About Asia
South China Morning Post
Let’s talk... About Asia by looking deep into the stories unfolding on the world’s most populous continent. Each episode showcases the reportage of SCMP’s journalists across Asia and in-depth interviews with experts, putting context and analysis to current affairs.
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Xi and Putin's gas deal; Xi's multi-nation talks in Uzbekistan; Liz Truss and her China policy
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09/09/22 • 36 min
What does it mean for Russia and China to declare they will use the ruble and the yuan instead of US currency for their oil and gas deals? Have Chinese refineries decided they can avoid sanctions and buy cheap Russian crude? Siqi Ji analyses the growing Sino-Russian energy relationship, while William Zheng looks at the geopolitics of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting and how Xi Jinping will use it to form an anti-US alliance. Chad Bray looks at the new UK government and PM...
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12/02/22 • 35 min
How has the death of China’s former president Jiang Zemin inspired nostalgic memories of a different era of Beijing-Washington ties? Post North America bureau chief Rob Delaney gives his analysis on that, and reports on the spread of zero-Covid protests by Chinese students at US college campuses. Europe correspondent Finbarr Bermingham reports in increasing friction among European allies over the Biden administration’s efforts to curb China’s access to semiconductors and its role in the global...
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11/08/19 • 30 min
06/25/20 • 22 min
SCMP political economy editor Zhou Xin has a copy of John Bolton's book 'The Room Where It Happened' and discusses what its revelations mean for Chinese readers; Washington bureau chief Rob Delaney unpicks the rollercoaster week of statements from Navarro, Ross and Trump, the talk of decoupling the US and China as well as analysing of how Trump will use the trade deal to leverage his popularity with his rural base for the upcoming election. Presented by Finbarr Bermingham.
06/19/20 • 36 min
Jesus Seade, the Mexican candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation, has pitched himself as the “trade expert” who can bring both the US and China back to the negotiating table. This is a deep-dive interview with Finbarr Bermingham, probing his thoughts on the US-China trade war, the phase one trade deal and what Seade learned from leading the talks that saw the North American Free Trade Agreement revamped as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), due to take force on July 1.
06/12/20 • 31 min
Who will buy? It's a week where soybeans, fossil fuels, wolf warrior diplomacy and the 2020 US Presidential campaign collided... SCMP editors John Carter and Teddy Ng discuss the latest events in the rising US-China rivalry, while Peterson Institute for International Economics' trade expert Chad Bown joins Finbarr Bermingham on the line to discuss China's progress towards meeting trade deal purchasing targets.
07/24/20 • 44 min
Political economy editors John Carter and Zhou Xin explain the impact of the closure of the Chengdu consulate on US companies, and the deep historical meaning China attaches to the Houston consulate. Hong Kong desk editor Denise Tsang reveals the ongoing fears of American and Japanese companies about being based in Hong Kong and the bad economic news ahead. Veteran trade lawyer Will Marshall unpacks how his clients and Hong Kong's business community are discovering the Hong Kong Autonomy Act is…
How the Hong Kong Autonomy Act will work; analysing Joe Biden's China policy; two years of trade war
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07/10/20 • 36 min
Political economy editors Zhou Xin and John Carter join Finbarr Bermingham to analyse how Donald Trump's Hong Kong Autonomy Act will impact business here, and reflect on the past turbulent two years of trade war. Hear an in-depth interview with Clark Jennings, former White House advisor on a potential Biden presidency and what aspects of Trump’s policies toward China would be kept and which would be changed.
07/31/20 • 40 min
The SCMP political economy team, Finbarr Bermingham, John Carter and Zhou Xin analyse a historic week where the United States recorded a massive economic slump while China continued to eke out growth in its post-lockdown economy. Hear analysis of Xi Jinping's recent addresses and this week's meeting of the Politburo, and clues of increasing preparation for decoupling. We will also hear from Kenya's nomination for the WTO vacancy Amina Mohamed, about her views on how the WTO can help resolve the…
02/08/24 • 16 min
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest musical acts in the world – and she’s coming to Singapore in 2024, along with Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Coldplay. For decades, so-called “world tours” have skipped much of Asia, but how has the tide of concert tourism changed? We sat down with Post reporter Kimberly Lim to discuss more. Read more on this: https://sc.mp/oh50b
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How many episodes does About Asia have?
About Asia currently has 170 episodes available.
What topics does About Asia cover?
The podcast is about News and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on About Asia?
The episode title 'Xi and Putin's gas deal; Xi's multi-nation talks in Uzbekistan; Liz Truss and her China policy' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on About Asia?
The average episode length on About Asia is 32 minutes.
How often are episodes of About Asia released?
Episodes of About Asia are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of About Asia?
The first episode of About Asia was released on Aug 30, 2019.
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