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Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives a breakdown on the latest of Malaysia’s 14th Parliament and its new bipartisan deal, the impact of Najib Razak’s presence in parliament, the launch of a pilot test of localised lockdowns in Philippines, the easing of restrictions in Bali, and more. 

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According to a prediction by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global maritime industry will miss the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050 due to a “lack of available low-carbon options on the market". George Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Forrest shares how his company's Full Electric Ready (FER) propulsion solution is able to contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions of up to 20% – when compared to current solutions in the market – and how they plan to support the industry's push towards the adoption of greener systems.

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China Perspective Ep 13: The intention behind China's efforts to better international relationships

10:53 mins

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

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

1. Objective of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's working visit to Singapore (1:24)
2. China's pledge of 200 million yuan worth of aid to Afghanistan an overture? (2:52)
3. Consequences of Beijing's plans to break up Ant Group's AliPay (5:25)
4. The domino effect of China Evergrande Group going through debt restructuring (7:00)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets, talks about how the scrutiny on the electric vehicle industry will pan out for the leading companies, and if the Chinese market is still too risky to invest in.

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Due to the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that is collapsing under the weight of Covid-19, major Chinese and Hong Kong shipping groups have been logging record revenue and profit growth in the first half of the year, as tight capacity and a shortage of containers in key markets intersected with a disruption of operations at a number of major ports. Raymon Krishnan, President, The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society shares why businesses are still turning to the shipping industry despite high freight rates and other challenges the freight industry is facing right now despite the demand. 

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CNBC's Matt Taylor discusses how markets are set up for this week's US consumer inflation data and how COVID-19 is disrupting Australia's growth outlook.

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