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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 - Ready, Set, Heart-Check! Heart health tips for marathon training

It’s game time for participants of the popular Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon as the race is set to take place on Dec 6 and 7. For this edition – which is the only World Athletics Gold Label race in South-east Asia – the race will start at the F1 Pit Building and conclude at the Padang. Beyond training for the race, what do participants need to take note of, especially in terms of their cardiovascular health? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Kua Jieli, Interventional Cardiologist, Carrington Cardiology to find out. 

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CNA938 Rewind - SEA Games 2025 curtain raiser: The athletes, the action, the anticipation

From seasoned athletes to fresh young talents, Team Singapore is sending its largest contingent ever to this year’s SEA Games in Thailand. 930 athletes across 48 sports, including a record 551 debutants. Veterans like Shanti Pereira and Soh Rui Yong join newcomers such as Maximilian Maeder, while Noah Lim and Yeo Jia Min will be flag bearers. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at Team Singapore’s chances of securing medals and the athletes to watch out for with Phil Goh, Independent Sports Journalist.   

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Rally strengthens Fed rate cut bet, tech lags

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Jeff Ng, Head of Asia Macro Strategy, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Powering AI adoption for SMBs

A new Work Change Report by LinkedIn shows Singapore’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) outshining large firms in brand credibility and network growth – but adoption of AI for advanced tasks such as strategy or data analysis is uneven. Why the disparity? What’s the hurdle for SMBs to adopt AI? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Elsie Ng, Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Singapore & Malaysia to find out.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Are your children still going to HDB playgrounds, or has the indoor playground won?

From next January, children’s playgrounds in new public housing estates will go beyond the traditional see-saws and swings. A new Play Values Framework will guide future playgrounds to better support the kids’ physical, social and creative developments. Daniel Martin discusses further with Darius Lee, father of a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl, and Executive Director of Cultivate SG.

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