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"Conversation With" is Channel NewsAsia's flagship one-on-one interview programme that has run for over 18 years. The primetime interview show focuses on one distinguished personality in each episode. Recent guests include former US President Barack Obama, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Myanma…

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    • Jan 10, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Jeremy Hunt - United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 17:46


    UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt talks about whether a no-deal Brexit could happen and its impact on companies in Asia.

    Suresh Prabhu - India's Minister of Commerce & Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 14:46


    As trade tensions rise around the world, India’s Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu warns that the World Trade Organization should not be dismantled - and its absence would be disastrous.

    Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysia's Prime Minister-in-Waiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 22:03


    From race-based to needs-based policies. Malaysia's Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim outlines his plans for a new Malaysia.

    William Tanuwijaya - CEO of Tokopedia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 19:58


    Tokopedia's CEO describes how he went from being an internet cafe attendant to the head of one of Indonesia's largest online marketplaces.  

    Tash Aw - Malaysian Author

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 18:35


    Critically-acclaimed Malaysian author Tash Aw talks about why, despite living thousands of miles away, his stories always lead back to home.

    Jack Dorsey - CEO of Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 17:21


    After coming under fire for enabling hate speech and spambots, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admits the company "should have and could have" taken action earlier.

    Prof Jia Qingguo - Associate Dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 18:38


    One of Beijing’s top academics warns that the Taiwan issue could be “explosive” to US-China relations. Prof Jia Qingguo from Peking University explains why the United States' policy on Taiwan is moving in a dangerous direction.

    Saifuddin Abdullah - Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 17:08


    Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saifuddin Abdullah, talks about moving past race-based politics and why Malaysia may not be a mature democracy just yet.

    Balkrishna Doshi - Pritzker Prize Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 16:23


    At the age of 90, India's first Pritzker prize winner Balkrishna Doshi is still obsessed with creating a happy society - and it is reflected in his pioneering work on low-cost housing in India.

    Kevin Rudd - Former Prime Minister of Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 21:23


    Australia's former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is doing a PhD at Oxford University on Chinese President Xi Jinping. He discusses his views on China and recent worries about Chinese interference in Australian politics.

    Jin Liqun - President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 18:31


    Conversation With talks to AIIB President Jin Liqun about infrastructure projects in Malaysia and India.

    James Quincey - CEO of the Coca-Cola Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 19:24


    Coca-Cola is sold everywhere in the world except for two countries - Cuba and North Korea. With the recent Trump-Kim summit, will that change?

    Tito Karnavian - Indonesia's National Police Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 18:42


    In an exclusive interview, Indonesia's National Police Chief talks about the Surabaya bombings in May 2018, where children were used to carry out the suicide attacks.

    Dr Mahathir Mohamad - Malaysia's Prime Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 19:12


    An exclusive interview with Malaysia's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad about cleaning up corruption and renegotiating a new water deal with Singapore.

    Lim Guan Eng - Malaysia's Finance Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 20:32


    Malaysia’s new Finance Minister blames former Prime Minister Najib Razak for the country’s staggering debts and talks about his uphill task to restore Malaysia’s economic fortunes.

    Delfin Lorenzana - Philippines' Secretary Of National Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 18:29


    Conversation With asks the Philippines' Secretary of Defense, Delfin Lorenzana, if the Philippines will go to war with China over the South China Sea.

    Jeremy Monteiro - Jazz Pianist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 21:19


    Singapore's "King of Swing" explains how the music industry has changed (09:57) and why he would discourage people from becoming a professional musician today.

    Cecilia Malmström - European Union Trade Commissioner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 17:16


    Conversation With asks European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom if the EU is headed for a trade war with the US.

    Alexandre de Juniac - CEO of the International Air Transport Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 19:28


    The International Air Transport Association's Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac explains why efforts to work with governments to assess no-fly conflict zones are "a failure".

    Taro Kono - Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 20:57


    Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono explains why the world shouldn't be bought over by North Korea's charm offensive.

    Nafees Hamid - Social Psychologist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 20:59


    Are terrorist sympathizers' brains fundamentally different from ours? Are more people radicalized by the internet, their family or friends ? Terrorism researcher and fellow at Artis International Nafees Hamid explains the psychology behind radicalization.

    Amina Rasul-Bernardo - President of the Philippine Centre for Islam and Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 20:22


    Amina Rasul-Bernardo, President of Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, talks to Conversation With about Marawi, how Muslims in the southern Philippines live from day to day, and why violent extremism may be perpetuated by the extension of martial law.

    Sopnendu Mohanty - Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 20:40


    Bitcoin’s price has surged more than 1,300% between 2017 and 2018. But as investors get high on the digital currency craze, financial regulatory authorities around the world have struggled to cope with the bitcoin boom. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Chief Fintech Officer Sopnendu Mohanty tells us why investors should be very wary when putting money in cryptocurrencies.

    Liu Thai Ker - Architect/ Singapore's Former Master Planner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 19:49


    Singapore’s former housing and urban planning chief says there is no maximum size for a city’s population, and managing it requires looking ahead 100 years. 

    Justin Lie - Entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 21:07


    After founding his first tech company when he was 16, Justin Lie now provides online fraud management solutions. He says online cheats can be a lot younger than expected.

    Lars Løkke Rasmussen - Denmark's Prime Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 18:15


    Denmark is one of the richest, happiest countries in the world. But it also has some of the highest taxes. Denmark's Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, tells us if the Scandinavian model could work in Asia.

    Tito Karnavian - Indonesia's National Police Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 19:14


    Indonesia’s no-nonsense National Police Chief and former commander of the country's famous Special Forces counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, explains why terrorism is not about religion or race.

    Kirsten Tan - Filmmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 17:52


    Award-winning Singaporean director Kirsten Tan describes the difficulties of directing an elephant in her debut feature film "Pop Aye", and opens up about how she faces the likelihood of going blind.

    Ebrahim Moosa - Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 22:01


    There are Muslims who think "doing good" must come with "Islamic bells and whistles". Here's why influential scholar Ebrahim Moosa thinks that's dangerous.

    Dai Wei - ofo Co-Founder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 19:23


    Dai Wei is the multimillionaire CEO of one of China’s largest bike-sharing companies, Ofo. He explains how he succeeded despite starting out with just US$60.

    Sri Mulyani Indrawati - Indonesia's Minister of Finance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 19:30


    Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, explains why she has returned to the role after managing the World Bank.

    Moshe Safdie - Architect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 20:11


    Moshe Safdie, the architect behind Singapore's Marina Bay Sands, reveals how feng shui influenced its design.

    Nobu Matsuhisa & Robert De Niro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 22:02


    Meet Japanese celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his sidekick Robert De Niro on Conversation With.

    Russell Peters - Comedian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 20:47


    Canadian comedian Russell Peters is famed for his irreverent jokes about his Indian heritage. He explains how he turns cultural observations into comedy gold.

    Jurgen Stock - Secretary-General of Interpol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 19:12


    Interpol's Secretary General Jurgen Stock discusses the rise of cybercrime, how terrorists could hold data hostage, and the role of social networks.

    Yuna - Singer-Songwriter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 21:04


    Once a small town girl from Kedah, Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna is making waves around the world with her unique R&B tunes.

    Boo Junfeng - Filmmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 20:23


    Award-winning filmmaker Boo Junfeng explains why he opposes capital punishment, and how this has influenced his much-lauded film "Apprentice".

    Royston Tan - Filmmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 21:30


    Conversation With talks to Royston Tan, one of Singapore's most prominent directors, about filmmaking, growing up in a village and his great love of musicals.

    Michelle Yeoh - Actress

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 22:24


    She has been called one the best action movie heroines ever. Michelle Yeoh talks to Conversation With about fighting, being Asian and being mistaken for Aung San Suu Kyi.

    Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physicist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 20:39


    He is a physicist, a best-selling science author and one of the big brains behind string theory, or what some people say might eventually become the theory of everything. Conversation With talks to Michio Kaku about immortality, parallel universes and why robots could kill us all.

    Lewis Hamilton - F1 Racing Car Driver

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 20:45


    Lewis Hamilton is one of the highest paid sportsmen in the world and one of the fastest drivers on the globe. But it didn't always look that way. When he was in school, one of his teachers told him, "You'll never amount to anything."

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