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This isn't about quarterly earnings or about tech reviews.
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Hi, I'm Mariko Ori and there's a brand new podcast that I'm hosting that I want to tell you about.
It's called Asia Pacific and we'll be bringing you essential insights and conversations on the stories shaping the Asia Pacific region.
I'm talking to you now from the Economic Powerhouse of Singapore,
but I'll be taking you on a journey around the Asia-Pacific region.
Twice a week, we're talking about the biggest issues in depth and from an Asian perspective.
I'm in our Singapore newsroom and I have colleagues from across the region.
They speak Mandarin, Malay, Korean, Tagalog.
An Asia-specific will be drawing on their expert knowledge.
Among the colleagues who will be joining me regularly on the podcast are BBC's China and Southeast Asia correspondents Laura Bicker and Jonathan Head and they're on the line.
We're launching this brand new podcast Asia-specific focusing particularly on this region.
A little bird has told me that you've been wanting to do a podcast on Asia for a while,