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an multinational news channel CNA.


Documentaries and current affairs programmes


''CNA Correspondent''

Weekly program hosted by various CNA correspondents discussing current global issues.


''In Conversation''

This is the channel's one-on-one interview programme, presented by Lin Xueling. Past guests on the show include Malaysian Prime Ministers
Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad (; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who was respectively the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. He was the ...
and
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...
,
Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892. It manufactures, sells and markets soft drinks including Coca-Cola, other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. Its stock is lis ...
's President James Quincey,
Twitter Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, image ...
Chief Executive Officer
Jack Dorsey Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) is an American businessperson, who is a co-founder of Twitter, Inc. and its CEO during 2007–2008 and 2015–2021, as well as co-founder, principal executive officer and chairman of Block, Inc. (deve ...
and Malaysian author
Tash Aw Tash Aw , whose full name is Aw Ta-Shi (; born 4 October 1971) is a Malaysian writer living in London. Biography Born in 1971 in Taipei, Taiwan, to Malaysians, Malaysian parents, Tash Aw returned to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the age of two, ...
. Previous seasons have also featured U.S. President
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
, Myanmar State Counsellor
Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar), Ministe ...
, President of Egypt
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has been serving as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014. After the 2011 Egyptian revolution and 201 ...
,
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
n President
Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...
and
Uniqlo ( ; ) is a Japanese casual wear designer and retailer. The company is a subsidiary of Fast Retailing, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Clare Waight Keller is the creative director. History Men's Shop OS was founded in Ube, Yamaguchi. It was rebrand ...
founder
Tadashi Yanai is a Japanese billionaire businessman and the founder and president of Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo ("unique clothing"). As of May 2025, he is the richest person in Japan, with an estimated net worth of US$50.3 billion, and th ...
.


''Insight''

Insight is a one-hour hard current affairs program focused on political, social and economic affairs.


''Japan Hour''

A 60-minute block featuring Japanese travel, food and culture, the programme is brought over from
NHK World TV NHK World-Japan (formerly and also known simply as NHK World) is the international arm of the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Its services are aimed at the overseas market, similar to those offered by other national public-service broadcasters, ...
and
TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
and is subtitled in English. ''Japan Hour'', owing to copyright restrictions, is not available for live streaming outside Singapore.


''Gangnam Insider's Picks''

A 30-minute programme featuring places, food and culture found in
Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
's
Gangnam District Gangnam District (; ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The term ''Gangnam'' translates to "South of the Han River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . As of the 2024 census, Gangna ...
; produced and originally broadcast by South Korea-based international broadcaster
Arirang TV Arirang TV () is a South Korean international broadcaster owned and operated by Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. It broadcasts current news and programs offering political, economic, and cultural content from a Korean perspective t ...
.


''Money Mind''

''Money Mind'' discusses the economy, markets, companies, financial products, and trends.


''CNA Insider'' Documentaries

Various documentaries about current events affecting Asia.


''Why It Matters''

Why It Matters explores emerging technologies and trends.


''Undercover Asia''

CNA's award-winning investigative series where it undercovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and shining the light on the plight of the oppressed and displaced.


''When Titans Clash''

A show examining changes in regional geopolitics and within China, as the West and Japan de-invests from China, wiping billions in foreign investments from China's economy.


Current affairs programmes from Channel 5

In addition to its own produced programmes, CNA also re-broadcasts current affairs programmes from its domestic sister network Channel 5 for international viewers, including ''Talking Point'' and ''On the Red Dot''. Talking Point is Channel 5's longest running current affairs programme. It investigates current issues and events, offering different perspectives to local stories. On the Red Dot is a weekly current affairs programme that documents the stories of ordinary Singaporeans and celebrates their resilience, identity and sense of belonging.


News bulletins


''Asia First''

A breakfast news and current affairs programme. Out of all other news bulletins, the show has the longest runtime of three hours, starting at 7:00am SGT. ''Asia First'' is a consolidation of two morning news predecessors: ''First Look Asia'' and ''Asia Business First''. Previously, a half-hour weekly summary was aired on weekends, but that was later replaced by Asia Now's morning slots. The programme does not broadcast on major Asian public holidays, and during the two-week year-end period after Christmas (which lasts until the week after 1 January). ''Asia First'' and its predecessor ''First Look Asia'' were simulcast on Channel 5 as de facto breakfast shows in Singapore. Simulcasts on 5 were cancelled after 30 April 2019 to accommodate children's programs previously aired on Okto which closed down the following day. As of April 2024, this is the only news bulletin to feature more than 1 main presenter with the change in the bulletin arrangements for Asia Tonight, Singapore Tonight & formerly World Tonight. Main Presenters: Julie Yoo, Arnold Gay (One-off business presenter), Teresa Tang (Occasional Presenter), Yasmin Jonkers (Relief) Business Presenters: Elizabeth Neo (alternate main presenter), Sarah Al-Khaldi (Relief; one-off main presenter), Henry Yin (Relief)


''Asia Now''

Monitoring developments in Asia, the rolling bulletin airs at various times of the day; running time and timeslots vary between weekdays and weekends/Singapore public holidays. Main Presenters: Yasmin Jonkers, Elakeyaa Selvaraji, Rani Samtani, Teresa Tang (occasional Mondays & Fridays 11am), Angela Lim (Monday and Tuesday 2pm & Weekends 2pm/3pm/5pm), Glenda Chong, Paul Sng, Grace Shin, Genevieve Woo, Jill Neubronner, Keith Liu (occasional Weekends 2pm/3pm/5pm), Poh Kok Ing (Weekends & Special Weekdays 6pm), Loke Wei Sue (Special Weekdays 6pm), Syahida Othman (Special Weekdays 6pm), Julie Yoo (Relief on Weekends) Rotating Business Presenters: Olivia Marzuki, Roland Lim (One-off Main Presenter), Sarah Al-Khaldi, Henry Yin, Clara Lee


''Asia Tonight''

CNA's flagship regional bulletin, reporting roundup of the top stories of the day across Asia, with occasional world news delivered on an Asian perspective. Formerly known as ''Primetime Asia,'' ''Asia Tonight'' airs nightly at 8:00pm SGT. In contrast to ''Singapore Tonight'', the bulletin runs for a full hour on weeknights; half-hour edition air on weekends and if significant Asian countries (particularly business sectors) observe common public holidays within the work week, as well as during the year-end season which lasts from Christmas until the week following 1 January. Main Presenters: Loke Wei Sue (Weekdays), Poh Kok Ing (Weekends & relief on weekdays), Jill Neubronner (Relief on weekdays), Syahida Othman (Relief on weekdays), Glenda Chong (Relief), Angela Lim (Relief mainly on weekends & occasional weekdays), Roland Lim (one-off relief), Otelli Edwards (one-off relief)


''East Asia Tonight''

CNA's returning flagship weekday news programme airs every weekdays between 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Singapore/Hong Kong time), providing a round-up of all the day's events in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, North and South Korea, coverage of breaking news and international news in brief, as well as news analysis from CNA's correspondents around East Asia. It was previously a long-running flagship programme that ran from 1999–2011 before being merged with Southeast Asia Tonight, forming ''Primetime Asia'', which is currently the second incarnation of Asia Tonight. The programme does not broadcast on major Asian public holidays, and during the two-week year-end period after Christmas (which lasts until the week after 1 January). Main Presenter: Otelli Edwards, Jill Neubronner (Relief), Loke Wei Sue (Relief), Syahida Othman (Relief) Business Presenter: Roland Lim, Henry Yin (Relief), Olivia Marzuki (Relief)


Headline News or Christmas Headlines

A 2-minute update summarising the main stories across the region and around the world. Headlines are delivered in between CNA's news and current affairs programmes.


''Singapore Tonight''

CNA's local bulletin, delivering up-to-date news and analysis within Singapore. Airing nightly at 10:00pm SGT, the bulletin runs for a full hour on weeknights, and 30 minutes on weekends, key Singapore public holidays, and the year-end season from Christmas Day to the week following New Year's Day. Main Presenters: Syahida Othman (Weekdays), Poh Kok Ing (Weekends & relief on weekdays), Jill Neubronner (Relief on weekdays), Loke Wei Sue (Relief on weekdays), Glenda Chong (Relief), Angela Lim (Relief mainly on Weekends & occasional weekdays), Genevieve Woo (Relief), Roland Lim (one-off relief)


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