Asia Insight · SEASON 3
Female Entrepreneurs in East Timor
Episode 33 · 2014-10-17
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
With a population of 1.2 million, East Timor is one of the poorest countries in Asia. In a male dominated society, women find it difficult to have their voices heard. However, due to strains on household incomes, women are now taking their first tentative steps forward in business. With the help of a Japanese NGO, women in agricultural areas are working together to develop various homegrown produce.
28 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Ulan Bator's Battle for Clear Skies2014-01-10
2. Cambodia's Factories Face Labor Rifts2014-01-17
3. Education for $1 a Month: Nepal2014-01-24
4. Celebration Amid Disaster in The Philippines2014-01-31
5. The Street Children of Ulan Bator2014-02-07
6. The Foggy Skies of Beijing2014-02-14
7. White Gold: The Cambodian Rice Market2014-02-21
8. I'm Not Going Home: Social Changes Reshape Chinese New Year2014-02-28
9. Fashion: Cambodian Style2014-03-07
10. Lonely Providers: South Korea's Goose Fathers2014-03-21
11. Overcoming the Odds: Laos Young Filmmakers2014-03-28
12. The Pushcart Schools of the Philippines2014-04-04
13. North Korean Defectors Struggles in South Korea2014-04-11
14. Restoring Vietnam's Forests2014-04-25
15. Singapore's Immigration Discord2014-05-02
16. Spreading Light with Plastic Bottles2014-05-09
17. Saving China's Abandoned Children2014-05-16
18. TV Drama Abu Dhabi-style2014-05-23
19. NGO Revives Chinese Villages2014-06-06
20. An Emerging Sporting Nation: Qatar2014-06-13
21. Farewell to Cambodia's Norry2014-06-20
22. South Korea's Unwed Mothers2014-07-04
23. One China Two Systems: Hong Kong 17 Years On2014-07-25
24. Finding a Partner in South Korea2014-08-01
25. China through the Lens of Youth2014-08-08
26. Promoting Organic Farming in Laos2014-08-15
27. Working Nights in Manila2014-08-22
28. Sex Trafficking Survivors in Nepal2014-08-29
29. 24 Hours in Beijings Gourmet Town2014-09-05
30. The New Puppet Theater of Laos2014-09-19
31. South Korea Seeks Skilled Foreigners2014-09-26
32. The Aftermath of Strikes in Cambodia2014-10-10
33. Female Entrepreneurs in East Timor2014-10-17
34. Hong Kong's Fight for Democracy2014-10-24
35. Innovative Farming in Singapore2014-11-07
36. Tibet's Changing Landscape: Lhasa2014-11-14
37. Weaving a Brighter Future: Cambodia2014-11-21
38. Mediating Doctor-Patient Disputes in Shanghai2014-11-28
39. Typhoon Haiyan: One Year On2014-12-05
40. The Dolphin Village: Cambodia2014-12-12
41. China's Young Entrepreneurs2014-12-19
