Undercover Asia

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.

Cast & Crew

ProducerDu Hai

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.

Ep 1 Smuggling for Survival
47 mins

Cancer patients in China desperate for targeted drugs are turning to India. But they face many risks as they navigate the web of shady manufacturers and gray areas in the drug market.

Ep 1 Smuggling for Survival

Cancer patients in China desperate for targeted drugs are turning to India. But they face many risks as they navigate the web of shady manufacturers and gray areas in the drug market.

Ep 2 The Forgers
45 mins

Bangkok's criminal underground has long provided a space for people to disappear or reinvent themselves. We get exclusive access to a master passport forger at the heart of this web of criminality.

Ep 2 The Forgers

Bangkok's criminal underground has long provided a space for people to disappear or reinvent themselves. We get exclusive access to a master passport forger at the heart of this web of criminality.

Ep 3 Fish Wars
47 mins

Why is the farming of pangasius in Vietnam so controversial, especially in the West? We investigate the mass production of this fish also known as dory, basa fish, and catfish.

Ep 3 Fish Wars

Why is the farming of pangasius in Vietnam so controversial, especially in the West? We investigate the mass production of this fish also known as dory, basa fish, and catfish.

Ep 4 Maldives - Trouble in Paradise
47 mins

Maldives is known as a tourist paradise, but the state of emergency recently declared in the country has highlighted its dark undercurrents. Is fundamentalism on the rise in this paradise island?

Ep 4 Maldives - Trouble in Paradise

Maldives is known as a tourist paradise, but the state of emergency recently declared in the country has highlighted its dark undercurrents. Is fundamentalism on the rise in this paradise island?

Ep 5 Ghost Ships
48 mins

Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been washing up on Japan's shores. We investigate why there has been a spike in the number of these"ghost ships".

Ep 5 Ghost Ships

Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been washing up on Japan's shores. We investigate why there has been a spike in the number of these"ghost ships".

Ep 6 Evaporated People
48 mins

Every year, nearly 100,000 Japanese vanish without a trace. They are known as johatsu, or evaporated people. What drives them to engineer their own disappearance?

Ep 6 Evaporated People

Every year, nearly 100,000 Japanese vanish without a trace. They are known as johatsu, or evaporated people. What drives them to engineer their own disappearance?

Additional Information

Premiered2018
Genresdocumentary, info-ed
Seasons8
Suitable For All Ages