Ashish Valentine
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250 appearances
36 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 22 Aug
Ashish Valentine’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The moment Honnold reached the top, a crowd of thousands broke into cheers.
The whole climb took Honnold, the star of the award-winning documentary Free Solo, an hour and a half.
His first words on reaching the top?
Taipé 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 till 2010, before being replaced by Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
The climb was sponsored by Netflix and took place with the permission of Taipé 101 and the city government.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-de congratulated Honnold in a post on Facebook, saying the climber was brave and fearless.
For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
According to many analysts, newly released growth figures demonstrate China's economy isn't just adapting to the trade war with the U.S., it's thriving.
But not everyone's feeling great about that.
Many Chinese consumers, faced with a weak housing market and job insecurity, are reluctant to spend money.
Wang Chongli, an official at the country's top body for economic planning, announced China's upcoming five-year plan will focus on boosting consumer demand.
Once the plan's drafted, it'll be approved in March.
But their efforts face a significant challenge.
China's population itself is aging and shrinking.
For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
In Beijing, the director of China's National Bureau of Statistics, Kang Yi, took to the podium for the moment each year that defines China's relationship with the rest of the world.
Kong went on to drop the key figure economists and business leaders have been waiting for.
China's GDP grew by 5% last year.
That's the growth rate China's leading economic planners wanted to see.
Many analysts see the figure as proof that China is weathering the trade war with the US.
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