Lonely Death
In Japan, 40,000 people die alone at home every year, and a cleanup firm's CEO seeks causes and solutions.
Baker Atyani returns to the Philippines, where he was once abducted
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Kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf
Baker Atyani returns to the Philippines, where he was once abducted
Unholy Hands
Desperate patients fall prey to quack doctors in India
Duterte's Drug War
Upon election, President Duterte declares the deadliest war on drugs in modern history.
Mistress Busters
As China's divorce rate doubles, often over cheating husbands, wives hire experts to save their marriages.
Drug Vigilantes
In Myanmar, civilians fight tirelessly against a growing heroin epidemic.
In the Name of Honor
Pakistan's first social media star is murdered in an honor killing
Dying for Gold
Behind the scenes in the Philippines' illegal gold trade
Nicotine Kids
Rights workers try to help child laborers toiling in Indonesian tobacco fields
Hooked
We follow the trail that brings addictive drugs into fishing villages of Eastern Malaysia.
From Jail to Jihad
An inside look at the recruitment, and emotional hardening of youth ISIS members.
Degree Mill
There's a thriving and violent market for worthless university degrees
Heist
The story of how $100,000,000 USD were stolen from the Bangladesh government, by a cyber gang.
Smuggling For Survival
We follow drug smugglers from Delhi to China, and learn about the vital medicines they transport.
The Forgers
From a Thai prison, passport forger "The Doctor" tells how he helped criminals and terrorists cross borders.
Fish Wars
Artificially farmed fish from Vietnam could prove deadly
Maldives-Trouble in Paradise
The sunny beaches of the Maldive Islands hide a shady criminal side
North Korean Ghost Ships
Investigators explain the increase in the number of "ghost ships" appearing on Japan's coast.
Evaporated People
Investigators search for the johatsu, the nearly 100,000 Japanese who vanish each year by choice.
About Undercover Asia
This award-winning investigative series exposes the secret criminal underbelly of Asia. With in-depth, undercover reporting, we explore gripping stories of crime, violence and injustice across the world’s largest continent.
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