The US tariff war with China sent American companies scrambling to find alternative manufacturing hubs. India looked promising until the White House upended everything. 

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha heads to India, where she goes inside two toy factories scrambling to adapt to Washington’s shifting trade policies. How sky-high tariffs are undercutting India’s ambitions to take China’s crown as the world’s factory floor and forcing American manufacturers to make a tough choice. 

Read more: Cutting Ties With China Is Harder Than Companies Expected

Further listening: An American Toymaker Struggles to Break Up With China
The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs

The US tariff war with China sent American companies scrambling to find alternative manufacturing hubs. India looked promising until the White House upended everything.&nbsp;
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha heads to India, where she goes inside two toy factories scrambling to adapt to Washington&rsquo;s shifting trade policies. How sky-high tariffs are undercutting India&rsquo;s ambitions to take China&rsquo;s crown as the world&rsquo;s factory floor and forcing American manufacturers to make a tough choice.&nbsp;
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-18/learning-resources-move-to-vietnam-shows-china-s-dominance?srnd=undefined">Cutting Ties With China Is Harder Than Companies Expected</a>
Further listening: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-american-toymaker-struggles-to-break-up-with-china/id1746141911?i=1000733927616">An American Toymaker Struggles to Break Up With China </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-toymaker-suing-trump-over-destructive/id1746141911?i=1000715338062">The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs</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.

Big Take Asia

Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Two

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Nearly four months after the war in Iran began, US and Iranian negotiators are trying to turn their cease-fire into lasting peace. But critics of the latest memorandum of understanding say it mostly leaves President Donald Trump where he was before the war started, with many key issues unresolved.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marc Champion on the latest negotiations between the two countries and what foreign powers – from the Gulf to China – will be watching for in a proposed settlement.

Read more:  Trump’s Iran Truce Has the Hallmarks of Defeat

Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Marc Champion; Edited by Julia Weaver and Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Victor Swezey and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Emma Munger.

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

Nearly four months after the war in Iran began, US and Iranian negotiators are trying to turn their cease-fire into lasting peace. But critics of the latest memorandum of understanding say it mostly leaves President Donald Trump where he was before the war started, with many key issues unresolved.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marc Champion on the latest negotiations between the two countries and what foreign powers &ndash; from the Gulf to China &ndash; will be watching for in a proposed settlement.
Read more: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-06-15/iran-us-peace-deal-trump-s-iran-truce-has-the-hallmarks-of-defeat?srnd=undefined">Trump&rsquo;s Iran Truce Has the Hallmarks of Defeat</a>
Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Marc Champion; Edited by Julia Weaver and Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Victor Swezey and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Emma Munger.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Iran’s Leaders Are in No Hurry to Get a Peace Deal

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For a growing number of older workers, retirement is no longer feeling so achievable—or appealing. But staying in the workforce or going back to work in your 60s and 70s comes with challenges, for workers and companies.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Stacey Vanek Smith talks to the World Economic Forum’s Haleh Nazeri about the factors driving the rise in so-called ‘unretirement.’ And we hear from David Lloyd, a radio presenter who’s trying to give other Boomers a later-in-life career boost.

Read more: When the Best Retirement Is No Retirement at All

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Hosted by Stacey Vanek Smith; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Stacey Vanek Smith; Edited by Aaron Edwards.

Fact-checking by Victor Swezey; Engineering by Emma Munger.

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

For a growing number of older workers, retirement is no longer feeling so achievable&mdash;or appealing. But staying in the workforce or going back to work in your 60s and 70s comes with challenges, for workers and companies.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Stacey Vanek Smith talks to the World Economic Forum&rsquo;s Haleh Nazeri about the factors driving the rise in so-called &lsquo;unretirement.&rsquo; And we hear from David Lloyd, a radio presenter who&rsquo;s trying to give other Boomers a later-in-life career boost.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-17/why-more-people-over-60-are-choosing-not-to-retire">When the Best Retirement Is No Retirement at All</a>
We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts">Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer.</a>
Hosted by Stacey Vanek Smith; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Stacey Vanek Smith; Edited by Aaron Edwards.
Fact-checking by Victor Swezey; Engineering by Emma Munger.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

What if the Best Retirement is No Retirement at All?

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After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China’s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China’s tech industry.

Read more: Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month

After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China&rsquo;s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China&rsquo;s tech industry.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/xiaohongshu-is-said-to-ready-hong-kong-ipo-filing-this-month">Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month</a>

China’s Instagram Gets Ready to Go Public

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Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Two

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