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Suresh Tantia, Senior Investment Strategist, Credit Suisse discusses why the European Central Bank decided to wind down its bond buying program earlier than expected, and how much the energy crisis in Europe will raise the risk of recession.

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Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. 

Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about how the US and China are responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Highlights (click/tap above):

02:50 China realises importance of self-dependency after Russia removed from international finance system

03:41 Mass exodus of US and global companies from Russia not state-directed as well

04:42 How Russian President Vladimir Putin is admired in China

06:52 China's fear of being hit by secondary sanctions in support of Russia

09:40 Why China is unlikely to join the West to pressure Russia more?

Produced by: Charissa Yong ([email protected]), Danson Cheong ([email protected]), Fa'izah Sani and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Fa'izah Sani and Teo Tong Kai

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In just 5 years, Lab Studios has successfully carved out its own niche with its promise of mindful fitness classes that are both affordable and high quality. The business has also expanded in a pandemic with its latest studio in Holland Village that opened in August 2021. Jasmine Chong, Co-Founder, Lab Studios talks about what she did to ensure that Lab Studio's online fitness subscription remains relevant with regulations easing in Singapore, and how the company was able to accommodate the ever-changing consumer habits. 

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Solve Education! a non-profit organisation that aims to make education accessible recently announced the celebration of 2 million lessons delivered through their core programmes. And this is only the beginning of Solve Education!’s continued commitment to bringing English literacy and effective education to its learners. Janine Teo, CEO & Co-founder, Solve Education! shares the journey of building an international NGO from scratch and how gaming, AI and Big Data is changing education, especially for the bottom-of-pyramid demographic. 

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Started two weeks ago on February 28, today marks the last day that the Parliament sits to debate the Budget 2022 statement for the new financial year. PN Balji, Political Commentator & Veteran Journalist gives an analysis on the hits and misses from Budget 2022 Debate and some takeaways from the hottest topics that have been discussed and scrutinised over the last two weeks at the annual marathon debate. 

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