On this edition of Access Asia, we speak to a former FBI official helping Youlin Chen's family. The 54-year-old American scientist has been detained on espionage charges in China since November 2024, when he was visiting relatives in Beijing. His family has chosen to speak out after quiet diplomacy failed to secure his release.
We also find out how businesses in Herat, Afghanistan, are suffering as women become increasingly reluctant to venture out following the Taliban's latest crackdown on its strict dress code. Plus, we look at Japanese Gen Z workers embracing an office culture some are calling 'corporate machismo’.
