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CNA938 Rewind - Discovering Venezuela: Culture, Cocuy & Carnaval with Ambassador Jessica María López

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Her Excellency Jessica María López - Venezuela’s Ambassador to Singapore - about popular cultural customs, food & drink and places to visit in her country. She’ll talk about top places to visit including Angel Falls and its capital Caracas. She’ll describe popular customs like Carnaval celebrations, joropo dancing, and family-centered food traditions like eating arepas. Ambassador Lopez will also talk about how the spirit cocuy is an indelible part of Venezuelan drinking culture. Executives from eatery Chimichanga will also talk about cocuy and the differences between cocuy, tequila, and mezcal.

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CNA938 Rewind - South America awaits: Why Singapore companies should pay attention

A new agreement inked between the Singapore Business Federation and its Mexican counterpart COMCE, and a Singapore embassy being set up in Mexico City next year – both efforts to foster closer ties between our two nations. So, in light of these, what business growth and opportunities are available in South America for Singapore businesses?Daniel Martin finds out from Soo Wei-Chieh, Executive Director, International Business Division, Singapore Business Federation.

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CNA938 Rewind - Discovering Venezuela: Culture, Cocuy & Carnaval with Ambassador Jessica María López

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Her Excellency Jessica María López - Venezuela’s Ambassador to Singapore - about popular cultural customs, food & drink and places to visit in her country. She’ll talk about top places to visit including Angel Falls and its capital Caracas. She’ll describe popular customs like Carnaval celebrations, joropo dancing, and family-centered food traditions like eating arepas. Ambassador Lopez will also talk about how the spirit cocuy is an indelible part of Venezuelan drinking culture. Executives from eatery Chimichanga will also talk about cocuy and the differences between cocuy, tequila, and mezcal.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Science Behind the Skin

What do you make of claims that lead you to believe modern technology can help you stay youthful? Most of us avoid beauty salons with hard sell tactics but will it make a difference if you were to enter a medispa? What is a medispa exactly and what is its distinction from a beauty salon? We get the perspective of Dr. Angeline Yong, board certified dermatologist and dermatological surgeon, Founder of SSKINS Medispa as she shares her wellness philosophy with us.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money – Budgeting during the gift giving season

How do we navigate this season with sustainable generosity and giving from abundance without overspending or putting financial strain in ourselves? Hui Wong finds out how to go about budgeting for festive gifting, sustainable generosity, and giving from abundance without overspending with Dinah Poehlmann, finance mindset coach at Your Finance Mind.

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CNA938 Rewind - Travel on alert: Storm season strikes SEA, reshaping travel plans

From relentless monsoon rains to sudden floods and dangerous landslides, extreme weather is sweeping across South-East Asia. And the tourism sector is feeling the impact. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how these extreme weather events are affecting tourism hotspots around the region, and what travellers should prepare for in the weeks ahead to stay safe with Gary Bowerman, Director, Check-in Asia. 

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