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According to an AppsFlyer report on the state of eCommerce App Marketing in 2021, the region has experienced a 240 percent increase in spending. And SHAREit Group, a global technology company that has built a diversified suite of applications installed by nearly 2.4 billion users worldwide, has driven high volumes of in-app purchases right after Google and Facebook in the e-commerce industry. Karam Malhotra, Partner and Global Vice-President, SHAREit Group shares the story behind their explosive growth.

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As part of Singapore’s new cybersecurity strategy, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has recently announced a new mobile tool to secure the smartphones within the country. But will our smartphones ever be fully protected? David Ng, Country Manager, Singapore, Trend Micro shares about the new cybersecurity tool, the concerns arising from data on smartphones being shared unknowingly, and how smartphone users can better protect their phones from data breaches.

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Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of a mutation of the Covid-19 Delta variant in Indonesia, a case of electoral fraud in Myanmar, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter who had recently filed her candidacy for vice president, and more. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the range of topics covered during the Biden-Xi virtual meeting, steps taken to reduce the risks of the economic relationship and global stability, and Finland's new bill which addresses transparency of gender pay gap. 

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China Perspective Ep 20: Working out China-US issues in the latest virtual summit

8:08 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China.

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

0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

0:37 Expectations from US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping's virtual summit

3:32 High stakes as China and Japan mark 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2022

5:39 Singles' Day toned down due to Beijing cracking down on businesses and slow economic growth

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Thomas Taw, BlackRock Head of APAC iShares Investment Strategy discusses what type of impact on markets will be seen from the US infrastructure package, Biden-Xi virtual summit, and the better expected round of China economic data in October.

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