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Climate change continues to be a growing phenomenon in Asia. One of the key challenges for cities to meet their climate goals is the availability of finance and technical expertise, especially in developing economies. 

Now, private companies can work with the Asian Development Bank to fund projects that can help address this.

Prime Time's Timothy Go and Melissa Hyak speak with Cleo Kawawaki, Head of ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnership to find out why climate finance an urgent issue and how can the private sector partner with ADB to address this growing challenge.

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It is never easy to change one’s career, especially after investing thousands of dollars in university fees to acquire the relevant degree.

But that was what Foong Leung, Head of Operations at Rocket Academy, did. 

What was the trigger for the switch? 

In the Spotlight, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with him on his story of quitting hospitality and chasing a coding position. 

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan sent global markets down earlier this week on fears of further geopolitical tensions between the US and China. But while there had been some moderation in recent days, investors are concerned about the longer-term economic consequences of escalating tensions between the world’s two largest superpowers. So what are these longer-term consequences and how should investors shield themselves from the ongoing volatilities? On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Henry Quek, Asia Pacific Head of Global Markets at State Street for more.

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Vaccinated persons in Singapore who had Covid-19 during this recent Omicron wave or the one earlier in the year are much less likely to develop long Covid symptoms.

That’s according to Dr Barnaby Young, head of the Singapore Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Cheow Sue-ann speaks with Dr Young to find out what long Covid is, and how common it is in Singapore.

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The proportion of nurses in public hospitals who resigned reached a five-year high last year, with 7.4 per cent of local nurses leaving their jobs. The increase was greater for foreign nurses in the public sector, 14.8 per cent of whom left their jobs last year.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam disclosed these figures in Parliament in response to questions from Mr Louis Ng (Nee Soon GRC) on nurse welfare, workload, salary and resignation rates.

On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at The Straits Times to find out how the government aims to address this shortage. 

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Since the start of Covid-19 pandemic, smart device usage has been on an increase. In fact, they are believed to be indispensable tools for making daily life more efficient. However, not everyone is adopting such a technological-driven lifestyle due to the high cost of those items.

Habitap One is redefining smart living and encouraging more Singaporeans to adopt smart living solutions by making it more accessible through minimal set-up and low-cost of entry for all. 

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Franklin Tang, Founder & CEO, Habitap to find out more. 

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Singapore's core inflation hit its highest level in June, after the rate breached its 4 percent handle since 2008. With uncertain growth of income and increasing living expenses, some segments of society may face greater stress.

How are consumers reacting to investing during these tumultuous times and what concerns do they have?

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Samuel Rhee, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Endowus to find out more. 

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Emerging market bonds have been hit by their worst losses of the past decade amid looming rate hikes and the threat of a global recession. Just look at the numbers - the rolling 12-month return of the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified was at -21.2% at the end of June. But despite this, some analysts believe that the asset class’ fundamentals remain strong, and that this is the time to buy into emerging market debt. On Market View today, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Ramon Maronilla, Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist at T. Rowe Price for more.

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The fallout continues from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's short but controversial trip to Taiwan.

Earlier today (Aug 4) China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called her visit a 'manic, irresponsible and highly irrational' act by the US. 

Beijing has said that "measures taken by China at present and in the future are necessary and timely defensive countermeasures".

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Cheow Sue-Ann spoke with Elizabeth Law, ST’s China Correspondent to find out more. 

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In 2021, Singapore unveiled its Green Plan 2030, which the government described as a "whole-of-nation movement to advance Singapore's national agenda on sustainable development."

Now, innovation in renewables plays a key role in Singapore’s journey to a greener goal. What are the key technologies that we can tap on to promote Singapore’s green ambitions? 

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Dr Avishek Kumar, Founder & CEO of VFlowTech to find out more. 

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