Pakistan Is Getting Too Expensive For Its Middle Class – So They’re Leaving
A record number of Pakistanis are leaving at a rapid speed. Among them are some of the country’s top talent including doctors, engineers, accountants and managers. Over the last three years, one milli...
5 Nov 202413min
The US Pledged to Contain China’s Tech Ambitions. It’s Not Working
China is making steady progress in its quest to dominate key industries of the future, despite years of US tariffs, export controls and sanctions. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha ta...
29 Okt 202414min
How China’s BYD Became King of the Affordable EV
Started as a battery company in the 1990s in Shenzhen, BYD is now one of the best-selling EV brands in the world. Once mocked by Elon Musk, the company’s startling growth made it a global player and h...
22 Okt 202416min
How an Infamous Vietnamese Businesswoman Engineered a $12 Billion Fraud
Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was convicted in April of orchestrating a $12.3 billion fraud. She was sentenced to death by lethal injection, which she is appealing. And this week, the co...
15 Okt 202414min
Inside the Succession Drama at a Hong Kong Property Dynasty
Adrian Cheng, the third-generation scion of property dynasty New World Development, seemed poised to take over his family’s $20 billion empire. But last month, in a surprising twist, he was replaced a...
8 Okt 202415min
Tim Walz’s Deep China Ties Could Spell Trouble for Democrats
With relations between Washington and Beijing at a critical point, US Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz’s time in China has come under scrutiny from Republicans. Walz first went to China...
1 Okt 202414min
Could the Chinese Yuan Ever Replace the US Dollar?
Talk of de-dollarization has been gaining momentum among China, India, Brazil, Russia and South Africa in the wake of significant US led sanctions on Russia. Former US President and candidate Donald T...
24 Sep 202415min
China’s Crackdowns Are Crushing the Dreams of a Generation
China’s drive to upgrade its struggling economy has left millions of people facing job losses or pay cuts, fueling an existential crisis among some of its best and brightest workers. On today's Big T...
18 Sep 202417min
