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Style Degree started out operating out of one of its co-founders bedroom and despite the whole world reeling from the COVID-19 pandamic, Style Degree has somehow managed to grow their business. Phoe Chuan An, Co-Founder, Style Degree shares more about Style Degree and the struggles they faced starting their business at a young age. 

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Thanks to NDR Medical, surgeons are now able to perform minimally invasive surgeries more quickly and accurately with the Automated Needle Targeting (ANT) system. Alan Goh, Chief Executive Officer, NDR Medical Technology shares more about the ANT system, the competitiveness of the medtech scene and why there is a need to push the boundaries of AI in surgeries. 

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COVID-19 has impose various challenges to many businesses in Singapore. Many have had to put previous marketing plans on hold with some even changing the ways they operate. As businesses look to get back into full gear, their target market needs to know they are still there. Jim Ng Wei Da, General Manager, Best SEO Marketing shares how companies in Singapore can take advantage of digital marketing amidst COVID-19 and some strategies that businesses here can adopt to see results and get some revenue in the door.

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Pacific Logistics Group (PLG) has been in operation for the past 20 years and has grown to become one of Singapore’s most important logistics solutions providers. The local logistics company has also been involved in major international projects such as the famous Belt and Road Initiative. Edwin Lim, Commercial Director, Pacific Logistics Group shares how PLG Logistics has managed to survive and thrive amid the disruption of supply chains all over the world and why is there the need and importance to constantly be nimble and agile within the logistics industry.

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CNBC’s Will Koulouris breaks down what investors should keep an eye on this week, including the controversial delay of legislative council elections in Hong Kong, as well as Australia’s central bank rate decision.

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Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh breaks down the biggest stories out from the US, including the ongoing Covid-19 relief package talks, the announcement that The Republican National Convention in North Carolina could be closed to the press, and The Trump administration's decison to potentially ban Chinese-owned TikTok in the US. 

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Asian Insider Ep 34: What lies ahead for US-China tensions?

16:25 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week.

In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Washington DC-based Bonnie Glaser, a senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

His other guest from Washington is Yun Sun, senior fellow and co-director of the East Asia Program as well as director of the China Program at the Stimson Center.

They discuss relations between China and the United States that are on a worryingly tense stage. 

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh

Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee

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Raffles Hotel Singapore is probably the most iconic hotel in Singapore. But how has the Covid-19 pandemic affected Raffles new chapter post restoration? And with hotels reopening for staycations, what is Raffles doing to attract locals to stay there?  Christian Westbeld, General Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore shares what Raffles Singapore's game plan is moving forward.

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Super ingredients are packed with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients which are said to provide many health benefits. With that in mind, has the demand for super ingredients increased due to COVID-19? Harry Boot, President Asia Pacific, Food & Beverage Solutions, Tate & Lyle shares more on what super ingredients are, and shifting consumer trends towards them.

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The bosses of the biggest tech firms in the United States, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet's Google and Apple's Tim Cook - have given a rare virtual testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel. Steven Okun, Senior Advisor at McLarty Associates shares what implications this has and what it might lead to. 

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