Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In this week's Washington Report, Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates gives an analysis of the incoming US ambassador to Singapore, heighten tensions resulting from China’s increasingly assertive military actions, Former US secretary of State Hillary Clinton's comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin, and more. 

Phan Vee Leung discusses what's driving the recent sell off in cryptocurrencies and if we can expect USD strength to continue.

In the early 2010s, Jonathan Quek, Founder & CEO, Globotix invested all of his savings to set up an edtech platform that did not succeed. But, the failure in that business venture taught him to be a better entrepreneur and he now owns a leading startup in smart cleaning. He joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to share his inspiring story. 

A recently published report by Meta and Bain & Company showed that Southeast Asia’s digital retail share grew 85 percent year-on-year, outpacing even China, Brazil and India. Damian Kim, Country Director, Meta Singapore, shares more about the report including, how consumer behaviour has changed over the pandemic, and the impact of Mega Sale Days as a platform for brand building.

On Day 1 of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum (NEF), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sat down with Bloomberg’s Editor-in-chief John Micklethwait to discuss issues pertaining to Singapore’s reopening plans, the issue of political succession, and more. Nicholas Fang, Managing Director, Black Dot and Director for Security and Global Affairs, Singapore Institute of International Affairs joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to give an analysis on those topics.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss earning numbers for the retail sector, the US economy looking good, Europe's Covid-19 issues and Facebook wanting to be our new favorite store.

Power Play Ep 7: Xi-Biden meeting and communication key to future relations 7:50 mins 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 following: Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 01:16 Virtual summit expected to improve US-China relations 03:20 Value of communication between Xi and Biden important to avoid misunderstandings 05:19 How will the virtual summit shine light on the issue of Taiwan? 06:12 Climate cooperation is one of the silver linings of the summit Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh 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

Amid China’s crackdown on the country’s big tech firms, Temasek Holdings has decided to pull the trigger and cut its stake in some of its Chinese stock holdings such as Alibaba Group and Didi Global. Rusmin Ang, CEO, Fifthperson, provides an analysis on the move, what to expect for Alibaba’s upcoming Q2 earnings, and more.

With Singapore announcing the opening up of air travel over the weekend, OCBC Bank will launch two new travel-themed propositions for customers who have been looking out for tourism opportunities since the Covid-19 outbreak. The propositions include a new one-stop travel site and a new travel-themed credit card. Gary Wong, Head of Digital Payments and Ecosystems, OCBC Bank, shares more about the new propositions and how they will fit into OCBC’s ecosystem.

A total of 4,501 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats were launched for sale by the Housing Board on Wednesday (Nov 17), including 960 units in Rochor - the first project under the new Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model. And this raises the question: should you buy or rent in the Rochor area? Ku Swee Yong, Chief Investment Officer, Kasa Singapore weighs the pros and cons of buying and renting in Singapore, along with his outlook for the nation’s housing landscape.