Ed & Nik on the Asia Pacific

About Ed & Nik on the Asia Pacific

Dr Ed Griffith and Professor Nik Alsford of the University of Central Lancashire arrogantly present their opinions on recent major (and not so major) news stories from the Asia Pacific region.

Publisher

Ed Griffith

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2019

Latest episode

24 Dec 2020

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Dec 2020

   Christmas Ed-stravaganza - 2020 Xmas Special

   Ed & Nik reunite for a Xmas Special to review the year over a couple of drinks. All the big stories, including (but not limited to) Covid, China-India border clashes, Abe's resignation, protests in Hong Kong and Thailand, and the height of Everest, all mixed together with some good cheer and petty squabbling.

2. 

   11 Jul 2020

   Episode 23: Goodbye

   Ed & Nik discuss the implications of the security law in Hong Kong for China's wider foreign policy. Other topics include the death of Seoul's mayor, the future of DPRK-US relations, sex-crazed monkey gangs in Thailand and new rules on Japan's roller-coasters. And Nik is on the hunt for a new co-presenter....

3. 

   23 Jun 2020

   Episode 22: Pencil Wagging

   Ed & Nik discuss recent tensions across the Korean border, the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayas, Japan's 'renaming' of the Senkakus and the latest act of political activism by K-Pop fans in the US.

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