Best AsiaBusiness Podcasts (2024)

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Revolutionizing Language Teaching with AI: The Cathoven Story 36:26

1M ago36:26

36:26

Join guest host Jean Liu as Josh Lee, Co-founder of Cathoven, shares how their AI-powered platform is revolutionizing language teaching. From discussing Cathoven's core technology to its global impact, learn how they're reshaping the language learning industry and driving change in education. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t…

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Bridging Healthcare Innovations Between Europe and China 33:54

2M ago33:54

33:54

Introduction We’re joined by Chenchao Liu, the founder of SILREAL, a management consulting firm focused on the healthcare sector and Sino-European business exchanges. We discuss SILREAL’s work and delve into the unique opportunities and challenges in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors between China and Europe while also exploring trends affe…

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Asian Markets and Strategic Transitioning Away from China 36:58

2M ago36:58

36:58

Connect with Pilar on LinkedIn Visit YCP Solidiance Visit Asia Business Podcast Full show Transcript below Summary and Timestamps Overview In this episode of the Asia Business Podcast, host Art Dicker interviews Pilar Dieter, CEO of YCP Solidiance, an Asia-focused strategic advisory firm. They discuss the challenges and opportunities in the Asian m…

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Security in an Evolving Asia Business Environment 33:46

3M ago33:46

33:46

Contact Ron Efron on LinkedIn Visit BluOcean Follow Asia Business Podcast on LinkedIn Full show Transcript below Summary and Timestamps Security in an Evolving Asia Business Environment In this episode of the Asia Business Podcast, host Art Dicker interviews Ron Efron, the director of BluOcean Security, about the comprehensive security services the…

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The Evolution of Chinese Investment in the United States 43:40

3M ago43:40

43:40

We interviewed John Ling, an expert in Chinese manufacturing investment in the US. John shared valuable insights regarding the challenges and opportunities faced by Chinese entrepreneurs venturing into the American market. With years of experience and a deep understanding of the dynamics between China and the US, John provided a comprehensive overv…

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Building the Leading Indonesia Venture Capital Fund 42:46

4M ago42:46

42:46

We interview Eddy Chan, co-founder of Intudo Ventures, the leading and only venture capital firm that exclusively invests in Indonesia. Eddy shares some of the reasons to start the firm several years ago before Indonesia had started to emerge on the world stage as an top investment destination. We also discuss macro demographic as well as policy tr…

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The Positive Story of Chinese Investment in the US 37:25

4M ago37:25

37:25

We talk with Chris Pereira – Founder and CEO of business consulting group iMpact on obstacles they face and strategies that work for Chinese brands entering the US. A wide-ranging discussion from macro trends driving Chinese companies to go abroad to micro initiatives like early engagement with the local community to build support for the company’s…

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China’s EV Industry Goes Global 48:44

4M ago48:44

48:44

We talk with Tu Le, founder of China Auto Insights, on the rise of Chinese’s EV industry globally, how it got here, how the US and Europe can compete, and whether it really has been Chinese government policies that have made the difference. A full tour de force of where we are and where we are headed from one of the leading commentators in the busi…

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Effectively Communicating With Clients 33:10

5M ago33:10

33:10

From our sister show the China Business Law Podcast: We interview Jon Hicks, Employment Counsel at Netflix at its headquarters in Los Gatos, California. On how lawyers can effectively communicate with clients, including internal company clients when operating as an in-house attorney.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you …

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Running a Global Compliance Program from Shanghai 22:10

5M ago22:10

22:10

From our sister show the China Business Law Podcast: Boon Kim Fam talks with Shirley Zhang, Global Compliance Director at Dover Fueling Solutions. On running a global compliance program out of Shanghai for a multinational company. On the challenges of “work-life integration” and time management during COVID-19. And how Shirley and her team manage t…

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Law and Tech - Changing the World One Step at a Time 24:51

5M ago24:51

24:51

From our sister show the China Business Law Podcast: From a "surgeon saving lives" (external counsel) to a "family doctor who knows everything there needs to know about each member of the family" (in-house lawyer), Di Yao, Head of Legal for Google Shanghai speaks to the China Business Law Podcast about his journey from an external counsel to an in-…

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Building Teams and Nurturing Talent as a General Counsel 50:23

5M ago50:23

50:23

From our sister show, the China Business Law Podcast: Craig Katerberg discusses managing a team of over 120+ people, keeping top talent happy, and how lawyers can improve their communication and understanding of company strategy to be more effective. https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with o…

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Building the Community of the Future 41:35

6M ago41:35

41:35

We have a conversation with Jill Tang on building a community of fans and advocates that can help corporations on their purpose and sustainability goals. She gives insights on her journey of building Ladies Who Tech, one of the leading social enterprises in China focused on the STEM industry.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode…

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Developing Better Digital Solutions for Chemical Industry 33:30

6M ago33:30

33:30

In our conversation with Jessica Yu, the International BD Director of In-Road, we delve into In-Road's approach to helping chemical clients digitize their manufacturing processes, all while highlighting the current trends and challenges shaping the ongoing digitization journey within China's chemical landscape.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This …

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Bring the Smart Money to Emerging Market Startups 33:26

6M ago33:26

33:26

How can early-stage startups raise funds successfully? We talk with Davide Calì, the founder of CrossFund, on their venture platform to help startups win angel investment, and the importance of "follow up" to achieve more success with smart money.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…

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Launching a Software Business in China 54:02

8M ago54:02

54:02

We talk with Chris DeAngelis, Partner at Alliance Development Group (ADG) on how Western software companies, particularly SaaS businesses, can enter the China market. We discuss some of the unique local license and data compliance issues, corporate structure options, and real-life lessons on how teams are best setup for internal alignment and opera…

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Dragon Suit – The Golden Age of Expat Executives in China 46:48

8M ago46:48

46:48

We talk with Gabor Holch, long-time intercultural leadership consultant, coach, author, and speaker based in China since 2002. On how best to foster cross-border, cross-cultural management skills within a multi-national organization doing business in China. Gabor takes us through some of the key points in his new book, Dragon Suit, just recently re…

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Evaluating Your Competitiveness for Market Entry to China 38:20

11M ago38:20

38:20

Contact Chris Wingo at cwingo@chinasageconsultants.com https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.asiabusinesspod.comBy AsiaBusiness

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Marketing In China 48:24

12M ago48:24

48:24

Mark and Bryce join to discuss how the digital ecosystem has developed differently and how western brands adapt. We also discuss consumer preferences for local vs foreign brands in sports and other product categories, and how foreign brands find local partners to work with in joint marketing campaigns.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a publ…

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Selling to China 44:37

1y ago44:37

44:37

Ker Gibbs and Kenneth Yu bring decades of experience to discuss the challenges of retaining talent, responding to local competition, listening to customers, and the two potential divergent paths for US-China trade and investment going forward. https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su…

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Can China Develop Its Own ChatGPT? 29:48

1y ago29:48

29:48

We talk with Paul Triolo, Senior VP for China and Technology Policy Lead at Albright Stonebridge, member of the Council of Foreign Relations, and one of the leading authorities in the US on the Chinese semiconductor industry. Prior to Albright Stonebridge, Paul setup the Technology practice at Eurasia Group. This episodes focuses on the ability for…

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Growth Opportunities in China's Medical Device Market 31:51

1y ago31:51

31:51

Join us as we discuss the market for medical devices in China and some of the major demographic trends driving growth, and how foreign and Chinese firms compete in China and globally. https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.asiabus…

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Creating the Next Energy Storage Solution for Renewables 42:33

1+ y ago42:33

42:33

Started from a bike trip in Shangri-la and ended on the 12-hour train journey, Michael and Loic mapped out their idea to “help unlock the fossil fuel-less civilization”. We talk with the Qnetic founders, who are building a low-cost, long-life, long-discharge grid-scale energy storage with a mission for the better world.https://www.asiabusinesspod.c…

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Simplifying a Brands Social Media Management - With Alex Li 48:39

1+ y ago48:39

48:39

We talk with Alex Li, CEO of KAWO – an enterprise SaaS social media management platform backed by Sequoia China – about how a company originally focusing on foreign brands in China can broaden to help domestic brands. Alex discusses the challenges of raising funding in the current environment, and the never-ending quest to hire and retain talented …

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Best Practices For Working With A Manufacturer In China 30:48

1+ y ago30:48

30:48

Join us as we talk with David Alexander, CEO at Baysource Global on best practices for vetting and working with manufacturers in China. Particularly in the last 3 years when business travel to China has been challenging. On protecting IP and drafting good contracts, building communication and trust, spotting problems on factory audits, criteria for…

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How to Create a Buzzworthy Marketing Campaign in China 23:36

2y ago23:36

23:36

If you were in Shanghai in 2019, you surely recall the blowout grand opening of Costco’s first store here. Yes, when they had to basically shut down part of a district and close the store early on the first day as a safety precaution. How was their so much buzz leading up to the grand opening? We talk to Mike Golden, Founder and President of Brandi…

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Digitizalizing VAT Refund for Cross-Border Shopping 43:04

2y ago43:04

43:04

We talk with Wody Keita S., Founder and GM China at IZIVAT, a mobile APP and a web-platform that empowers millions of international travelers and shoppers. How they build innovative solutions combining finance, payment, and tax-free shopping and react to the covid-19 pandemic impact on travel industry.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a publ…

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How Big Brands are Adapting to Data Rules in China - With Michel Tjoeng 33:31

2y ago33:31

33:31

You've heard a lot about the new data rules in China. But what are big foreign brands actually doing to comply? With so much at stake for their brand image and so many new and unclear rules to comply with, Michel shares with us the approaches his clients are taking on the ground.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you woul…

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Built In China - The China Supply Chain During Lockdowns 36:22

2y ago36:22

36:22

We talk with Minesh Pore, Co-Founder and CEO at BuyHive, a global network of on-demand sourcing professionals, on the effect of the lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere on supply chains and how companies are trying to adapt. https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc…

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Developing Cross-Cultural Business Leadership in China - With Gabor Holch and Yingying Li 53:31

2y ago53:31

53:31

We talk with some of the best inter-cultural leadership advisors in China - Gabor Holch and Yingying Li, on the skills that expat executives still offer to multinational and local companies here, as well as how Chinese talent will look to global opportunities in the future.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like…

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Life as a Cross-border Business Navigator - with Brandon Hughes 22:56

2+ y ago22:56

22:56

We talk with Brandon Hughes, founder of FAO Global and former Strategy and Intelligence Director in the US Army. On providing strategic advice to foreign businesses entering China and Chinese businesses coming to the US.https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access …

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China's Solar Industry - Past, Present, and Future - With Andy Klump 37:35

2+ y ago37:35

37:35

We speak with Andy Klump, founder and CEO of Clean Energy Associates. Andy has been in China for 20 years and walks us through the solar industry's development with emphasis on China's role in becoming the dominant industry manufacturer today. We touch on factors affecting supply, demand, and pricing both in China and abroad. And what the future of…

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The Current State of China Supply Chain - With Jarrod Ward 24:53

2+ y ago24:53

24:53

We speak with Jarrod Ward, Chief Business Development Officer for the East Asia Region at Yusen Logistics. Jarrod has been in the supply chain & logistics management business for over 20 years including the last five based here in Shanghai. Jarrod helps give us some surprising and unforeseen insights into what has been driving the increasing costs …

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The Market for Sports in China - with Greg Turner 41:36

2+ y ago41:36

41:36

We talk with Greg Turner, founder of Shenzhen High Performance Event Management. Greg has been in China for 20 years and build up and operated from scratch one of the leading sports and entertainment venues in China at STU Sports Park in Shantou. We talk with Greg about the history of sports in China and why sports for kids never has seemed to deve…

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China Digital Tech - Building a Global Mobility Brand from China 28:31

2+ y ago28:31

28:31

This episode is a feature from our sister podcast, the China Digital Tech podcast hosted by Paul Lin. If you live in China, you’ve surely seen NIU electric scooters everywhere, But fewer people know the fantastic success of their international expansion, a shining example for other Chinese-based companies looking to expand abroad. Joe Constanty, Di…

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The Gold Rush of International Banks’ Expansion In China 30:11

2+ y ago30:11

30:11

We talk with Joel Gallo, adjunct professor at NYU Shanghai and previously senior executive at Deloitte, Dell EMC and E&Y, where he advised more than 100 global financial firms on different strategic projects. Joel shares with us why he sees China opening up the financial sector and the mad rush of major investment banks such as Goldman Sachs taking…

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On Western and Chinese Business Cultures, with Kim Kirkendall 26:41

2+ y ago26:41

26:41

Kim Kirkendall discusses some of challenges Western businesses face coming to the China, and Chinese businesses face going to the US. Kim first came to work in China in the 1980s and has watched China's economy change dramatically. From listening to her speak, you'll quickly be able to see how Kim is a very observant person. Kim shares some of the …

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Huihan Lie and Finding One's Roots in China 27:10

3y ago27:10

27:10

We talk with Huihan Lie, founder of My China Roots. My China Roots is akin to the Ancestry.com of China, an online platform primarily for overseas Chinese to build one's family tree, upload historical family records and search for one's ancestors in a genealogical database. Huihan's ancestors over the generations migrated from China to Indonesia an…

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Building a Social Enterprise in China 42:15

3y ago42:15

42:15

We talk with Ming Khor, Founder and CEO of Keru. On getting his MBA from Wharton, interning at Apple, and turning away from the traditional corporate path to come back to his teaching experience as inspiration for his own business in China. Keru is a social enterprise which organizes social impact service learning opportunities for students and pro…

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Built in China - Lucas Englehardt and Doing the Things That Don't Scale 29:32

3y ago29:32

29:32

As part of our continuing Ganbei series “Built in China”, we talk with Lucas Englehardt, Founder and CEO of xixilab.com - which offers direct-to-consumer teeth straightening with invisible braces in China. Prior to that Lucas was Founder and CEO at WaimaiChaoren, an O2O food delivery startup bought by Delivery Hero. On how international entrepreneu…

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Built in China - Charles Liao and the Story of Day 22 31:17

3y ago31:17

31:17

As part of a new series called “Built in China”, we are looking at international “serial” entrepreneurs who have chosen to live and build startups in China. Our first guest is Charles Liao. Charles was born in Shanghai but grew up in the US and has founded numerous companies, most recently the air purifier company Mila and the men’s personal care b…

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Will Chinese Companies Have to Delist Off US Stock Exchanges? 42:01

3y ago42:01

42:01

Will Chinese companies really be forced off of US stock exchanges because they cannot fulfill certain US audit requirements? The Public Company Accounting Oversights Board (PCAOB) is tasked with essentially auditing the auditors of public companies trading in the US. For Chinese companies which have listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, PCAOB has never been a…

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The Xiaomi Playbook: How a Chinese Company Defeated a US Ban 44:49

3y ago44:49

44:49

Xiaomi recently won a case in US federal court to block implementation of a rule that would have prevented US persons from investing in their stock. The announcement of this rule had initially sent their stock plummeting. Xiaomi and Luokung, another company facing this rule, have now given other similar companies a playbook for pushing back. We tal…

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How China's First Internet Companies Went IPO in the US 50:28

3y ago50:28

50:28

The Variable Interest Entity. Sounds like a boring term an accountant or lawyer might use. Well it is an accounting term, but it’s anything but boring when you know how its used in the real world. It’s the key to how all Chinese internet companies have been structured to go IPO outside of China for the last 20 years. Let’s just say it’s a bit of a …

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A Deep Dive on China's Automotive Industry 34:03

3y ago34:03

34:03

On the heels of the Shanghai Automotive Show, Bill Russo of Automobility Ltd. joins us for a deep dive on the automotive industry and which types of players are likely to be winners and losers in the biggest global markets - China and the US. https://www.asiabusinesspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other sub…

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A Deep Dive on China's Semiconductor Industry 47:00

3y ago47:00

47:00

Our latest deep dive on China tech. Semiconductors companies used to be boring. Now they are at the frontline of a global macro competition between two powers. We look at the China semiconductor industry and the challenges it faces as it seeks to bring more of the value chain home locally and rely less on foreign suppliers. A bridge too far? Have a…

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US Investment in China 2021 35:49

3+ y ago35:49

35:49

A wide ranging interview with Ker Gibbs, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. On how the new Biden Administration will impact US-China relations, the approach US companies are taking towards corporate investments in challenging bilateral times, and how Amcham helps advocate for US businesses at all levels and on both sides of …

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China Past and Future: A Foreigner's Perspective 38:36

3+ y ago38:36

38:36

In this episode we lean on the experience of three foreigners who have done business in China for decades - Rich Robinson, Joanne Wood, and Dan Krassenstein. A wide ranging discussion on favorite China personal experiences, lessons to adapt to doing business in China, and how they see cross-border trade and investment trends with China going forwar…

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The Early Days of Airbnb China 47:47

3+ y ago47:47

47:47

In the wake of the recent IPO, we interview three early members of the Airbnb China team on how Airbnb found and stuck to its core advantages against an array of local competitors. And how it managed to emerge as a rare Western tech startup success story in China. Guest lineup: Robert Hao, Co-Founder and COO of Hype, Ltd., Director of Business Oper…

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The China-Indonesia Trade Relationship 24:04

3+ y ago24:04

24:04

When you look at the actual origin of investment flows, China is now the biggest investor in Indonesia. And two macro trends are currently at play in the trade relationship. Chinese (and other) manufacturers are diversifying out of China and finding relatively young and affordable Indonesian labor attractive especially as other countries like Vietn…

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