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Global markets plunged on the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in southern Africa, Omicron. So, what can we expect in the week ahead on the back of this? Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Mark Cranfield, Market Strategist at Bloomberg  who shares his analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Diman spoke to Associate professor David Allen from the Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme at NUS' Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine who shared more about the new Omicron variant - including its capabilities and how effective the current vaccines are against it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Singapore and Malaysia are aiming to expand the land Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme to include general travellers from mid-December. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at The Straits Times who shares more on the development, along with the possible impact that the new variant of concern, Omicron, might have on the scheme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

A six-panelled lacquer screen from the last Vietnamese Emperor Bao Dai has sold for HK$9.7 million (S$1.7 million) at a Bonhams auction in Hong Kong, setting a world record for the artist at an auction. Bernadette Rankine, director of Bonhams Southeast Asia joins us on Prime Time to share the significance of the piece, the impact of Covid-19 on the art market, and more . See omnystudio.com/listene...

Bernard Lim speaks to Dylan Ng and Professor Rajesh Mohan, Co-founders of LionsBot International,  one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainability despite going through tough circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Bernard Lim speaks to Cheong Chun Keat, CEO and Nicholas Tan, Sales Manager at KoolLogix , one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainability despite going through tough circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bernard Lim speaks to Lim Ming Chiat, Managing Director and Lionel Moh, Head of Research at GenPlus , one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainability despite going through tough circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Bernard Lim speaks to Bentinck Ng, CEO and Co-founder of Gashub United Utility and Aviers Lim, Group Chief Executive Officer, GashubUnited Holdings, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainability despite going through tough circumstanc...

The week that was saw markets rocked by the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant which threatened the global economic reopening. Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist at UOB, joined us on Forex Fridays to talk about how this has hit forex markets and safe haven currencies, as well as take stock of lessons to take from the Turkish Lira's dramatic collapse in the mid-week.    See omnystudio.com/...

This year’s Franchising and Licensing Asia examined how businesses evolve and transform themselves to surf the wave of changes, stay nimble and diversify to rise above the tide. To find out more Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Andrew Khoo, President of the Franchise Licensing Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Franchising and Licensing Asia conference discussed the current state of play in the industry, how to protect your brand, as well as rising trends in the franchise arena. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to conference keynote speaker and seasoned international business executive,  Joe Canterbury, Founder, Chaucer Global  who shares more about how to futureproof your franchise. ...

The new Covid-19 variant, which was first discovered in South Africa, has surfaced in Botswana and Hong Kong. In the Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Straits Times' Journalist Kok Yufeng , who shared more about the variant's potential threat and its implications on Singapore's VTL plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six buildings around the Old Police Academy will be earmarked for conservation, with four within a new 33ha, 5,000-unit public housing estate, following a first-of-its-kind heritage study. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Ng Keng Gene, Journalist at The Straits Times who shares more on how this project could pave the way to redevelop heritage sites in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Chinese health experts in Hong Kong this week to review the city's Covid-19 measures, details of quarantine-free travel may be announced soon. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go speak to Claire Huang, Hong Kong Correspondent, Straits Times who shares more details on the expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It wasn't the smoothest of months, but there were signs that markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen found firmer ground, and even mounted encouraging gains this November. Is the worst over for stocks on the Mainland? And why has the Hang Seng continued to slump out in Hong Kong? Peter Chun, founder of Silverbear Capital, joined us on Prime Time to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Travellers scrambled to get bus tickets for quarantine-free land travel to Johor Baru on the first day tickets went on sale. In the Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Straits Times' Journalist Ang Qing , who shared more about the process of booking bus tickets for Singapore and Malaysia's land VTL.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

The final print for Singapore's GDP showed the economy grew by 7.1% in the third quarter, a significant upgrade from October's flash estimates and well above consensus estimates. Taimur Baig, DBS' Chief Economist, joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss the numbers, and also take stock of rising inflation in Singapore, and Southeast Asia's attempts to effectively reopen. See omnystudio.com/listen...

In the Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Straits Times' Education Correspondent, Amelia Teng who shared more on the new PSLE scoring system, used for the first time this year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With more than half the world’s population living in cities, efficient sustainable vertical transportation has become a pressing challenge. On Eco Money, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly speak to Tristan Foureur, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of WeMaintain who shares how the company's technology helps to tackle this issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Singapore biotech start-up TurtleTree is using cell-based technology to create sustainable food and dairy without animals. They recently raised $30 Million to commercialise cell-based milk. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to HonMun Yip, Executive Vice President at TurtleTree who shares more about the process of lab-made milk and how they plan to use the funds.    S...

Bernard Lim speaks to Gerald Tan Tze Liong at G8Subsea, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainability despite going through tough circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Powering Your Property, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Benett Theseira, Chair, Urban Land Institute Singapore and Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, PGIM Real Estate about the outlook of Singapore’s exciting property market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 7 minutes, we tried to tackle what the Metaverse will mean for economies and businesses, and if the virtual economy will replace the real one, or move towards a symbiotic relationship. Daryl Ho, Senior Investment Strategist at DBS, joined us on Prime Time to discuss what to expect from the age of Meta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US markets waited anxiously to find out who President Biden would pick as US Federal Reserve chair, and investors got their answer as Biden nominated Jerome Powell for a second term. The other candidate up for the role was Governor Lael Brainard, who was selected as Vice Chair. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Thomas Costerg, Senior US Economist, Pictet Wealth Management  who shares his an...

In The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Robert Hugh-Jones, Editor, BBC about a fascinating original carpet from China’s Ming dynasty goes under the hammer in Paris this week. We get the latest on this and other headlines he is tracking.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.