Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Giving small and medium enterprises the support they need to sell to the world. That’s what we’re going to talk about today.  Started all the way back in 2015, Amazon Global Selling is a programme that empowers entrepreneurs and SMEs to expand their brands globally.  It does so by providing sellers access to Amazon’s global infrastructure, as well as its network of over 200 million Prime customers in overseas Amazon stores. Also part of the deal – over six million business and institutional buyers in the US, Europe and Japan. Meanwhile, the programme also equips sellers with tools, knowledge resources and training collaborations to help sellers succeed in e-commerce.  Such tools help sellers choose the right products for international commerce and to promote their global brands respectively. With growing competition in the e-commerce market within Southeast Asia, how important is Amazon Global Selling in helping to boost e-commerce sales through Amazon.com in the region?  On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Anand Palit, the Head of Amazon Global Selling for Southeast Asia.

Entrusted by Mikel Arteta to replace Aaron Ramsdale as Arsenal's starting goalkeeper, David Raya has left his manager in a spot of bother after some unconvincing displays that has cost the Gunners. But is this all Arteta's doing, and how will he resolve the issue as his team look to mount a Premier League title challenge? Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg

Do we need to be scammed for us to learn to be smarter with our money? Investment scams continue to haunt Singapore, costing its citizens hundreds of millions. And surprisingly, 53 percent of scammed victims are actually young adults aged between 20 and 39 years old. A single ill-fated investment upheaved our next guest’s life. Germaine Chow, Founder, I Quadrant shares her experience and why she chose to be an advocate for financial literacy. 

With Singapore's population getting older, will we see training trends change? Mitch Price, National Group Exercise Manager, Virgin Active SG shares more on the gym's customers demographics and how they are tailoring training for older members. 

Price hikes and the increased cost of living are impacting Singaporeans’ spending decisions, but not in the way we might assume. With the cost-of-living crisis in full swing, emotional spending is on the rise, especially among millennials who stand out for saying they impulse buy to cope with stress.  Jo Ling Sun, Senior Trends Analyst, GWI dives deeper into GWI’s latest ‘You Are What You Buy’ study. 

In this week's edition of Washington Report, US President Joe Biden is in focus; from his visit to Israel last week and the possibility of his relationship with the country dragging him down in his political survival.  Trisha Craig, Vice President (Engagement) and Senior Lecturer of Social Sciences (Sociology and Political Science), Yale-NUS College give us an analysis of those headlines and more.

You might be on the lookout for personalised service and good customer experience when you’re out dining, or on a vacation.  But did you know that even the manufacturing industry is looking to increase their ‘human touch’ to serve customers better? Founded in 2021, our guest for today is Phasio, which is an end-to-end manufacturing interface for precision engineering firms.  The platform supports collaboration between manufacturers and customers by allowing both parties to view and comment on the topics such as the design of parts.  Manufacturers can also personalise the orders through the platform, including offering tailored pricing for different orders. But how does it work exactly, and how big of a market gap is Phasio trying to fill with its solution? Meanwhile, the firm raised US$2.5 million in October in a seed round led by VC firm Airtree Ventures. Investors who took part in the round included 500 Global, Entrepreneur First and private investment office Gattaca Ventures.  Question is – what is the strategic value provided by this group of investors and how does the additional funding position the firm for future growth in Asia and Europe? On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Sudharshan Raman, Co-founder and Chief Product Offiicer, Phasio.

What is the Singapore spirit? Is this narrative only attainable by the young athletes from sports and elite schools with ample opportunities to train, perform, and win national championships? What about our aspiring sportsmen from neighbourhood schools, who don’t see themselves represented in inter-school games due to the lack of resources, awareness, and opportunities?  With three Sports Academies, Ray Kua, a former Singaporean naval-diver and  currently coach and founder of 3 private sports academies - SwimRay, TripleThreat and GoalKick. is making quality coaching accessible for all Singaporean students and young athletes. We speak to him to find more! Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg

The World's 50 Best Bars held its 15th annual award ceremony in Singapore this year and this is the first time the announcement took place outside of Europe.   Barcelona's Sips took the crown for the world's best bar in 2023, while three Singapore bars managed to secure well-deserved spots, with Jigger and Pony leading the charge as the 14th best bar in the world. So what does it take to be crowned the world’s best bar? William Drew, Director of Content, 50 Best shares his thoughts.

A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. What are the factors that can lead to stroke risk? And how can you tell a stroke is about to happen?  Dr Carol Tham, Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute shares more.