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Asian Insider Ep 78: Drive carbon emissions down, says UNDP chief during COP26 2nd week

17:57 mins

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 Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who is now at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow till Nov 12.

They discuss the following points:

1. Small islands and small island states facing a climate injustice issue: Failure to deliver climate promises? (3:00)
2. Why they do not qualify for international development finance and have suffered from slow climate financing (4:25)
3. On potential economic disruption, competition for resources, the next generation feeling disengagement (5:40)
4. Steiner's view on the role and future of teenage Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg, and why more 'Gretas' in various continents will start emerging (9:30)
5. We are not a laboratory: There are more lower cost alternatives existing now to tackle climate crisis instead of relying on so-called "breakthrough" carbon capture and geoengineering (11:32)

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) and Ernest Luis

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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China Perspective Ep 19: China's Covid-Zero policy coming under increasing pressure

8:27 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 about the following points:

1. The significance behind CPP (Chinese Communist Party) Central Committee's sixth plenary session in terms of China's history (1:05)
2. China's party deliberating the new succession system and possibly, a woman in the line-up of leadership (3:22)
3. China's efforts to eliminate Covid-19 coming under increasing pressure (5:44)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)’s recent Survey on Travel and Borders found most of their respondents noting the importance of business travel for building relationships with business partners - with many citing it could play a role in securing, negotiating and closing business agreements. Lam Yi Young, CEO, Singapore Business Federation, shares what those in the business community can do to help with the easing of borders in the region, and more on the taskforce he heads. 

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Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the commencement of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee's sixth plenary session in Beijing, China’s new succession system, and their struggles with controlling the Covid-19 virus. 

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It was recently announced that Singapore-based SCG Cell Therapy, and Germany-based Formycon, have entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialisation of Covid-19 drug FYB207. Christy Ma, Chief Strategy Officer, SCG Cell Therapy shares SCG’s recent collaboration with Germany-based Formycon for the development and commercialisation of Covid-19 drug FYB207, and how it differs from other experimental antiviral pills made by their competitors.

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