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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the tech-heavy benchmark wiping out a gain that reached nearly to 2% to post a 1.3% drop, Russia’s central bank proposed banning the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory and how companies on IMDA's SMS registry can still be spoofed. 

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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 the following:

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:00 A recap on the trade agreement between US and China

03:21 China not living up to its purchase commitments

05:34 Overall outcome of US-China's Phase One trade deal

06:31 Next steps after the expiration of Phase One trade deal 

09:12 Likelihood of a Phase Two trade agreement

Produced by: Charissa Yong ([email protected]), Danson Cheong ([email protected]), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

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Winston Lum, senior portfolio manager, Asian equity, Nikko Asset Management discusses how the structure behind the NikkoAM-StraitsTrading MSCI China Electric Vehicles And Future Mobility ETF makes it an attractive opportunity for investors.

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According to Inmarsat’s latest survey, APAC passengers view some everyday experiences as riskier than air travel. A significant 32 percent of APAC passengers are less confident getting on the bus or coach than taking a flight, while 32 percent of passengers felt the metro or underground was riskier than flying. David Coiley, Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, Inmarsat Aviation shares how travel habits will change in the APAC region and how airlines can improve the travel experience for passengers and sustain their long-term growth through digitalisation. 

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UOB has agreed to pay about S$4.9 billion to buy consumer assets of Citigroup in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. This is a deal that could see UOB almost double its retail customers to about 5.3 million. Andrea Choong, Equity Research Analyst, CGS-CIMB shares why UOB is confidently scaling up its business in 4 key regional markets at one go and what long-term potential they see in Southeast Asia. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss OCBC's goodwill payment to all affected customers of the SMS phishing scam impersonating OCBC, MAS and ABS's introduction of new measures to bolster digital-banking security, VTAC public offer tranche which was subscribed 36 times at the close of its initial public offering. 

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