Sun Sheau Huei
Director
Undercover Asia (2014)
Season 9
CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia returns for the ninth season to uncover two disturbing trends in China and the unexpected fallout from the pandemic in Asia and beyond.
Released April 1, 2014
Episode 46 min
14+
S9E1 - China’s Pet 'Economy'
A grisly find at a Chengdu delivery depot blows the lid off a whole industry built on the misery of puppies and kittens.
Feb. 19, 2022, midnight
S9E2 - Asian Hate In United Kingdom
Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we investigate how to stop racial abuse faced by East and Southeast Asians in Britain.
Feb. 26, 2022, midnight
S9E3 - Facing Beauty
The rising influence of beauty bloggers and beauty apps in China is sparking a growing interest in extreme and weird plastic surgeries.
March 5, 2022, midnight
S9E4 - Unwanted Baby Boom
After years of success in slowing high fertility rates, the fight to make contraception readily available in the Philippines is dealt a massive blow by COVID-19. Who bears the brunt of this setback?
March 12, 2022, midnight
S9E5 - School’s Out
India's 18-month long school closure is fueling an unprecedented education crisis. Millions of students are dropping out or can no longer catch up. Their future hangs in the balance.
March 19, 2022, midnight
S9E6 - Why Are KTV Bars Hard To Quit?
Two years after KTVs were banned in Singapore for COVID-19 concerns, some adult KTV lounges are still flourishing underground in various forms. What takes place in them? Why are they so hard to quit?
March 26, 2022, midnight
S9E7 - New Force In Terror
Gender is the new weapon in the fight against terror. Since 2018, a shocking 70% of suicide bombings in Southeast Asia were perpetrated by women. What's driving them to these extreme acts of violence?
April 2, 2022, midnight
S9E8 - Baiting The Scammers
We go behind the scenes of India's scam call centers and meet the new breed of international scambaiters who are hacking their way into the surveillance systems to try and bring these scammers down.
April 9, 2022, midnight
S9E9 - Troll Army
Undercover Asia follows the 2022 Philippines Presidential Elections to investigate allegations that troll farms' are illegally being used to spread disinformation and falsehoods to influence voters.
April 16, 2022, midnight
S9E10 - Pirates of the Seabed
A gold rush for sea cucumbers is driving a multimillion-dollar illicit trade in India and Sri Lanka.
April 23, 2022, midnight
Network: Channel NewsAsia
Episode Runtime: 46 min.
Season Runtime: 3581 min.
Released: April 1, 2014
Last Air Date: May 19, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 14+
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