Season 9
10 episodes · Feb 19, 2022
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.
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- S9E1
China’s Pet 'Economy'
Feb 19, 202248mA grisly find at a Chengdu delivery depot blows the lid off a whole industry built on the misery of puppies and kittens.
- S9E2
Asian Hate In United Kingdom
Feb 26, 202247mTwo years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we investigate how to stop racial abuse faced by East and Southeast Asians in Britain.
- S9E3
Facing Beauty
Mar 5, 202246mThe rising influence of beauty bloggers and beauty apps in China is sparking a growing interest in extreme and weird plastic surgeries.
- S9E4
Unwanted Baby Boom
Mar 12, 202247mAfter 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?
- S9E5
School’s Out
Mar 19, 202246mIndia'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.
- S9E6
Why Are KTV Bars Hard To Quit?
Mar 26, 202247mTwo 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?
- S9E7
New Force In Terror
Apr 2, 202248mGender 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?
- S9E8
Baiting The Scammers
Apr 9, 202247mWe 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.
- S9E9
Troll Army
Apr 16, 202246mUndercover 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.
- S9E10
Pirates of the Seabed
Apr 23, 202247mA gold rush for sea cucumbers is driving a multimillion-dollar illicit trade in India and Sri Lanka.