Talk Asia | |
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Genre | Talkshow program |
Presented by | Anjali Rao |
Language(s) | English |
Production | |
Location(s) | Hong Kong, throughout Asia |
Running time | 1/2 Hour |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | CNN International |
External links | |
Website |
TalkAsia is a CNN International interview show hosted by rotating anchors of CNN. It has been until recently interviews various people who, in some way, affect Asian issues. The show features many entrepreneurs and big business tycoons as well as fashion and popular icons.
A few of the featured interviews are with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Regine Velasquez, Ma Ying-Jeou, Leehom Wang, Anna Sui, Jet Li, Manny Pacquiao, Shigeru Miyamoto, Jay Chou, Vivienne Tam, Sadako Ogata, Chen Shui-bian, Tablo, Thaksin Shinawatra, British band Franz Ferdinand, South Korean band Super Junior members Leeteuk and Choi Siwon, Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki and American rap phenonomenon Jay-Z.
Former TalkAsia anchors include Lorraine Hahn and Veronica Pedrosa (now with Al Jazeera).
However, it now shows rarely Asian people but more US/UK people, like Jane Seymour, Usher Raymond, Saul Hudson, Stephen Fry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna.
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