Chen Zhi’s family office website describes the 37-year-old as a "young business prodigy." But US and UK authorities say he’s behind scam centers run by forced labor. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3JtzsXO

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Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who’s in jail for corruption over the 1MDB scandal, may return to politics if he’s pardoned, his lawyer says. More here: https://bloom.bg/4qg9tn6

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A potentially “catastrophic” breach of US-based cybersecurity provider F5 has been blamed on state-backed hackers from China. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4o33tg3

📷: Chris Ratcliffe

Singapore now has one of the world's best pension systems according to a new global ranking, while India takes bottom spot. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4hbQ9Dj

📷: Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg

China’s Victory Day parade in September showed off a new, uncrewed submarine the size of a semi-truck — meant to keep tabs on US vessels and seafloor cables — and shined a spotlight on Beijing’s investment in the undersea domain.

The US submarine industry, by contrast, is struggling to get out of drydock after years of delays, rising costs and a weakened industrial base https://bloom.bg/3LbJVHF

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EXCLUSIVE: Apple plans to make new home hub devices and tabletop robots in Vietnam as it pivots away from China https://bloom.bg/4qbNzS2

📷: Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg

🎙️ South Korean companies are offering workers up to $72,000 to have babies in an effort to boost the nation’s declining population.

Are cash incentives enough to solve the problem? We explore on on today’s Big Take Asia podcast: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

🚨 LIVE NOW: A wave of listings in India, from Tata Capital to LG, has made the country the world's fourth-largest IPO market this year. What’s next?

Bloomberg's Menaka Doshi, Lianting Tu, Rajesh Mascarenhas, Chiranjivi Chakraborty answer your questions in a Live Q&A. http://bloom.bg/4q916tB

"Digital arrests” are swindling Indians out of millions and leaving trauma in their wake. But they can be stopped, writes Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andy Mukherjee. More here: https://bloom.bg/4mXJXQH

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Spot gold prices climbed above $4,000 an ounce for the first time, as concerns over the US economy and a government shutdown added fresh momentum to a scorching rally. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4mSssRG

📷: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

Indian markets are reeling from Trump’s surging tariffs and H-1B visa chaos. Four financial experts weigh in on how to invest right now: http://bloom.bg/470Bh7n

📷: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took a conciliatory tone in his return to TV, saying “it was never my intention to make light of the death of a young man.” Read more here: https://bloom.bg/46PB1YO

📷: Randy Holmes/Getty Images

🎙️ President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached a tentative deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US.

On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, what could change for US-based users on the platform, and who had the upper hand at the negotiating table: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

New Zealand appoints Sweden’s Anna Breman as the RBNZ’s first female governor in the central bank's 90-year history. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3W5oKcA

Hong Kong’s bankers and traders hunkered down at home or booked hotels near the office as Super Typhoon Ragasa descended on the Asian financial hub. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4pCflH9

🚨 Happening Now: Trump has just changed the rules of global hiring by introducing a $100,000 fee to apply for an H-1B visa. The move is already sparking panic across the tech industry and US-based skilled immigrants.

Join Bloomberg’s Nasreen Seria, Eric Martin, Sankalp Phartiyal and Ruchi Bhatia for a Live Q&A on what it means for Indian tech, students and US hiring: https://bloom.bg/3VNWifr

Chinese startups are accelerating brain implant trials, mounting a direct challenge to Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3K8yi3W

📷: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Chinese electric vehicle brands led by BYD are winning over European customers with sleek, high-tech models at competitive prices.

Now, a startup is looking to muscle in on a more modest market: micro cars. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3K8JUnB

📷: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Disney’s ABC network is taking Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air indefinitely amid a backlash to remarks the late-night host made about the killing of Republican activist Charlie Kirk. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4n9YZE7

📷: Randy Holmes/Disney/Getty Images

A vacant office tower in the heart of Singapore shows how tough it’s become to lure even wealthy buyers. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4ncog0n

📷: Low De Wei/Bloomberg

🎙️ From Nepal to Bangladesh, Gen Z is challenging the ruling elite in South Asia.

On today's Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha and Karishma Vaswani break down what's driving youth-led protest movements and what they mean for lasting change: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

President Donald Trump said he has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the paper of serving as a “mouthpiece” for the Democrats. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4mgB1Wk

📷: Samuel Corum/ Sipa/Bloomberg

Years after an infamous speech forced Alibaba founder Jack Ma from the public eye, China’s most recognizable entrepreneur is back. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4gt9H67

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Russian prosecutors are targeting Denis Shtengelov's KDV Group, one of the country’s largest snack producers, for expropriation. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3VVeELb

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expressed regret over the recent detention of hundreds of South Korean workers in Georgia. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/47D1GJk

📷: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

A rare mega wealth transfer between generations has minted six new billionaires after the death of Singapore’s second-richest man. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/41RTcdH

📷: Courtesy of the Goh family

When Apple launched the iPhone X in 2017, it established a new category: the $1,000 smartphone. In the eight years since, that price point has barely budged.

That restraint won’t last forever. The company has already started signaling what comes next: the era of the $2,000 iPhone. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3IdXMw0

📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

🎙️ The leaders of China, Russia and India put on a surprising show of unity in a striking moment that went viral earlier this month.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, we’ll explore what’s driving their alignment and what the shift means for Trump: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

Thailand’s cannabis industry is eyeing a new lease of life under new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul — a politician who pioneered its decriminalization and early success. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4mMBGQp

📷: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg

Xi, Putin and Modi’s rare show of unity signals deep economic shifts and the emergence of a new order pushing against Trump. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/45OMx6l

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LIVE NOW: What do China's military parade and geopolitical summit tell us about Xi's ambitions?

Bloomberg journalists are answering your questions about what it means for the world in a live Q&A: https://bloom.bg/3VD9qUd

China's once-a-decade military parade showed off a slew of missiles, a directed-energy weapon for taking out drones and — for good measure — robot dogs. See what stood out: https://bloom.bg/3JHyC9E

📷: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter made her international debut in China this week, with her unprecedented appearance abroad intensifying speculation she is being groomed as his eventual successor. More here: https://bloom.bg/45OufSU

📷: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP Photo

🎙️ As Beijing flexes its might at its first military parade in years, behind the scenes, President Xi Jinping is orchestrating an unprecedented purge of generals.

Find out what the shakeup could mean for China and the world on the Big Take Asia podcast: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first trip to China in seven years to reset relations with India’s powerful neighbor while also seeking to strengthen ties with Russia as President Donald Trump ratchets up tensions with New Delhi. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4g4ZGfd

When Xi Jinping gathers his closest international allies for one of the landmark summits of his more than a decade-long rule, many will be seeking reassurance after emerging scarred from conflicts.

They may not get it. Instead, China’s president is likely to dwell more on what’s ahead for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, at a time when Trump tries to hem in Beijing’s ambitions and upends US alliances with the likes of India. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/47iYhiL

📷: Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

Crypto investor Balaji Srinivasan wants to design a new kind of nation state. A troubled development in Malaysia has become a testbed for his ideas. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4g0HNxR

📷: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg

Singapore will start classifying some substances used in vape pods as controlled drugs from next month, paving the way for stiffer penalties. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/41Usili

📷: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

🎙️ Shipyards across South Korea are busier than they’ve been in years, thanks, in part, to a $150 billion commitment by Seoul to revive America’s shipbuilding industry.

Could the alliance help counter China’s maritime dominance? Listen to the Big Take Asia Podcast: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

Correction: Trump threatens additional tariffs and export restrictions on advanced US tech in retaliation against countries with digital taxes. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4lJ1Dis

BREAKING: Donald Trump says Fed Governor Lisa Cook will be removed from her position effective immediately https://bloom.bg/3HU2S0l

📷: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Soaring temperatures and humidity are creating a deadly heat crisis across India, where sweat can’t evaporate and bodies can't cool. Bloomberg visited a hospital struggling to cope with the impact of heat stress. Read the full investigation: https://bloom.bg/3HProja

📷: Kanishka Sonthalia/Bloomberg

The honeymoon is officially over for burrito baron Steven Marks: Just a year after Guzman y Gomez’s blockbuster market debut made him a multimillionaire, the founder’s fortune is getting hammered. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/45QtlUI

📷: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

KPop Demon Hunters, an animated musical released by Netflix, topped the US and Canadian box office during a two-day theatrical debut, a rare win at the theaters for the streaming giant. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4mY3kcM

Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg for his unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI this year, the startup said in a court filing. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4oSKvK6

📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Meta is hiring another key Apple artificial intelligence executive, even as the social networking company prepares to slow its recruitment. More here: https://bloom.bg/4mTvEx2

📷: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

Singapore ride-hailing users got a rude shock on Wednesday after prices on the most popular app jumped about a hundred times from the usual rates, with short trips within the city costing $1,000 or more. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4lzgWdi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed improved ties with China as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated criticism on the South Asian nation over its purchases of Russian oil. read more here: https://bloom.bg/4lEMPl5

🎙 On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, how a rebel army in Myanmar became a major player in the global supply for rare earths — and what its growing influence means for neighboring China: https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

President Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on Indian exports to the US mark an escalation in a breakdown of the relationship between the two countries that started in the wake of May's India-Pakistan conflict. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/45bXZZC

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