<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jessica Beck - Producer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jessica Beck - Producer]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWxcYOayN5s/jessica-beck</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Jessica Beck - Producer</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWxcYOayN5s/jessica-beck</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 17:45:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWxcYOayN5s/jessica-beck.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Armed Forces Can No Longer Ignore Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense departments need to embrace the green transition for national security and the planet, argues Richard Nugee, retired lieutenant general of the British Army.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/why-armed-forces-can-no-longer-ignore-climate-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/why-armed-forces-can-no-longer-ignore-climate-change</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akshat Rathi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBDZ5MmyNPQc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBDZ5MmyNPQc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Members of the Philippine Navy paddle through floodwaters in Tatalon village, in suburban Quezon City, the Philippines, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. At least 15 people were killed as floodwaters swept across the main Philippine island of Luzon, paralyzing Manila and forcing 130,000 to flee their homes.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Can’t Produce Enough Matcha Tea as Global Popularity Booms]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, what’s driving the global matcha boom? And why can’t makers in Japan just…make more of it?]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-19/japan-matcha-shortage-tiktok-craze-tourism-boom-drive-demand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-19/japan-matcha-shortage-tiktok-craze-tourism-boom-drive-demand</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Oanh Ha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:24:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i56N0UqUz_AM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i56N0UqUz_AM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Asian rice dessert sweet green matcha mochi with cup of frothed matcha tea and green matcha powder in ceramic plate on brown table.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors Make Risky Bet on Russia's Return to Financial Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today on the Big Take podcast: As a peace deal comes into focus, some Western investors are eager to do business in Russia. But there are big risks.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/as-trump-putin-zelenskiy-talk-peace-deal-investors-eye-return-to-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/as-trump-putin-zelenskiy-talk-peace-deal-investors-eye-return-to-russia</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Holder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:36:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5C9ND19FmB8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5C9ND19FmB8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Visitors walk by the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and Saint Basil&apos;s Cathedral in Moscow.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Growing Presence in the Indian Ocean Is Alarming Rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast: How Mauritius and its island neighbors became caught in a great-power chess match for more than a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/china-india-and-us-are-fighting-for-influence-in-the-indian-ocean-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/china-india-and-us-are-fighting-for-influence-in-the-indian-ocean-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Oanh Ha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:59:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTzmFYo5NYtg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTzmFYo5NYtg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The 46th fleet of the Chinese People&apos;s Liberation Army Navy during an counter-terrorism and anti-piracy exercise in Jan. 2025. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi’s Big Challenge Is Getting People to Spend, Spend, Spend]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast: How is China planning to achieve its 5% GDP growth target in 2025? And will Trump’s tariffs get in the way?]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/china-confronts-economic-woes-trump-tariffs-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/china-confronts-economic-woes-trump-tariffs-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Oanh Ha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:45:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0RpY108x_gY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0RpY108x_gY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A resident watches the live broadcast of the opening of National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. China set a forceful economic growth goal at about 5% for 2025, raising expectations for officials to unleash more stimulus later this year as they confront a trade war with Donald Trump. Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Backtrack on Climate Policy Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today on the Big Take: What Trump’s key climate actions could mean for investment in green energy and the global fight to stop the warming of the planet.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/trump-s-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-accord-and-embrace-of-fossil-fuels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/trump-s-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-accord-and-embrace-of-fossil-fuels</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Holder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:59:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihsw5CJbb6Ak/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihsw5CJbb6Ak/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Amazon Rival Temu Got Sucked Into Trump’s Trade War]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, will closing a near century-old trade loophole in the US mean the end of cheap hauls from Temu and Shein?]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/what-trump-s-tariffs-mean-for-temu-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/what-trump-s-tariffs-mean-for-temu-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Oanh Ha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:22:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iR4rdM9HFnAk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iR4rdM9HFnAk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The icon for the Temu application, operated by PDD Holdings Inc., arranged in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. In the latest warning to global markets on the health of the Chinese economy, Temu-owner PDD Holdings Inc. on Monday surprised investors with an unusually gloomy outlook.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Post-COVID Dating Recession Is Rippling Through the US Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions more Americans are single now than before the pandemic. Today on the Big Take: What’s behind this dating recession and what it means for the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/the-post-covid-dating-recession-hitting-the-us-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/the-post-covid-dating-recession-hitting-the-us-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Press]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:09:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8vk7CTA0IFQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8vk7CTA0IFQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A diner at a restaurant Photographer: The Good Brigade/Digital Vision</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Thailand's Same-Sex Marriage Victory Means for the Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, what Thailand stands to gain from legalizing same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/what-thailand-s-same-sex-marriage-victory-means-for-the-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/what-thailand-s-same-sex-marriage-victory-means-for-the-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Oanh Ha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:50:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i00G4XPaJIAE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i00G4XPaJIAE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A couple poses with their certificates after registering their marriage in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Hundreds of LGBTQ couples will today officially marry in Thailand, which becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s New Game Plan for Dealing With Trump Tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, why a second trade war between the US under Trump and China under Xi could look very different from the first]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/china-s-new-playbook-for-trump-tariffs-possible-trade-war-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/china-s-new-playbook-for-trump-tariffs-possible-trade-war-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Oanh Ha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:58:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNVp3_E9LST8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNVp3_E9LST8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gantry cranes at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s Broken Markets Are Driving Innovation to Move Abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take podcast: Financial markets in Europe have long lagged behind US markets. Now, Europe is trying to reverse the trend.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-10/why-europe-s-broken-financial-markets-can-t-compete-with-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-10/why-europe-s-broken-financial-markets-can-t-compete-with-us</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Beck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:05:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWCGa_xI2wkE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWCGa_xI2wkE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Traders work in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tariff Wars Are Here — And They’re Messy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today on the Big Take podcast: How a slate of new tariffs could upend global trade and geopolitics — if they go into effect.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/us-launches-tariff-war-negotiations-with-mexico-canada-and-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/us-launches-tariff-war-negotiations-with-mexico-canada-and-china</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Holder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 23:44:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVHNc7dzc2h4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVHNc7dzc2h4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 3, 2025. Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Chinese Consumers So Keen on Gold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, how Chinese consumers helped propel gold to record highs last year, and what lies ahead for the precious metal, seen as a haven investment amid global uncertainty. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/why-are-chinese-consumers-so-keen-on-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/why-are-chinese-consumers-so-keen-on-gold</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Ng]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:45:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9IWy5gAhkAw/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9IWy5gAhkAw/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gold bangles on display a Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. The group, which has seen its shares plunge 47% this year, is facing increasing challenges from surging gold prices that have curbed demand for its main revenue-generating gold products and squeezed profit margins.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Influential Person in Davos Isn’t There]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take podcast, Trump’s influence and “America First” agenda loomed large ahead of a virtual address at the World Economic Forum.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-22/bezos-musk-davos-the-big-ceo-flip-flop-over-trump-s-second-term</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-22/bezos-musk-davos-the-big-ceo-flip-flop-over-trump-s-second-term</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gura]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:02:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2AAVgrs1.x8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2AAVgrs1.x8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Visitors watch a broadcast of Donald Trump ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Jan. 20. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Flocked to RedNote as the TikTok Ban Loomed. Will the Party Last?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast: American TikTok users have been flooding the Chinese social media app RedNote. Will they stay for good?]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/is-rednote-the-next-tiktok-big-take-asia-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/is-rednote-the-next-tiktok-big-take-asia-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yang Yang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:34:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWYK0w9ERAqM/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWYK0w9ERAqM/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The logo for Xiaohongshu on an iPhone.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Higher Bond Yields Mean for Markets and Everyday Borrowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today on the Big Take: Why bond yields have been climbing, and what the consequences could be for consumers, markets and the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/what-higher-bond-yields-mean-for-markets-consumers-and-the-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/what-higher-bond-yields-mean-for-markets-consumers-and-the-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gura]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:19:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBiil8Xwq4ZM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBiil8Xwq4ZM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The US Treasury building in Washington, DC.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea Has Plenty of Botox But Not Enough Doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, we examine surging medical tourism in South Korea and how it’s colliding with a shortage of physicians to care for locals.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-14/south-korea-s-medical-tourism-boom-fuels-doctor-shortage-fears-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-14/south-korea-s-medical-tourism-boom-fuels-doctor-shortage-fears-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yang Yang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:03:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV53HAl41Fz0/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV53HAl41Fz0/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Millions of Young Chinese Are Refusing to Make Pension Payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast: How China’s underfunded pension system poses challenges to its economy and the Communist Party’s credibility.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-07/why-millions-of-china-s-gen-z-millennials-are-not-paying-into-pensions-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-07/why-millions-of-china-s-gen-z-millennials-are-not-paying-into-pensions-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yang Yang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:56:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ingi9.IQomj8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ingi9.IQomj8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pedestrians cross a road at night in Beijing, China, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation faces &quot;very arduous&quot; reform, development and stability tasks next year, after having “smoothly” achieved economic and social targets for 2024.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix Bets Big on ‘Squid Game’ as It Rolls Out Season Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast: With a new season, spin-off video games and more, Netflix hopes to turn a global phenomenon into a global franchise.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-24/netflix-bets-on-squid-game-global-franchise-airs-season-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-24/netflix-bets-on-squid-game-global-franchise-airs-season-two</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yang Yang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:01:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihAwYpNrxWw8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihAwYpNrxWw8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Squid Game S1</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Half a Trillion Dollars May Not Be Enough to Solve China's Housing Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, what the Chinese government is doing to try to rescue its ailing property market — and what’s at stake if it fails.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-17/why-china-s-big-plan-to-save-the-property-market-is-failing-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-17/why-china-s-big-plan-to-save-the-property-market-is-failing-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yang Yang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:38:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izTtx01WqK2Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izTtx01WqK2Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A residential building under construction in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. China&apos;s residential market sales fell again in November, suggesting the property sector still has some ways to go before it can show a sustained recovery.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>