Asia Insight

2012 is the year of the dragon. This is triggering a baby boom in China. More than 17 million babies are expected to be born this year, an increase of 1 million compared to last year. Would-be parents believe that giving birth during this auspicious period will bring good fortune and happiness to them and their babies. Businesses are taking advantage by offering unique events and services such as live-in nannies who are considered an essential part of the baby's first month of development. This episode of Asia Insight follows the lives of several couples in the midst of the year of the dragon baby boom.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Migrants Gain Upper Hand

Episode 2

Indonesia's First National Car

Episode 3

Diversifying Shanghai

Episode 4

Vietnam's Court Music Revival

Episode 5

Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK

Episode 6

Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers

Episode 7

The "80's Writers" in China

Episode 8

Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers

Episode 9

Energy-Hungry Nepal

Episode 10

China's Job-Hunting Inn

Episode 11

The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom

Episode 12

The Dancing Prisoners

Episode 13

Singing Out for Change in China

Episode 14

The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change

Episode 15

South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs

Episode 16

China's Good Deeds Banks

Episode 17

Born This Way in Thailand

Episode 18

The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center

Episode 19

The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos

Episode 20

The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia

Episode 21

Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea

Episode 22

China's Traveling Handymen

Episode 23

From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners

Episode 24

East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics

Episode 25

The New Heroes of the Philippines

Episode 26

Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants

Episode 27

Thailand's Little Myanmar

Episode 28

Strike Action in Cambodia

Episode 29

Singapore Playing Cupid