Search results for ‘John Sparks’
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Technology helps outside world seep into North Korea
John Sparks speaks with North Korean defectors and activists to get an understanding of the secretive regime and how technology is helping the outside world to seep across the border.
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North Koreans glimpse the outside world
North Koreans are managing to catch a glimpse of the outside world – from foreign soap operas on television to smuggled films on DVD. John Sparks reports on the first rumblings of change.
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South Korea on heightened state of alert over missile threat
South Korea and its American allies raise their alert levels on expectation that the north is preparing a missile launch in the coming days. John Sparks reports from the border area.
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South Korean workers speak of tensions in the North
As tension remains high between Pyongyang and the west, John Sparks speaks to workers returning to South Korea after spending the last week on the northern side of the border.
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Burma and its failing leadership
When Burma elected its first democratic president, it was the dawn of a new era. But the country is in a downward spiral of ethnic violence, reports Asia Correspondent John Sparks.
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Air-pocalypse now: the hazardous pollution in China's cities
How bad is China’s air pollution? Asia Correspondent John Sparks meets residents of an apartment block in China’s most polluted city, who have found their homes enveloped in black smoke.
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Thai teachers risking their lives to do their job
Life as a teacher in southern Thailand is becoming increasingly perilous. Asia Correspondent John Sparks has spent time with some of the brave women risking their lives.
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Rocket attack on New York: the latest in North Korean propaganda
North Korea’s latest propaganda video shows a rocket attack on New York but, as John Sparks asks, is anyone listening?
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'Push back': the desperate search for refuge in Thailand
Thousands of Burmese people are trying to flee persecution to neighbouring Thailand, but with an unresponsive result. Our Asia correspondent, John Sparks, reports.
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China's body doubles doing time
Claims that look-a-likes are being used by the rich and powerful in Chinese court cases raise questions about the credibility of the country’s legal system, as Asia Correspondent John Sparks reports.
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As Obama visits Burma, stories emerge of a massacre
On the day Barack Obama makes a historic visit to Burma, John Sparks explores stories of a massacre against Rohingya Muslims in the north-west of the country.
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Ethnic cleansing in Burma's Rakhine State?
There is growing evidence that the recent violence in Burma is turning into a broader religious conflict. John Sparks visits Kyaukpyu in Rankhine State where human rights groups fear episodes of ethnic cleansing are taking place.
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Burma’s Rohingya face ‘new wave of violence’
John Sparks reports on “disturbing allegations” from Burma suggesting that a major new wave of violence, killings and house burnings in the country’s northwest Rakhine State is taking place.
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The 'curse' within the world's largest shipyard
Tension is growing in the Indian town of Alang – home to the world’s largest scrap yard – after police charged yard owners with murder after an explosion killed six workers. John Sparks reports.
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South Korean rapper Psy’s Gangnam Style
Gangnam is topping the British music charts and the video is a YouTube global phenomenon. But is the song a tribute to hipsters or a poke at their faux-style? John Sparks dances around the question.
