Let's Talk, Singapore

David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor, discusses why the coming months will be tough, and whether Chinese stocks may be a more attractive investment instead, as well as reviews the first half of the year for the Straits Times Index, which finished little changed year-to-date.

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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.

They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

In this episode, she chats with ST's China correspondent Elizabeth Law. 

China, which has maintained some of the world's strictest entry requirements, eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals in late June, 2022. 

It was the most significant relaxation of curbs since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but does it mean Beijing is ready to be more tolerant of the virus?

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:15 Elizabeth Law on recovering from Covid in a Shanghai hospital

4:13 Motivation behind China's decision to cut quarantine for international travellers; a big change from China’s Covid-zero approach?

9:17 Does living with the virus mean “lying flat”, the translation of the Chinese phrase "tang ping"?

12:59 What is “strategic disobedience”?

16:23 In a politically important year, will the Shanghai and Beijing leaders be impacted by the way they handled the Covid outbreak?

Read Elizabeth Law’s article here: https://str.sg/wL8G

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai 

Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here:

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Read Bhagyashree Garekar’s articles: https://str.sg/whNo

Read Elizabeth Law’s articles: https://str.sg/wL8c

Follow Elizabeth Law on Twitter: https://str.sg/wL8p

Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd

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Discover ST's special edition podcasts:

Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN

In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR

#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas

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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.

They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

In this episode, she chats with ST's China correspondent Elizabeth Law. 

China, which has maintained some of the world's strictest entry requirements, eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals in late June, 2022. 

It was the most significant relaxation of curbs since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but does it mean Beijing is ready to be more tolerant of the virus?

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:15 Elizabeth Law on recovering from Covid in a Shanghai hospital

4:13 Motivation behind China's decision to cut quarantine for international travellers; a big change from China’s Covid-zero approach?

9:17 Does living with the virus mean “lying flat”, the translation of the Chinese phrase "tang ping"?

12:59 What is “strategic disobedience”?

16:23 In a politically important year, will the Shanghai and Beijing leaders be impacted by the way they handled the Covid outbreak?

Read Elizabeth Law’s article here: https://str.sg/wL8G

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai 

Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here:

Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7

Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8

Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB 

Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX

SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

Websites: 

https://www.moneyfm893.sg/

http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Feedback to: [email protected]

Read Bhagyashree Garekar’s articles: https://str.sg/whNo

Read Elizabeth Law’s articles: https://str.sg/wL8c

Follow Elizabeth Law on Twitter: https://str.sg/wL8p

Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd

Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters

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Discover ST's special edition podcasts:

Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

---

Discover more ST podcast series:

Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN

In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR

#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas

The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe

Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ

Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL

Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

#STAsianInsider

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Duty free and travel retail is a global industry that has generated annual retail sales of US$68.6 bn in 2017. And with the travel and tourism industry on track to make a gradual comeback, players in the space, particularly in the travel retail space are anticipating a new way of travel amongst consumers, with events over the past two years shaping their leisure and spending intentions.

Chris Pok, Chief Executive Officer, KrisShop shares with us how his company is evolving to meet the post Covid-19 consumer demands. 

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Duty free and travel retail is a global industry that has generated annual retail sales of US$68.6 bn in 2017. And with the travel and tourism industry on track to make a gradual comeback, players in the space, particularly in the travel retail space are anticipating a new way of travel amongst consumers, with events over the past two years shaping their leisure and spending intentions.

Chris Pok, Chief Executive Officer, KrisShop shares with us how his company is evolving to meet the post Covid-19 consumer demands. 

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In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Spirit Airlines delaying their proposed merger with Frontier Airlines for the second time, Walt Disney Co introducing their first new cruise ship in a decade, what to expect from the upcoming US core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index and China’s NBS manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI numbers. 

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In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Spirit Airlines delaying their proposed merger with Frontier Airlines for the second time, Walt Disney Co introducing their first new cruise ship in a decade, what to expect from the upcoming US core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index and China’s NBS manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI numbers. 

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In this episode of Stocks to Watch, Willie Keng, Founder of Dividend Titan discusses  SIA Rights and why it is attractive to invest in them now. Also with the Japanese Yen weakening, what will the business outlook like for Daiwa House Logistics Trust. And lastly, with Alibaba stocks losing over 44 percent value over the past one year, what expectations should we have for this particular stock. 

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In this episode of Stocks to Watch, Willie Keng, Founder of Dividend Titan discusses  SIA Rights and why it is attractive to invest in them now. Also with the Japanese Yen weakening, what will the business outlook like for Daiwa House Logistics Trust. And lastly, with Alibaba stocks losing over 44 percent value over the past one year, what expectations should we have for this particular stock. 

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As the finance industry evolves, financial brokerage companies who have been around for decades are also seeing new companies and platforms entering the scene. And with growing popularity around the fintech sphere, companies are similarly shifting focus to cater to these new preferences and priorities, with more automation and digitalisation.

But what do these changes mean for existing employees and job functions?

Lisa Lee, Executive Director for Wealth Management and Talent Acquisition, PhillipCapital shares more. 

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