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According to BlackBerry’s ‘2022 BlackBerry Annual Threat Report’, it has been revealed that cybercriminal underground has been optimised to better target local small businesses. Does this mean that cybercriminals are working out how to better target us? Jonathan Jackson, Director of Engineering for APJ, BlackBerry shares more about the evolution of cybercriminal activities over the years and what SMEs can do to protect themselves from the ever evolving cyber criminals. 

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According to a report by Asian Development Bank (ADB), the region has been relatively resilient in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI). The study also found that East Asia and South-east Asia were the largest recipients in the region, attracting roughly 80 percent of Asia's inward FDI. Lennard Yong, CEO, Tricor Group shares why he thinks the region has remained a top destination for inward FDI since 2020 and how the APAC region can maintain its position as the largest source of global FDI outflows. 

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In this week's Regional Roundup, Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs joins us to discuss how the Russian oil tanker hit by US sanctions heading to Malaysia is putting the country in a bind, the Myanmar Junta's violation of an international law, Philippines' shift to ‘new normal’ after 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions, and more.

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In this mornings The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the highest jump in commodity prices since 2009 as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens key supplies of energy, crops and metals, how the corporate world is reacting to Russia's invasion, and an international boycott of Russian vodka who is signaling their opposition to President Vladimir Putin by targeting one of his country’s most iconic products. 

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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.

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:53 US White House calls on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

02:56 Chinese President Xi Jinping urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate with Ukraine

04:46 Key topics of National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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