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Millennials in debt or looking for love. Controversies over vaping and drugs. Deep dives into US-China rivalry, as well as Singapore’s Reserves.

This year, viewers spent a whopping 12.7 million hours with CNA Insider on YouTube, and here are the top 9 most viewed/talked about videos to catch up on as you ring in 2024!

Stuck With Low Pay, How Taiwan’s Young Graduates Cope With High Costs

In 2023, we got up close and personal with young Asians who are grappling with rising costs, stagnating wages and tougher competition for jobs. Watched 1.5 million times, this digital exclusive in particular explores how young graduates in Taiwan search for new ways to make ends meet. Their stories resonated, with nearly 4,000 comments on YouTube and youths in other countries sharing similar struggles. Catch the follow-up episode on South Korea’s sleepless youths.

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China’s Youth Unemployment At Record Highs: Meet The Jobless Graduates

Singapore’s Millennials & Gen Z: Young And In Debt. Why?

Inside China’s People’s Liberation Army

With nearly 1.4 million views on YouTube, this episode analyses China’s response to President Xi’s warning that China should prepare for “dangerous storms”. The People’s Liberation Army is already the world’s largest army – yet China continues to increase its defense budget. Why?

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China’s Betting Big On AI. Could The US Lose This Race?

Can Anyone Challenge China’s Near Monopoly On Rare Metals?

Southeast Asia’s Booming Vaping Industry: Should We Be Worried?

With more than 2.2 million views, this episode of Undercover Asia was our most viewed video of the year. It explores vape expos, vape stores, and behind the scenes of vape factories. Why is vaping gaining popularity among youths? What aren’t vape companies telling us?

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We Got Hooked On Vaping In School – It Was Too Easy: Teen Vapers

‘Are You Enticing Teens To Vape?’ Malaysia Vape Chains’ Founder Answers Hard Questions

The Highs And Lows Of Thailand’s Cannabis Rush

Featuring interviews with dealers and underaged users, the episode looks behind the curtain at what is driving Thailand’s growing cannabis trade. It became the first country in Asia to legalise the recreational use of marijuana in June 2022, but the Thai government has since u-turned and called for its non-medical use to be criminalised again.

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Curious About Cannabis? Dos & Don’ts For Singaporeans In Thailand

A Million Cuts: India’s C-Section Epidemic

In India’s private hospitals, 47.4% of mothers have C-sections when delivering their babies – far more than WHO’s recommended 15% threshold. Why? Undercover Asia goes into the operating theatre during a C-section, and sits down with families, to reveal the questionable ethics driving decisions that can lead to deaths. The episode garnered some 1.4 million views and over 3,300 comments, with mums around the world sharing their birthing experiences.

Singapore Reserves: The Untold Story

What assets make up Singapore’s Reserves? Why is the total amount such a huge secret? In this 2-part documentary, CNA gets unprecedented access to one of Singapore’s gold vaults, and interviews some of the few people who know the full value of all of Singapore’s assets. This revelatory deep dive drew more than 450,000 views in its first week, and viewers’ kudos for making a complex, technical subject easy to understand.

She’s Over 30 And Never Had A Boyfriend, So Shermin Tries To Hack Online Dating

This 2-part series follows Shermin on an 8-month journey to find a boyfriend, but after 49 dates, will she be any closer to finding a partner? Her story resonated with viewers, with more than 1,200 viewers on YouTube commenting and sharing their own deeply personal struggles. In this latest follow-up video, Shermin responds to their questions.

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Love(less) In China: Why Aren’t Young Chinese Getting Married?

Vegetable Fritters & Yellow Pea Curry In Kolkata, West Bengal

Crushed digestive biscuits in vegetable fritters? The secret to a delicious yellow pea curry is… goat fat? Step into the kitchens of creative cooks who feed thousands in the slums of Kolkata, India, in this episode of the popular series Slumfood Millionaire. Viewers called it a “soulful video” that was a great depiction of “real Kolkata”.

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Chicken Head & Crispy Chicken Feet At Kali Code, Yogyakarta

Fermented Fish Hotpot & Neem Salad In Vietnam’s Floating Slum

Grenade-Wielding Former Security Guard Takes Over 50 Hostages In Manila Mall

Witness a hostage crisis unfold in Metro Manila, Philippines, in this episode of The Negotiators that was watched over 700,000 times in just 2 weeks on YouTube. Go inside the minds of the men tasked with getting the gunman to release his hostages without further injuries.