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Having colonized land and ocean, garden and tidepool, mollusks exemplify how life adapts, evolves, and moves into new niches. Associate Professor Dr. Aileen Tan, a marine biologist with the School of Biological Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia,  joins us for 101 on Marine Mollusks, and explains why they are vital components of the ecosystem.

Chinese second quarter GDP surprised markets with stronger than expected figures. We discuss with Stephen Innes of OANDA on how this will impact markets in ASEAN.

The evolution of work culture has led to the rising quest to find meaning in the work we do, especially for millennials. There is a need for both of the employers and millennials who make up the current and future workforce to meet halfway in meeting each other's expectations of meaningful work.  Awatif of Leaderonomics shares her thoughts on what’s required of the employers and the millennials in putting meaning to work in an organisation.

Malaysian International Food and Beverage (MIFB) is a platform for the F&B industry players to introduce, exchange knowledge and learn about the latest technologies from around the world. Last year they saw some 300 exhibitors from 36 countries and approximately RM144 million worth of sales was generated during the event. Paul Ng from Sphere Exhibits shares some of the highlights for the 2016 edition of MIFB.  

While partnership is one of the growth strategies, most entrepreneurs are engrossed in building their startup than actively looking for partnerships with large organisations. Recently StoreHub and GHL Systems announced a partnership and the launching of a new product called AirPOS. We go behind the scenes on how this partnership come about and how they manage expectations from both parties.

The equity crowdfunding industry in Malaysia kick started in June last year when the Securities Commission Malaysia approved 6 equity crowdfunding operators, one of which is Crowdo. Leo Shimada, the CEO and Founder of Crowdo talks about how their equity crowdfunding platform works and how it benefits the small and medium sized businesses.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

- Malaysia's Slash Fest: CIMB cuts rates

- PNB might get new chief

- Singapore remains hawk-eyed over Falcon, UBS, DBS

- Australia wants Britain to go Down Under

- Hilary Trumps Donald in Polls

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

- Turkey's Central Bank flies into damage control

- China's GDP: not a good sign for reformation

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives

Last week the IMF branded Deutsche Bank as one of the greatest risk to the global financial system. Kim Iskyan, Managing Director of TrueWealth Publishing in Singapore talks about why Deutsche Bank has gotten financial markets so rattled and what investors can do to protect themselves from a banking crisis.