Season 9

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.

1. 1. China’s Pet 'Economy'

   2022-02-19 · 48m

   A grisly find at a Chengdu delivery depot blows the lid off a whole industry built on the misery of puppies and kittens.

2. 2. Asian Hate In United Kingdom

   2022-02-26 · 47m

   Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we investigate how to stop racial abuse faced by East and Southeast Asians in Britain.

3. 3. Facing Beauty

   2022-03-05 · 46m

   The rising influence of beauty bloggers and beauty apps in China is sparking a growing interest in extreme and weird plastic surgeries.

4. 4. Unwanted Baby Boom

   2022-03-12 · 47m

   After 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?

5. 5. School’s Out

   2022-03-19 · 46m

   India'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.

6. 6. Why Are KTV Bars Hard To Quit?

   2022-03-26 · 47m

   Two 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?

7. 7. New Force In Terror

   2022-04-02 · 48m

   Gender 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?

8. 8. Baiting The Scammers

   2022-04-09 · 47m

   We 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.

9. 9. Troll Army

   2022-04-16 · 46m

   Undercover 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.

10. 10. Pirates of the Seabed

    2022-04-23 · 47m

    A gold rush for sea cucumbers is driving a multimillion-dollar illicit trade in India and Sri Lanka.