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Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst at Foord Asset Management discusses how a Dutch saying might help guide investors trying to figure out the market volatility triggered by concerns around the Omicron variant. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the fate of global markets that are now dependent at least in part on laboratories around the world probing the omicron Covid-19 strain, Bitcoin's entry into the bear market territory, and more. 

In this week's Washington Report, Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates gives an analysis of the US's response to the Omicron coronavirus variant, how Russia and China are reacting to BIden's plan for a virtual summit of democratic countries, the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, and more. 

This week, DBS faced one of their worst disruptions in a decade and many customers were unable to access the banks' online services for hours. But what sort of implications can we expect DBS to experience from this disruption, especially with this incident catching MAS’ attention? Jan Ondrus, Associate Professor of Information Systems & Associate Dean of Faculty, ESSEC Asia Pacific joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to give his take on the issue. 

While it has not become uncommon for figures in the showbiz industry to transition into entrepreneurship, it takes more than just having your name in the public eye to succeed. And Trisno Ishak, Founder, Grey by Ortenhill, can certainly attest to that.  Singapore’s homegrown hip-hop and R&B musician joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to share his adventures in the business world.

According to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu, 30 percent of Singaporean consumers are more willing to change financial service providers than they were prior to the pandemic. Myles Bertrand, Managing Director APAC, Mambu, shares about the survey results and the reason behind why more Singaporean consumers are willing to switch banks - despite a notable increase in digitalisation efforts.

Suresh Tantia, Senior Investment Strategist, Credit Suisse discusses how investors should be positioned in 2022 against a backdrop of central bank tightening as well as a widening recovery gap between developed and emerging countries. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the new Coronavirus variant becoming a ‘serious concern’ in South Africa, the UK suspending flights to six African countries as new Covid-19 variant raises alarms and Black Friday get its name. 

Asian Insider Ep 80: The troubled and volatile relationship between India and China 30:06 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts two guests. Nirupama Rao based in Bangalore, was India's former Foreign Secretary, former Ambassador to Peru and China and former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Washington DC-based Jeff Smith is a research fellow at the Asian Studies Center and Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 2:03 The kind of thinking necessary to overcome the disputes on the India-China border 6:23 US Pentagon's annual report mentions military security and development involving China's construction activities on this border to press its claim at the Line of Actual Control (LAC)  11:18 China has taken some of India's territory over the past nine years - what is India's security and foreign policy establishment on this? 20:59 No reason not to assume that the LAC in the eastern sector of boundary will not come alive in the months to come, due to lack of trust and mutual sensitivity between the two countries 25:25 With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) sharing concerns over China's growing power and gaining some traction, is this destined to be a dangerous bilateral situation for both countries? Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Greenland Hotel and Tourism Group (GHTG), one of China’s largest hotel operators and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greenland Holdings, recently announced its ambition to accelerate the growth of its overseas operations through the launch of its Overseas Operations Centre in Singapore. William Lau, General Manager, Overseas Operation Centre, Greenland Hotel and Tourism Group explains the decision to expand overseas amidst a pandemic, along with their key areas of focus for the region.