Asia Insight · SEASON 1
The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom
Episode 11 · 2012-06-22

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
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.
28 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Migrants Gain Upper Hand2012-04-06
2. Indonesia's First National Car2012-04-13
3. Diversifying Shanghai2012-04-20
4. Vietnam's Court Music Revival2012-04-27
5. Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK2012-05-04
6. Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers2012-05-11
7. The "80's Writers" in China2012-05-18
8. Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers2012-06-01
9. Energy-Hungry Nepal2012-06-08
10. China's Job-Hunting Inn2012-06-15
11. The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom2012-06-22
12. The Dancing Prisoners2012-07-06
13. Singing Out for Change in China2012-07-13
14. The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change2012-07-20
15. South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs2012-08-17
16. China's Good Deeds Banks2012-08-24
17. Born This Way in Thailand2012-08-31
18. The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center2012-09-07
19. The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos2012-09-14
20. The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia2012-09-21
21. Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea2012-09-28
22. China's Traveling Handymen2012-10-05
23. From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners2012-10-12
24. East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics2012-11-02
25. The New Heroes of the Philippines2012-11-09
26. Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants2012-11-16
27. Thailand's Little Myanmar2012-11-23
28. Strike Action in Cambodia2012-11-30
29. Singapore Playing Cupid2012-12-21