22 December, 2008
At the age of just 44, Abhisit Vejjajiva is Thailand's youngest Prime Minister in more than 60 years. Perhaps more importantly, he is Thailand's third prime minister in just four months, appointed after a period of immense upheaval. On this week's TALK ASIA, the new Prime Minister sits down with CNN's Dan Rivers for his first interview after taking office.
12 December, 2008
'CNN Today' and 'Talk Asia', two of CNN's flagship programs produced in the network's regional headquarters in Hong Kong, scooped prizes at the prestigious Asian Television Awards held yesterday in Singapore.
12 December, 2008
This left-handed batsman earned a reputation as one of the world's most feared batsmen, someone whose ferocious hitting helped revolutionize the one-day game. Sri Lankan cricket legend
Sanath Jayasuriya, recently recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for a tri-series with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in January, has a staggering 421 one-day internationals to his name. The 39-year old is far from slowing down and he discusses with
CNN's Hugh Riminton on
TALK ASIA this week, how he went from a Sri Lankan fishing village to becoming the country's national treasure, how his fame in some part helped his mother survive the South Asian Tsunami in 2004, and his thoughts on the dramatic changes that cricket is currently undergoing.
4 December, 2008
William Jefferson Clinton, forty-second President of the United States, joins CNN's Anjali Rao in a special half hour interview on the network's Talk Asia program. President Clinton shares with Rao his advice to the incoming Obama administration, his wife's nomination as the next U.S.Secretary of State, and his likely involvement should Senator Hillary Clinton be confirmed. He also talks about the concessions he has agreed to make so that she could be offered the job.
2 December, 2008
Donatella Versace is one of the most recognizable faces in the fashion world. She oversees the global business for one of the world's most famous fashion and lifestyle brands. On this week's
TALK ASIA, Donatella takes CNN's Anjali Rao exclusively backstage twenty minutes before the label's first fashion show in China. She then sits down with Rao and explains what life after her brother Gianni's passing was like for her and the business and how she took the Versace company in her own direction beyond just clothing. Donatella also discusses the growing appetite for Versace in China and reveals what motivates her to link her show to charity whilst also providing a few of her personal fashion tips.