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The private equity scene in Southeast Asia has rebounded from the lows of 2020 to post record growth in deal count last year. The area led growth in the APAC sector with an 81 per cent year-on-year improvement. Market watchers say the PE scene is getting even better with supportive government grants and a healthy inflow of global capital. But where are venture capitalists putting their money into in the meantime? On Market View today, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Jennifer Ho, Partner, Integra Partners to find out.

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A survey has found that the Gen Z workforce is pretty open about sharing their salaries with their peers. Some big companies overseas have also embraced salary transparency, while some remain skeptical.

To weigh the pros and cons, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Alena Salakhova, Regional Director of STEM-specialist recruiters, SThree to get more insights.

Highlights of the conversation:

01:45 : Gen Z workers are shaking things up at the workplace when it comes to pay transparency. 

03:03 : How effective is salary transparency in closing the gender wage gap and negotiations?

06:14 : What employers should take note of when hiring millennial and Gen-Zs. 

08:20 : Should salary transparency be enshrined in corporate practices in Singapore?

10:27: Ways salary transparency has worked to address biases in the United States

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After much speculation, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday night, defying Beijing’s threats of retaliation over the visit and raising fears of a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait.

Prime Time’s Timothy Go speaks with Dr Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore for an analysis of the fallout from Mrs Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. 

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As cyber-criminals are getting more sophisticated, companies are putting effort to guard themselves against such threats. However, shortage of manpower in the cybersecurity industry is posing a great challenge on protecting data from cyber crimes. What more can we do to alleviate the cybersecurity manpower crunch? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with David Ng, Country Manager for Singapore at Trend Micro to find out more. 

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As cyber-criminals are getting more sophisticated, companies are putting effort to guard themselves against such threats. However, shortage of manpower in the cybersecurity industry is posing a great challenge on protecting data from cyber crimes. What more can we do to alleviate the cybersecurity manpower crunch? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with David Ng, Country Manager for Singapore at Trend Micro to find out more. 

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Finally, after many months of waiting, the Ethereum Merge, the highly anticipated event in the cryptocurrency space this year, is slated to take place mid September. What does this mean? How will it impact investors and will it overtake Bitcoin eventually? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Daniel Dizon, CEO of Swell Network to find out more. 

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Finally, after many months of waiting, the Ethereum Merge, the highly anticipated event in the cryptocurrency space this year, is slated to take place mid September. What does this mean? How will it impact investors and will it overtake Bitcoin eventually? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Daniel Dizon, CEO of Swell Network to find out more. 

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Investors are digesting a number of key macroeconomic developments in Asia. For one thing, China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in June, with the Caixin China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) standing at 50.4, down from 51.7 points one month ago. But how should we read into these numbers and what are the implications of these developments? On Market View today, Financial Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with John Zhu, Chief Economist Asia of Swiss Re to find out more. 

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Investors are digesting a number of key macroeconomic developments in Asia. For one thing, China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in June, with the Caixin China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) standing at 50.4, down from 51.7 points one month ago. But how should we read into these numbers and what are the implications of these developments? On Market View today, Financial Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with John Zhu, Chief Economist Asia of Swiss Re to find out more. 

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Workplace fatalities have been on the rise with 31 so far this year, the most over the same period since 2016. Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad speaks to The Big Story on workplace fatalities and injuries, and measures that will be put in place to improve the safety of workers.

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