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China Perspective Ep 14: Hong Kong property tycoons the next targets of China's income inequality crackdown? 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: President Xi Jinping continues plans to reduce income inequality with Hong Kong property tycoons the next targets (1:10) Fears of China Evergrande's defaulting rattled global markets (2:40) Top regulators in China defend their crackdown (5:09) China urged at United Nations to curb its carbon emissions (7:48) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week 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 Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-dawn-wei Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

With most disinfectant technology being imported outside of Singapore, ASN Technologies provided the required technology and know-how to its Singapore Joint Venture company MaTerra Solutions to manufacture the ‘antimicrobial coatings’. Nitin Sarup Chowdhary, Founder, ASN Technologies shares how they are using molecular technology to develop innovative solutions for applications related to polymers, and why they have decided on setting up manufacturing here in Singapore. 

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives an analysis of the potential impact of China Evergrande on the wider economy, China’s top regulators defending their market-roiling crackdown on various industries in a meeting with Wall Street executives, the curb of carbon emissions in China, and more. 

Mitul Kotecha, Chief Emerging Markets Asia and Europe Strategist, TD Securities previews the FOMC's meeting for potential tapering signals and how jitters around China's property sector will affect emerging markets.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be the first major bourse in Asia to offer SPAC listings; moreover, the continuous rise of these SPACs could soon take the place of a traditional IPO roadshow and fundraising season. Michael Lints, Partner, Golden Gate Ventures provides an outlook of the situation and what it could mean for the local startup scene. 

CNBC's Will Koulouris discusses the tapering signals expected from the FOMC meeting ahead, and why prices of commodities, especially iron ore, are facing a slump.

Washington Report Ep 15: How the US' drone strike in Kabul became a fatal mistake 12:23 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: High tensions as 200 protestors gathered to support of pro-Trump rioters involved in January's Capitol riot (1:17) Influx of thousands of Haitian migrants moved into Del Rio, Texas (5:44) President Joe Biden urged by Democrats not to deport the Haitian migrants (7:14) US drone strike in Kabul targetting ISIS-K but killing innocent civilians instead; what would fallout be? (8:33) Marine Corps general Franklin McKenzie said the 'tragic accident' was 'righteous' (10:05) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week 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 Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of the sudden arrival of Haitian migrants in Texas, what the US authorities are doing to accelerate plans to expel these migrants, the US military's drone strike in Afghan capital Kabul last month that killed about 10 civilians, and more. 

Singapore-based artist Tunku Khalsom, who has been painting all her life, started selling her art through her company Tunku Khalsom Art two years ago. And as she worked on larger-scale pieces, she began receiving commissions from collectors from all over the world who discovered her work through Instagram. Tunku Khalsom, Founder, Tunku Khalsom Art shares how she managed to use Instagram as a platform to showcase and sell her pieces, and how the incorporation of Xero had positively impacted her business.

As more brands and businesses switch to social media to keep up with change, there is now an imperative for PR professionals to measure returns on their campaigns differently. Andrew Nicholls, Managing Director & Co-Founder, CARMA Asia shares how they can take advantage of media intelligence to do so and what to expect for the future of the PR scene.