RFA Insider #18 DOUBLE LENGTH EPISODE! *SPECIAL REPORT* Amy and Eugene visited the Smithsonian National Zoo in late September to get to the bottom of Panda diplomacy and to try to figure out when the new pandas would arrive. While there, they went *Off Beat* by talking to the zoo's director Brandie Smith, who stressed that conservation was the panda program's goal. *Podcast Free Asia* North Korea sent troops to Russia, and RFA Korean hosted a conversation about the latest developments. Eugene and Amy provide context, and discuss further. *The Rundown* A Chinese milk powder company got into trouble with the "Little Pink" nationalists because it collaborated with a Japanese company to produce infant formula, but this story isn't really about milk, is it? Next, Find out why the city of Shanghai is banning Halloween celebrations and decorations this year. Please take a moment to like, follow, and subscribe. Special thanks to Jack Davies for voiceovers in the special report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.