Let's Talk, Singapore

Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance discusses the rising trend of NFTs and virtual real estate, and what investors need to consider.

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The inaugural Heartlands Festival organised by the Heartland Enterprise Centre Singapore, supported by the Federation of Merchants’ Associations Singapore, and Enterprise Singapore seeks to boost the vibrancy of neighbourhood retail areas. Jon Lee, Assistant Executive Director, The Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore shares more about the festival and how it has helped heartland businesses so far. 

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A recent study on the local population, conducted by a team of Singaporean researchers from the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), found that engaging in household chores contributed to healthy ageing. Dr Lee Shuen Yee, Research Fellow, Health and Social Sciences, Singapore Institute of Technology discusses the effects of household chores on seniors aged 65 and above and how it can benefit them. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss how the markets will be focused on US-China tensions today after the US bans imports from China’s Xinjiang region and how Crocs is making their biggest acquisition ever by buying footwear brand Heydude for $2.5 billion. 

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Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts ST's China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei and former top Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

03:18 Ms Tan on what really matters to China when it comes to hosting a successful Games despite a US diplomatic boycott

07:00 Mr Bilahari on the concept of democracy, as viewed through Western and Chinese lenses

10:50 Ms Tan on how ordinary Chinese citizens feel about their country's relationship with the United States

12:25 Mr Bilahari on why there have been delusions on both sides when it comes to the US-China relationship

17:45 Why war is not probable

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim 

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Kevin Russell, CIO and Global Head of UBS O’Connor shares why investing in 2022 will require a different playbook than investors have used to navigate the past decade, against a backdrop of the risks from possible structural inflation, a slowdown in monetary stimulus and the decline in Chinese growth prospects.

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