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Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to bring CCP back to its revolutionary roots, the removal of Didi Chuxing on app stores by China’s cyberspace regulator, and questions over the efficiency of Chinese made vaccines jeopardising the soft-power win for Beijing. 

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While building a great product is the first step towards revolutionizing the fintech industry, deploying the right fintech marketing techniques to make it big is often a challenge in an increasingly saturated market. Shannon Cullum, Chief Marketing Officer, BetterTradeOff shares some of the common mistakes marketers make when marketing in the fintech industry and the kind of marketing strategies that work well for this industry. 

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Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh gives an analysis of what America's been like more than five months into Joe Biden's presidency, how far the US is from reaching pre-pandemic health, jobs wise, what's fueling the unwavering support for the former president Donald Trump despite the legal trouble he's in, and more. 

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OTS Holdings is the owner of heritage brand “Golden Bridge”, and the company went public in the Singapore stock market early recently. Toh Kiam Hwee, Group Financial Controller, OTS Holdings, shares more their revenue growth over the years, and their plans with the IPO proceeds. 

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CNBC's Matt Taylor discusses why the OPEC+ group is in a stalemate with the UAE and Saudi Arabia at odds, and what the RBA will likely do as the AUD lingers near 7-month lows amid COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Botak Jones, a Western coffee chain many Singaporeans are familiar with is now back and have rebranded as "The Original Botak Jones". Bernie Utchenik, Founder, Botak Jones, shares more about their return and how it is different from the old Botak Jones.

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Many were surprised with the news that 163 year old Robinsons will be closing down last October. And now after being acquired by wholesale supplier Canningvale Australia, Robinsons Online has been launched. Jordan Prainito, Managing Director, Robinsons Singapore, shares more on Robinsons return, its future plans and if Robinsons will be back in the brick and mortar scene. 

 

 

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Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver his first ministerial speech which will focus on relief measures provided by the government for affected businesses and workers. Jeff Ng, Senior Treasury Strategist, HL Bank, provides his insights on what we can expect from the upcoming speech. 

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Mark Tan, Corporate Clients Manager, Singapore, OFX discusses how rising commodity prices and COVID-19 lockdowns will affect the Australian Dollar, as well as how a "sausage" war between the EU and UK will play out for the British Pound.

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Inside Hong Kong Ep 4: Tight security in HK as China celebrates Chinese Communist Party centenary

9:47 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.

The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks to Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points:

1. Atmosphere in Hong Kong as July 1 marks the anniversary of both Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China (0:55)
2. The centennial of the Chinese Communist Party (3:01)

Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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