Microdramas — mini soap operas designed to be watched on your phone — have become one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment in the world. #china #tv #movie #asia #news #entertainment

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Yang Yang and Bloomberg Businessweek’s Christopher Beam about how millions got hooked on the medium, the challenges studios face as they try to reach new audiences and how AI could transform it all.

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NYU Stern professor Suzy Welch examines a growing contradiction among Gen Z: young workers increasingly value achievement and career success while also wanting to spend less of their lives at work. Welch discusses shifting attitudes toward ambition, work-life balance and what the trend means for employers. She speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney.
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India is tightening its grip on foreign outflows as the Iran war fuels an energy shock. Fuel prices are up, gold and silver imports face tougher curbs, as the rupee has hit a record low against the dollar.
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President Donald Trump is vowing to double tariffs on imported Canadian vehicles and parts to 50% starting January 1. Canada is ready to fight back. Talks broke down on Friday. Bloomberg’s Brendan Murray looks at why Trump is starting a new trade fight with his northern neighbor.
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US equity futures rise after chipmakers rebound. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plans to isolate Iran risks heightening tensions between the US and China, Tehran’s main trading partner. Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller criticizes Bessent’s plan to spend billions buying back US bonds. Canada is set to announce a range of measures to protect its workers and businesses from 50% US tariffs. Henry Allen of Deutsche Bank sees market risks on the upside amid a borrowing binge in the AI sector.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Brief Begins; Top Stories & Global Markets
00:00:54 – Global Market Check, European Stocks Rise as Oil Prices Fall
00:02:33 – US Futures & Nvidia Earnings Preview
00:04:03 – First Look Movers: Nvidia, Dick’s & Melrose
00:05:16 – China Defends Iran Ties as U.S. Sanctions Pressure Builds, China, Iran & the Trump-Xi Summit
00:10:07 – Canada Prepares Response to 50% U.S. Tariffs
00:14:13 – Trending on the Terminal
00:15:58 – Strait of Hormuz & Global Energy Supply, How Gulf States Are Bypassing Hormuz, How Energy Majors Are Managing Hormuz Risk
00:19:30 – Front Page News
00:21:01 – Markets Update
00:22:36 – First Look Movers: Nvidia, Dick’s & CD Projekt
00:24:18 – Henry Allen, Deutsche Bank Macro Strategist, on Drunckenmiller vs. Bessent – Bonds, the Fed & Markets, What Markets Want From Jackson Hole
00:31:16 – Trending on the Terminal
00:32:33 – Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. Economic Pressure
00:37:54 – Volkswagen’s Job Cuts and Turnaround Battle
00:42:05 – What to Watch
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