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From a heavy downpour that caused flash floods in several places in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week, to the reopening of Malaysia's international checkpoints without quarantine for vaccinated travelers from 1st April 2022, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives us an analysis of all that's happening in the region. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss how markets responded to the latest move by the US and UK to ban Russian oil imports just yesterday, the suspension of nickel trading on the London Metal Exchange after prices soar past US$100,000, an attack on the leader of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party ahead of the country's presidential election, and more. 

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So Sin Ting, Chief Client Officer, Endowus, discusses how much truth there is to popular notions that female investors are more risk averse, as well as which gender is more successful in investing. 

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

In this week's episode, they analyse China's role in promoting peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and its rationale behind the urgency and need to call out to Asean to resist external influences.

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Dan Koh 

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Semiconductor company, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently announced their financial results for last year and they saw an outstanding year for the company with record annual revenue and profitability. Peter Chambers, Managing Director (Sales), AMD Asia Pacific & Japan shares some of the factors contributing to AMD’s outstanding performance in 2021 and what future plans AMD have in the works. 

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Despite the championing of Meta's Sheryl Sandberg and YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki, women still face barriers when it comes to entering and succeeding in the world of technology. Data obtained by London Tech Week finds that 68 percent of respondents believe that gender perception is the biggest obstacle to women entering the tech industry. Jade Francine, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, WeMaintain shares more about her personal journey venturing into the tech scene and the difference women can make in male dominated sectors. 

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