Let's Talk, Singapore

Let's Talk, Singapore

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Let's Talk, Singapore episodes

  • Lancôme launches world's first virtual flagship store in Singapore
    For consumers who like to shop from home, Lancome has created a virtual flagship to provide an online shopping experience that doesn't cut back on the fun. Chua Sher Le, Brand General Manager, Lancôme Singapore shares more about the efforts put in to ensure the retail experience in a physical store is effectively recreated in their digital store.
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    15 min
  • First out-of-the-box idea for shipping-container hotel in Singapore
    Due to travel restrictions, staycations are becoming an outlet for us to satisfy our wanderlust. But would you stay in a shipping container hotel room? Seah Liang Chiang, Founder & CEO, Shipping Container Hotel, tells us more about his business concept and if a tiny living staycation work for the Singaporean market.
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    13 min
  • Raise in minimum salaries for Employment Pass and S Pass holders
    Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo has announced that the Government will raise the salary criteria for Employment Passes and S Passes. Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Bank, shares more about how this could help the Singaporean workforce and some possible economic implications.
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    14 min
  • Sustainable Singapore: Unravelling the environmental cost of Asia’s appetite for data
    Feeding the region’s appetite for data comes at a price that many are unaware of! The adoption of emerging technologies will generate carbon emissions comparable to some of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries, where a single Artificial Intelligence algorithm can have the carbon footprint equivalent to the lifetime emissions of five cars. Richard Farrell, Asia-Pacific Director - Cloud and Data Centre Segment, Eaton shares how businesses can balance the urgent need to digitalise, with their sustainability goals.
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    17 min
  • Call centres ripe for restructuring due to COVID-19
    According to a recent McKinsey report, call centres have seen a 15 percent increase in call volumes since the pandemic began. Ravi Saraogi, Co-Founder & President, Asia Pacific, Uniphore shares the steps companies can take when restructuring their call centres and how COVID-19 have somehow forced call centres to restructure.
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    16 min
  • Regional Roundup: 26 August 2020
    Straits Times Regional Correspondent, Leslie Lopez gives an analysis on the latest stories from around the region, including Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin who is set to officially launch his Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition in Sabah, Malaysia seeking to reach a settlement with Abu Dhabi over 1MDB disputes and the Indonesian authorities postponing Bali’s reopening to international tourists. 
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    8 min
  • Lessons from China's rebound: What we can learn
    A new report by Korn Ferry, “Lessons from China’s rebound” looks at insights from Chinese businesses, which were successful in navigating the challenges of the pandemic and positioning themselves for long-term growth and success. Gladdy He, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry shares the common characteristics of Chinese companies that have rebounded well and key lessons Singapore businesses can take from their counterparts in China. 
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    15 min
  • EDBI makes strategic investment in Vesta, a fintech pioneer in fraud protection
    It was recently announced that fraud protection fintech Vesta has secured an “incremental investment” from EDBI. This investment from EDBI will fuel the startup's expansion plans across the Asia-Pacific. Shabab Muhaddes, General Manager, Asia Pacific, Vesta shares why Vesta chose Singapore as their regional hub and how Vesta established itself to be one of the pioneers in fraud protection and fully guaranteed payment technologies.
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    11 min
  • China Perspective - 25 August 2020
    Straits Times China Bureau Chief, Tan Dawn Wei gives us an analysis with regards to a  former Chinese Communist Party’s top training centre professor and how she is now supporting the US government on their hardline approach towards Beijing plus the confirmation by the Chinese health official that the country authorised an emergency usage of Covid-19 vaccines developed by some domestic companies on July 22. 
     
     
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    7 min

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