The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
24/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Former South Korean President released from jail
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Park Geun-Hye, who was serving a 22 year term, has been given a presidential pardon Show more
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Newsday
24/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Former South Korean President's corruption sentence pardoned
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has been pardoned and will be released from jail. Back in 2017 she was found guilty in a massive corruption scandal. Show more
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Newsday
24/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Former South Korean President to be released from jail
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The 69-year-old was convicted of abuse of power and coercion in 2018 after she was impeached the previous year. Show more
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HARDtalk
Sir Hilary Beckles: Reparations for slavery
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the eminent historian Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. Can there be justice for the descendants of enslaved Africans? Show more
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Business Daily
The ghost of Christmas yet to come
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence? Show more
Witness History
The home of Santa Claus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How Rovaniemi, a small town in Lapland, became the centre of Christmas tourism. Show more
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Tech Life
Tech Tent quiz of the year 2021
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
What better way to review the big tech stories of 2021 than with a battle of wits? Show more
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Science In Action
Omicron – mild or monster?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story Show more
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The Documentary
Afghan girls given a sporting chance
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Footballers and faith
35 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward and the former Portsmouth player Linvoy Primus discuss their Christian faith. Show more
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The Fifth Floor
Songs and social media
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Iran's water protests in Isfahan told through songs and social media campaigns by BBC Persian's Update programme. Show more
Witness History
The home of Santa Claus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How Rovaniemi, a small town in Lapland, became the centre of Christmas tourism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
24/12/2021 14:06 GMT: More Hong Kong Tiananmen memorials removed
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Two more universities in Hong Kong have removed memorials to the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/12/24 16:32 GMT: Covid-19: Reporting the story around the world
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
We speak to three health reporters who've been covering news about the global pandemic Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
The home of Santa Claus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How Rovaniemi, a small town in Lapland, became the centre of Christmas tourism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
BBC News
24/12/2021 20:01 GMT: Iran Saudi Arabia diplomacy
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on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
Footballers and faith
35 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward and the former Portsmouth player Linvoy Primus discuss their Christian faith. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Afghan girls given a sporting chance
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 25/12/2021 01:06 GMT : South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The 69 year old was serving 22 years for corruption Show more
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WorklifeIndia
How to choose the perfect gift
26 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
What's the most important thing to consider when buying someone a present? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
The moments which made us think
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Thought-provoking dispatches from 2021: from Europe's borders, a minister's office in Chad, a journey out of Afghanistan, and a southern Indian village under Covid lockdown Show more
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The Reith Lectures
AI: A Future for humans?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
Artificial Intelligence and Human Existence: Stuart Russell’s 2021 BBC Reith Lectures. Show more
