Correspondents Report

On this week's Correspondents Report: Kidnapping on the rise in China due to outdated custody laws and rising divorce rates; Moving on from covering a tragedy in Jakarta; and the intricacies of reporting on Manus Island.

It's been almost eight years since our reporter Rachel Mealey packed up her family and moved from Sydney to Tokyo, and now she's preparing to say "Sayonara".

Manus Island is considered to be one of the friendliest places in PNG - unless you're a refugee or a journalist - but Liam Fox experienced a rare moment of synergy when local officials helped get him behind the gates at the Manus Island detention centre.

Sometimes it's hard to move on from reporting on terrible tragedies - Samantha Hawley describes a recent factory fire in Jakarta where more than 50 workers burned to death and survivors now languish in inadequate hospitals with horrific injuries.

Outdated custody laws in China that don't recognise shared custody are leading a surge in pre-divorce kidnappings - but one lawyer is hoping to change the system.

There's still a huge stigma towards people with special needs, and families sometimes keep their child's disability a secret which means agencies aren't even aware they exist.

On a recent study tour in the Philippines, ABC reporter Jane Norman discovered that, with the help of populist policies and sanitised language, Duterte seems to be winning the PR battle.

Amid the glitz and glamour of the United Arab Emirates is the forgotten story of Ahmad Mansoor, one of the last human rights defenders living in the United Arab Emirates, imprisoned since March.

Those who experienced the terror attack in New York say the fact that a mundane act can be turned deadly has added a new level of fear.

On this week's edition of Correspondents Report: Fiji’s stigma towards people with disabilities; The forgotten story of Ahmad Mansoor, one of the last human rights defenders living in the United Arab Emirates; And what do young Filipino people really think of President Rodrigo Duterte?