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  • Is Indonesia’s Stock Market Becoming Uninvestable?

    October 27, 2026 · 15 min

    After a rare double downgrade warning from MSCI, Indonesia suffered its worst stock rout in nearly 30 years. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Indonesia bureau chief Ben Otto about what dropping…

  • Has Sanae Takaichi Made Japan Great Again?

    October 20, 2026 · 19 min

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants to put Japan back in the fast lane, with huge investments in everything from AI to space technology. But can she generate the growth to justify the spending without unsettling markets and…

  • How India’s Day Traders Broke the World’s Biggest Options Market

    October 13, 2026 · 18 min

    When millions of retail investors piled into India’s options market to get rich quick, losses mounted and regulators launched a sweeping crackdown.  On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, guest host Rebecca Choong Wilkins and India equities…

  • The Surprising People Getting Very Rich Off AI

    October 6, 2026 · 15 min

    Beyond software and chips, the AI boom relies on good old-fashioned manufacturing of essential components – a skill that has made a new class of people very, very rich. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host Oanh Ha talks with Bloomberg…

  • China’s New Message to Its Billionaires: Pay Up

    September 29, 2026 · 13 min

    China is ramping up an ongoing effort to shore up local government budgets and fund AI data centers with tax revenue from its richest citizens. Billionaires across the country are seeing bills hit their doorstep, and one major deadline to…

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  • US-China AI Race to Take Center Stage at Trump-Xi Meeting

    September 22, 2026 · 17 min

    As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first visit to Washington in over a decade, trade and the AI race will likely dominate talks with Donald Trump. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha and Bloomberg’s John Liu unpack…

  • Japan Hikes Rates, Reshaping Carry Trade

    September 18, 2026 · 17 min

    It’s been a big week for central banks around the world. Yet among the flurry of rate decisions, the Bank of Japan’s move stands out. After decades of near-zero interest rates, policymakers are betting Japan’s economy is finally returning…

  • Big Pharma Needs New Drugs. China Has Them

    September 15, 2026 · 17 min

    American pharma giants are increasingly turning to Chinese labs to discover, test and develop cutting-edge drugs. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Bloomberg’s Amber Tong and Robert Langreth join Oanh Ha to break down why global…

  • Is the US AI Reckoning an Opportunity for China?

    September 10, 2026 · 16 min

    “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” An X post by a former employee of both OpenAI and Anthropic went viral this week and is prompting big questions. Among them: are the safety…

  • How India Is Training the Robots of the Future

    September 8, 2026 · 18 min

    Tens of thousands of workers in India are wearing head-mounted cameras to record their every move, helping train humanoid robots to perform everyday human tasks. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Bloomberg’s Asia AI reporter Saritha Rai…

  • Deadly Flooding in Nepal Highlights Asia’s Climate Vulnerability

    September 2, 2026 · 17 min

    Hundreds of hydropower workers remain missing in Nepal after a glacial collapse caused catastrophic flooding. The disaster laid bare the rising climate risks across Asia and the danger of building in an increasingly volatile environment…

  • How Two-Minute Microdramas Became a Billion-Dollar Industry

    August 25, 2026 · 20 min

    Microdramas — mini soap operas designed to be watched on your phone — have become one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment in the world. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Yang Yang and…

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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.