Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong
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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world. From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality. Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home. And she closes the day with a song that says it all.
JAN 17, 2022
17/01/22 - China’s economy slows, promoting policy loans cutsData out from China showed that the economy grew 4% in Q4 of 2021 from a year ago - higher than the 3.3% expected, but still slower than the previous three months. In response to this slowdown China’s central bank cut two policy interest rates for the first time since April 2020. Tommy Wu, Lead Economist at Oxford Economics shares his analysis, and outlook expectations for China in 2022.
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JAN 17, 2022
17/01/22 - Biden's first year as US president & France gears up for a presidential election this yearThis week marks the one year anniversary since US President Joe Biden took office, there’s an interesting court case in Germany, and France is gearing up for a Presidential election later this year.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak get the details on this and more of the headlines to watch in the week ahead from Robert Hugh-Jones, Editor, BBC.
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11:50
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JAN 17, 2022
17/01/22 - ST: The Big Story, 17 Jan - Experts say life in Singapore will never go back to the way it was before Covid-19An online survey of 1,000 people commissioned by The Straits Times and conducted by market research firm Milieu Insight found that 28% of respondents are of the view that life will never return to exactly the way it was before the pandemic.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Video editor Olivia Quay and Assistant Professor Hannah Clapham from the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health weigh in on the survey findings.
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06:37
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JAN 17, 2022
17/01/22 - Singapore universities may add places if Covid-19 disruptions biteSingapore universities may add places for students whose plans to study overseas are hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, if disruptions continue.
Meanwhile, tuition fees for Singaporean polytechnic and ITE Nitec students will increase slightly for the 2022 incoming batch.
Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out more about about the changes happening to the education space here.
On the Covid-19 front, they also discuss why Singaporeans polled in a survey expect current pandemic curbs to last till the end of year.
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06:46
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JAN 17, 2022
17/01/22 - SPAC Special: The journey to listing a SPAC in SingaporePegasus was the second Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) to register its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Units are expected to commence trading on the 21 January 2022.
To find out more about the journey to list and the upcoming SPAC listing, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke with Mr Neil Parekh, CEO, Pegasus Asia
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JAN 15, 2022
15/01/22 - Forex Fridays: Does the Fed Change The Game for 2022?The Fed's hawkish path for the year may shake things up for the US Dollar and the broader FX complex. Or will it? JP Ong spoke to TD Securities' Chief Emerging Asia and Europe Strategist on Forex Fridays about what this does to the broader Forex space, who might have to follow suit, and the SGD's path forward.
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10:35
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JAN 15, 2022
15/01/22 - Is The Worst for Chinese Markets Over?JP Ong spoke to SIlverbear Capital's founder Peter Chun about whether the worst is over for stocks in China and Hong Kong amidst worries about a slowdown, COVID-19 and if Cathay Pacific will weather the current storm.
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JAN 14, 2022
14/01/22 - ST's The Big Story, 14 Jan: Bentley driver case highlights perennial issue of school traffic congestion in S'poreCongestion at schools whenever parents drop off or pick their children up is a perennial issue.
In his commentary, The Straits Times’ senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan called for parents to stop chauffeuring their kids to school and to encourage their school-going children to take public transport.
Christopher tells The Big Story's multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman about what parents should keep in mind when ferrying their children to and from school, so as to make the whole process smoother and more pleasant.
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JAN 14, 2022
14/01/22 - Equipping workers in Singapore with relevant skills for the green economyMinister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said Singapore aims to equip its workers with relevant skills so they can benefit from the green economy, as the nation works towards pursuing its sustainability goals.
For instance, a traditional car mechanic will need to learn how to repair an electric vehicle, while an investment manager will need to learn about sustainability standards and green financing.
How else can businesses and workers here grasp the opportunities in the green economy?
On SGExtra, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak find out from Cheryl Tan, Journalist at The Straits Times.
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07:27
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JAN 14, 2022
14/01/22 - In The Spotlight: Will NFTs shake up the regional art market?The art exhibition scene - like many other industries - has been put on pause over the past two years as a result of the pandemic.
But like others - it has had to find ways to adapt and move forward.
S.E.A. Focus is a showcase of contemporary art from Southeast Asia.
Prime Time's Rachel Kelly went down to the exhibition to speak with Emi Eu, project director of S.E.A. Focus and executive director of STPI to find out how this year’s event has adapted with the aid of virtual viewings and her thoughts on NFTs.
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