China is investing heavily in cutting-edge genetic experiments. It’s part of their quest to become a biotech superpower.

On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha, Bloomberg’s Karoline Kan and Oxford University geneticist Andy Greenfield discuss China’s pharmaceutical ambitions and the loose regulatory environment that allows the animal testing industry to thrive.

Read more: China Pushes Boundaries With Animal Testing to Win Global Biotech Race

China is investing heavily in cutting-edge genetic experiments. It&rsquo;s part of their quest to become a biotech superpower.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Karoline Kan and Oxford University geneticist Andy Greenfield discuss China&rsquo;s pharmaceutical ambitions and the loose regulatory environment that allows the animal testing industry to thrive.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-28/china-biotech-scientists-push-boundaries-in-animal-testing">China Pushes Boundaries With Animal Testing to Win Global Biotech Race </a>

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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.

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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China Tests the Limits in the Race for Biotech Power

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In Episode 5 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take,a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security travels to an overseas meeting with a valuable source. He has no idea he is walking into a trap that the FBI has been setting up for months. 

The Sixth Bureau from Bloomberg News follows an MSS intelligence officer whose mission was to acquire the crown jewels of American aerospace companies. With aliases, blackmail and the occasional break-in, he targeted corporate giants. That is, until his sloppiness — and a cunning FBI sting — led to a stunning reversal: Xu Yanjun became the first Chinese intelligence officer ever convicted on American soil.

The Sixth Bureau is the story of superpowers, their secrets and how one Chinese spy got caught. Listen to Episodes 1 - 4 here.

In Episode 5 of&nbsp;The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, a spy from China&rsquo;s Ministry of State Security travels to an overseas meeting with a valuable source. He has no idea he is walking into a trap that the FBI has been setting up for months. The Sixth Bureau from Bloomberg News follows an MSS intelligence officer whose mission was to acquire the crown jewels of American aerospace companies. With aliases, blackmail and the occasional break-in, he targeted corporate giants. That is, until his sloppiness &mdash; and a cunning FBI sting &mdash; led to a stunning reversal: Xu Yanjun became the first Chinese intelligence officer ever convicted on American soil. The Sixth Bureau is the story of superpowers, their secrets and how one Chinese spy got caught. Listen to Episodes 1 - 4 <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/the-sixth-bureau/">here</a>.

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

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The war in the Middle East is rattling global oil markets, raising the risk of supply disruptions and price shocks for energy‑hungry Asian economies.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Daniel Ten Kate and Fereidun Fesharaki, founder and chairman of FGE, about how tensions involving Iran are being watched by energy markets — and which Asian economies are most exposed if the crisis escalates.

The war in the Middle East is rattling global oil markets, raising the risk of supply disruptions and price shocks for energy‑hungry Asian economies.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg&rsquo;s Daniel Ten Kate and Fereidun Fesharaki, founder and chairman of FGE, about how tensions involving Iran are being watched by energy markets &mdash; and which Asian economies are most exposed if the crisis escalates.

War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia

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How long will hostilities in Iran last? Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it will likely depend on “markets and munitions.”

In an interview with the Big Take podcast, Blinken and host David Gura discuss the Obama and Biden administrations’ efforts to avoid conflict with Iran, the unanticipated ways this war puts the US at risk and how the strikes could reshape the region.

Hosted by David Gura; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky and Julia Press; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

How long will hostilities in Iran last? Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it will likely depend on &ldquo;markets and munitions.&rdquo;
In an interview with the Big Take podcast, Blinken and host David Gura discuss the Obama and Biden administrations&rsquo; efforts to avoid conflict with Iran, the unanticipated ways this war puts the US at risk and how the strikes could reshape the region.
Hosted by David Gura; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky and Julia Press; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Former Secretary of State on the Two Keys to Ending War in Iran

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China Tests the Limits in the Race for Biotech Power

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