Big Take Asia
We’re taking The Big Take to Asia. Each week, Bloomberg’s Oanh Ha tells a story from the home of the world's most dynamic economies - and the markets, tycoons and businesses that drive the ever-shifting region.
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Episodes (270)
Deadly Flooding in Nepal Highlights Asia’s Climate Vulnerability
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How Two-Minute Microdramas Became a Billion-Dollar Industry
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The Unexpected Rise of North Korea’s Economy
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The Chinese AI Model Rattling Silicon Valley and Washington
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Introducing: Our Town
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Why a Weak Yen Is America’s Problem
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How India’s Cockroach Party Became a Political Force
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Almost $1 Billion Later, the US Still Can’t Manufacture Medical Gloves
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Chasing the Ancient Stolen Statues of Cambodia
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Xi Jinping Loves Soccer. Why Is China’s Team So Bad?
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Why China Is Flashing Its Military Muscle
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Asia’s AI Stock Frenzy Is a Warning Sign for Global Markets
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China’s Instagram Gets Ready to Go Public
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The Iran War’s Lasting Scars Across Asia
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China Tightens Its Grip on Billions in Offshore Wealth
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Huge AI Bonuses Spark South Korea Tech Wealth Fight
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Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Lunch Experiment
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Weekend Listen: China vs the US: Kishore Mahbubani on a Zero-Sum Rivalry
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SoftBank’s $60 Billion OpenAI Bet Sparks Concerns
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The Biggest Takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit
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Modi Is More Powerful Than Ever — Even as India’s Economy Strains
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Weekend Listen: Will the Xi-Trump Summit Be Over Before It Starts?
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Why China Blocked Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Manus AI
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Weekend Listen: Writer Amitav Ghosh on Why India Has Lost Its Way
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North Korea’s Nuclear Program Reaches Tipping Point for the US
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China’s Tech Grip Threatens India’s Manufacturing Ambitions
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How Hormuz Closure Could Squeeze Asia’s Staple Crop
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BONUS: ユニクロ・柳井正氏を直撃、アメリカ内陸部への執念と後継者
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Uniqlo Is Coming for Middle America
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Meet OpenClaw: The AI Craze Sweeping China
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BTS Leads Netflix’s Push for Growth in Asia
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The Sixth Bureau Episode 6: Nothing Is Holy
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Asia Is Bearing the Brunt of the Iran War Energy Crisis
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The Rise and Fall of an Alleged Scam Boss
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The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out
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War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia
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The Escalating Conflict With Iran
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The Sixth Bureau Episode 4: The Duck Analogy
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Tariff Turmoil Hits China, India Again
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
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The Sixth Bureau Episode 3: Suck, Squeeze, Burn, Blow
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The Sixth Bureau, Episode 2: The Spy’s Diary
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The Sixth Bureau, Episode 1: Your Friend From Nanjing
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What Takaichi’s Landslide Election Win Means for Japan
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Why the US-India Trade Deal Hinges on Russian Oil
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Behind Thailand’s Push to Recriminalize Cannabis
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Japan’s Bond Crash Sent Shockwaves Through Global Markets
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Japan’s $2 Trillion ‘Dementia Money’ Cliff
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The Domino Effect of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’
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Punishing Iran Could Alienate China and India — Again
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