Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In this age of technology, information is now readily available to everyone. Therefore, companies cannot simply rely on the knowledge gap between them and consumers to attract customers. Now, building trust in that relationship is more important than ever to attract business. Gabriel Wong, Founder, Ascend Marketing tells us more about how his company has helped clients meet their strategic business goals.

In this week's episode, the team discusses several challenges that the US administration is facing. US president Joe Biden is continuing his meetings around Asia to address pressing matters such as North Korea's military testing and Japan-South Korea relations. The US administration will also host next month’s The Summit of the Americas. The US and several other nations Asia-Pacific trade ministers walked out during the meeting in Bangkok. Lastly, as the US continues to be involved in the Ukraine war, we begin to question its preparedness to deal with the situation and its intentions surrounding it. This week on the Washington Report, we speak to Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times to discuss these headlines. Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter. Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital, discusses the differences between the economic policies of the Labour and Liberal parties and how markets may react post-results.

The food and beverage industry was hit by Covid-19 pretty hard, and now as thing slowly get back to normal, we see how these companies bounce back.  Taha Bouqdib, President & CEO, V3 Gourmet shares with us how, from the start of the company, through the Covid pandemic, and at this moment, he has grown his business into one of the most recognized F&B outlets in the world.

Property agents have somewhat of a negative reputation. However, they can lower the risk involved in buying and selling property and make the process more thorough and efficient. They can provide more stability in the process despite changing socio-economic climates such as in the Covid-19 pandemic. We speak to Lorraine Tan, Senior Associate Marketing Director, PropNex Realty & Founder, Home Central who shares with us how a shift to online marketing has changed the landscape of this sector

In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the effects of rising costs of labour and fuel, NIO making its debut in Singapore, US president Joe Biden's meeting in Seoul, the Australian Election, and the meeting between trade ministers of the APAC forum.

MINDEF has been making efforts over the years to support athletes who compete at the highest level. Joseph schooling's long term deferment is an example of that. This type of measure is very rare and was unheard of 20 years ago. However, can more be done?  We speak to Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University who gives us his opinions and insights into the situation.

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every 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 chat about the US and China, and their ongoing courtship of South-east Asia and Asean. May 12 and 13 saw US President Biden hosting Asean leaders to a special summit, and most of them descended on Washington. Eight out of 10 were there, except for the Myanmar junta leader and the Philippines, which had just had an election. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:45 Why the US wants to show it can be a reliable partner to South-east Asia and Asean 02:45 Reading the view in Beijing towards this summit; why Asean countries don't want to choose between both powers 04:30 The 3 key outcomes from the summit; why the US is still playing a catch-up game 07:53 Why the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework - America’s soon-to-be-released strategy for economic engagement in the region was the elephant in the room at the summit 08:55 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong said US participation in the Asia-Pacific must also consist of economic cooperation, not just security and defence Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Eden Soh and Hadyu Rahim Edited by: Eden Soh Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel Mondays to Fridays and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites:  https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ 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: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB 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 SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #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

Companies being sustainable is something investors are beginning to put high on their priority list. Maureen Yeo, Regional Director of Asia, Andermatt Swiss Alps whose company epitomises unique residential properties at an exceptional location, shares her experiences in building a sustainable business in the tourism sector. 

Data literacy involves the management, analysis and presentation of data, in turn helping companies run more efficiently. Therefore, increasing data literacy amongst employers and employees alike should be a priority. Yet, it gets overlooked by both parties a lot of the time. Ajay Advani, Vice President, Business & Partnerships, APJ, Tableau at Salesforce shares with us the importance of implementing efforts to increase data literacy in businesses.