Let's Talk, Singapore

From Evergrande’s latest news, to China expanding pilot schemes to tax residential and commercial property in cities and the country being on high alert due to Covid-19, Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all.

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WGSN, the world's leading consumer trend forecaster, recently announced the launch of its new Consumer Tech vertical.The asset is designed to help brands and marketers in Asia decode what the future of consumer tech holds, better predict their consumers’ needs, innovate and create meaningful consumer-first products and experiences catered to Asian consumers. Lisa Yong, Director, Consumer Tech, WGSN shares more about the evolution of the consumer tech scene over the years and how WGSN's Consumer Tech vertical is helping brands and marketers in Asia tide through this change. 

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While the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service has been gaining traction and recognition as an alternative payment method, there are also concerns surrounding it such as incurring unnecessary debt and spending beyond one’s means. Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs provides an overview of the BNPL landscape, the effectiveness of regulatory frameworks on its usage, and some of the possible impacts. 

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Washington Report Ep 20: Examining Biden’s pick for an ambassador to Singapore

11:23 mins

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

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

1. What to expect from the new US ambassador to Singapore - entrepreneur and broadband Internet philanthropist Jonathan Eric Kaplan (2:50)
2. Cuts from the original spending line-up of the US social spending bill (5:23)
3. What is the official US stance on Taiwan? (8:00)
4. How Beijing & Taiwan has responded to Joe Biden's comments (9:56)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Moshin Aziz, analyst, Pangolin Investment Management, discusses why Flight Centre and Booking.com are his top two holdings in his Aviation Recovery Fund which is up 16% year to date.

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