Last Modified: 01 Feb 2012 09:26 GMT
How far will some Australian men go to achieve the perfect body?
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2012 14:23 GMT
Reviled in Myanmar and unwanted in Bangladesh, where does one of the world's most persecuted minorities really belong?
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2012 05:18 GMT
How can Papua New Guinea curb one of the worst rates of domestic violence in the world?
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2012 15:40 GMT
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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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