Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie

Extreme smog in India and Pakistan is causing disruption to the Cricket World Cup and causing school closures. Annually in November severe pollution is a worrying issue in India fuelled by agricultural burning and factory pollution. In Myanmar, there's been a significant development in the long drawn out fight for the country's political future. And Elizabeth talks to Kathryn about a joint NASA and Japan space agency venture involving a wooden space satellite. Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist based in Tokyo.