Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Cross-border payments have seen a surge as businesses resume travel and foreign operations post COVID.  Kelvin Lam, Chief Operating Officer, YouTrip shares insights on how SMEs are zeroing in on emerging business opportunities overseas while maneuvering through uncertain economic tides and rising costs.

Protecting your personal data in a world that's advancing digitally is no mean feat. Steven Scheurmann, Regional Vice President, ASEAN, Palo Alto Networks shares tips on how you can better protect your privacy by making a few simple changes to your devices and accounts.

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses the various headwinds that could weigh on China in the coming year, including growing talk of stagflation risks as an "era of security" supports inflationary pressures amid slowing global growth.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we unpack the woes Google is facing including being sued over allegedly monopolizing the digital advertising market, and details of its largest round of layoffs in the company’s 25-year history.

From Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s approval rating hitting an all-time high, the country's stance on the situation in Myanmar and how they are set to deal with it as ASEAN chair this year.  Dr Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares his analysis on these headlines and more. 

Shekhar Jaiswal, Head of Equities Research, RHB Singapore discusses his target for the Straits Times Index of 3,440 points by the end of the year, and his top picks in the banking sector for OCBC and DBS.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we unpack Netflix's latest quarter, where it reported a big miss on earnings but beat estimates for number of subscribers added. Founder Reed Hastings also announced he would be giving up his co-CEO role.

Progressive wages are back in the spotlight this week with some 1,900 firms receiving the Progressive Wage Mark since applications opened last December.  And as we head further into the new year, how important is it for manufacturers to diversify their supply chains?  Albert Tsui, Executive Director, Advocacy & Policy Division, Singapore Business Federation gives us his analysis and a first-look at SBF's Budget wishlist for 2023.

Synopsis: Every third Friday of the month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they take a look at China’s messy reopening and its global implications.  Highlights (click/tap above): 1:38 The world reacts to China’s reopening 4:10 China’s lack of transparency 6:42 How China has responded 7:33 What the Americans say about China’s abrupt reopening Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg) and Fa’izah Sani Edited by: Fa’izah Sani Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel every week here and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Charissa Yong's stories: https://str.sg/3xRa Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://str.sg/3xR2 Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read ST's Power Play articles: https://str.sg/3xRE Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Payrolls can be tedious in the past as they have to be done manually. But with digitalisation, HR professionals can now tap on advanced technology to help ease and quicken the process. Kwa Kim Chiong, CEO & Founder, JustLogin shares how cloud-based software is changing the tides for this HR function and safeguards in place ensure user authenticity.