Undercover Asia

Channel NewsAsia's investigative series returns for a second season as we go undercover to expose the secret underbelly of Asia. Through one hour, in-depth documentaries, we explore stories of crime, violence and injustice in various parts of Asia.

Channel NewsAsia's award-winning investigative series returns for a fourth season as we go undercover to expose the secret underbelly of Asia. Through in-depth, hard-hitting documentaries, we explore stories of crime, violence and injustice. This season, we track down mistress busters in China, expose a gang of vigilantes out to bust the drug trade in Myanmar and investigate an epidemic of elderly deaths in Japan. Find out the untold stories lurking within the hidden fabric of our own societies.

Undercover Asia returns with a brand new season for the fifth year running. This multiple-award winning series continues to shine a light on some of the darkest corners of our society. This season, we travel across the US, South Korea, Philippines, and Bangladesh to investigate what could be the world's biggest heist - orchestrated from North Korea. We uncover sinister forces at work keeping Malaysian fishermen hooked on drugs, and Filipino miners risking it all for gold in illegal mining sites. We dig deep into Myanmarese society to understand why child bondage could be seen as acceptable, and how social media is changing all that. And from the depths of Indonesia's prisons, find out why convicted terrorist leaders continue to wield influence and power from behind bars. Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and never look at the issue in the same way again.

This flagship investigative series digs deep into the underbelly of Asia to uncover stories about passport forgers, medical refugees, and desperate people caught in the crossfire of politics.

CNA's award-winning flagship investigative series returns for the seventh year to uncover the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia and shine the light on the plight of the disenfranchised and the displaced. This season, we investigate the unexpected fallout in Indonesia from China’s decision to ban plastic waste; the causes and consequences of South Korea’s massive household debt; the rise of non-consensual porn in Singapore; and the dark side of the quest for white skin in the Philippines.

CNA's multiple award-winning flagship investigative series Undercover Asia returns for the eighth season to uncover the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and help us understand the plight of the disenfranchised and the displaced.

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.

CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia uncovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and exposes the unintended fallout of change in the fast-moving continent.