Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has more cash at his disposal than at any point during his 15 years in power. #northkorea #kimjongun #trump #politics #news

On the Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha and Bloomberg’s Cat Barton unpack North Korea’s surprising rise from pandemic-era hardship to a multibillion-dollar windfall, and discuss how the country’s newfound wealth is reshaping geopolitical alliances in Asia.

Read more: bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-north-korea-windfall

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