Let's Talk, Singapore

In the early 2010s, Jonathan Quek, Founder & CEO, Globotix invested all of his savings to set up an edtech platform that did not succeed. But, the failure in that business venture taught him to be a better entrepreneur and he now owns a leading startup in smart cleaning.

He joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to share his inspiring story. 

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A recently published report by Meta and Bain & Company showed that Southeast Asia’s digital retail share grew 85 percent year-on-year, outpacing even China, Brazil and India. Damian Kim, Country Director, Meta Singapore, shares more about the report including, how consumer behaviour has changed over the pandemic, and the impact of Mega Sale Days as a platform for brand building.

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On Day 1 of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum (NEF), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sat down with Bloomberg’s Editor-in-chief John Micklethwait to discuss issues pertaining to Singapore’s reopening plans, the issue of political succession, and more. Nicholas Fang, Managing Director, Black Dot and Director for Security and Global Affairs, Singapore Institute of International Affairs joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to give an analysis on those topics.

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss earning numbers for the retail sector, the US economy looking good, Europe's Covid-19 issues and Facebook wanting to be our new favorite store.

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Power Play Ep 7: Xi-Biden meeting and communication key to future relations

7:50 mins

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 of conversation (click/tap above):

01:16 Virtual summit expected to improve US-China relations

03:20 Value of communication between Xi and Biden important to avoid misunderstandings

05:19 How will the virtual summit shine light on the issue of Taiwan?

06:12 Climate cooperation is one of the silver linings of the summit

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Amid China’s crackdown on the country’s big tech firms, Temasek Holdings has decided to pull the trigger and cut its stake in some of its Chinese stock holdings such as Alibaba Group and Didi Global. Rusmin Ang, CEO, Fifthperson, provides an analysis on the move, what to expect for Alibaba’s upcoming Q2 earnings, and more.

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