The Dirty, Deadly Price We Pay for Clean Cars
Indonesia’s nickel business is booming. The metal is a key component in electric car batteries, but its success has a dark side: the country’s nickel mines and processing plants have a history of fata...
17 Juni 202417min
A New Breed of Scammer Is Targeting Asia's Ultra-Rich
Reports of alleged imposters are cropping up more and more in the family office frenzy in Singapore and Hong Kong. The ultra wealthy use family offices to manage their finances and affairs. Today on T...
11 Juni 202417min
A Stunning Election Result in India as Modi and BJP Fall Short
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party lost its majority in India’s parliament. The stunning blow is forcing Modi to rely on allies to form a government for the first time since he stormed to power a ...
5 Juni 202416min
Will the World’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant Get a Restart?
All of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors were shut down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. As the country's energy needs soar, debate is heating up over whether to bring the world’s largest nuclear plan...
28 Maj 202416min
What Does China’s Economic Slowdown Mean For the Communist Party?
After four decades of unparalleled gains in income and wealth, China’s 1.4 billion have been hit by a series of blows: a real estate collapse, a trade war with the US, and a crackdown on entrepreneurs...
21 Maj 202420min
The Rise of Modi, Part 2: How India’s Leader Came Back From the Brink
In 2002, Narendra Modi was facing the biggest political crisis of his career. But in the aftermath of riots that left more than 1,000 people dead – most of them Muslims – he saw an opportunity to turn...
14 Maj 202420min
The Rise of Modi, Part 1: Why India’s Leader Is So Popular – and Polarizing
Narendra Modi is arguably the world’s most popular politician. With nearly 1 billion Indians eligible to vote in a six-week election that concludes on June 4, Modi and his party are expected to win a ...
14 Maj 202417min
Introducing: Big Take Asia
A deep dive into understanding Asia and how it impacts the global economy and world of business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Maj 20241min
