Big Take Asia

Bloomberg 160 - Big Pharma Needs New Drugs. China Has Them

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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Big Pharma Needs New Drugs. China Has Them

Is the US AI Reckoning an Opportunity for China?

How India Is Training the Robots of the Future

Deadly Flooding in Nepal Highlights Asia’s Climate Vulnerability

How Two-Minute Microdramas Became a Billion-Dollar Industry

The Unexpected Rise of North Korea’s Economy

The Chinese AI Model Rattling Silicon Valley and Washington

Introducing: Our Town

Why a Weak Yen Is America’s Problem

How India’s Cockroach Party Became a Political Force

Almost $1 Billion Later, the US Still Can’t Manufacture Medical Gloves

Chasing the Ancient Stolen Statues of Cambodia

Xi Jinping Loves Soccer. Why Is China’s Team So Bad?

Why China Is Flashing Its Military Muscle

Asia’s AI Stock Frenzy Is a Warning Sign for Global Markets

China’s Instagram Gets Ready to Go Public

The Iran War’s Lasting Scars Across Asia

China Tightens Its Grip on Billions in Offshore Wealth

Huge AI Bonuses Spark South Korea Tech Wealth Fight

Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Lunch Experiment

Weekend Listen: China vs the US: Kishore Mahbubani on a Zero-Sum Rivalry

SoftBank’s $60 Billion OpenAI Bet Sparks Concerns

The Biggest Takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit

Modi Is More Powerful Than Ever — Even as India’s Economy Strains

Weekend Listen: Will the Xi-Trump Summit Be Over Before It Starts?

Why China Blocked Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Manus AI

Weekend Listen: Writer Amitav Ghosh on Why India Has Lost Its Way

North Korea’s Nuclear Program Reaches Tipping Point for the US

China’s Tech Grip Threatens India’s Manufacturing Ambitions

How Hormuz Closure Could Squeeze Asia’s Staple Crop

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

Uniqlo Is Coming for Middle America

Meet OpenClaw: The AI Craze Sweeping China

BTS Leads Netflix’s Push for Growth in Asia

The Sixth Bureau Episode 6: Nothing Is Holy

Asia Is Bearing the Brunt of the Iran War Energy Crisis

The Rise and Fall of an Alleged Scam Boss

The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out

War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia

The Escalating Conflict With Iran

The Sixth Bureau Episode 4: The Duck Analogy

Tariff Turmoil Hits China, India Again

SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs

The Sixth Bureau Episode 3: Suck, Squeeze, Burn, Blow

The Sixth Bureau, Episode 2: The Spy’s Diary

The Sixth Bureau, Episode 1: Your Friend From Nanjing

What Takaichi’s Landslide Election Win Means for Japan

Why the US-India Trade Deal Hinges on Russian Oil

Behind Thailand’s Push to Recriminalize Cannabis

Japan’s Bond Crash Sent Shockwaves Through Global Markets