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CNA938 Rewind - Empowering seniors with GenAI

CNA938 Rewind

Over 250,000 seniors and vulnerable individuals in Singapore will benefit from a $3 million boost to a national digital inclusion fund. The partnership between DBS Foundation and IMDA includes workshops on everyday banking and generative AI. As Singapore becomes a super-aged society, how can we help our seniors embrace GenAI? Lance Alexander speaks with Karen Wee, Executive Director of Lions Befrienders, and Monica Datta, Team Lead at DBS Foundation.

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CNA938 Rewind - Albanese-Xi meeting: Improved ties between Australia, China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (Jul 15) that "dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing as he met with President Xi Jinping. Xi, in turn, hailed the "benefits" of improved ties between China and Australia, saying the relationship had "risen from the setbacks and turned around". Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the relationship between the two countries against the wider geopolitical context with Professor Carlyle Thayer, Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Market wipes out rally on downbeat forecasts

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Homin Lee, Senior Macro Strategist at Lombard Odier.

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CNA938 Rewind - Can China sustain its 5% GDP growth target as US tariff risks mount?

China's GDP grew 5.2 per cent in the April to June quarter from a year earlier, slowing from 5.4 per cent in the first quarter, but just ahead of analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a rise of 5.1 per cent. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Sarah Tan, Assistant Director Economist at Moody's Analytics, to examine the factors that have contributed to this unexpected growth and whether China would be able to maintain its 5% GDP growth target in the face of a trade war.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: More caregivers leaning on public aid, but does it address their real needs?

More caregivers are turning to social service agencies for help, with some organisations seeing a three-fold increase in sign-ups for support group programmes and financial aid. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Sharlene Ferry, Marketing and Donor Management Executive, Caregiving Welfare Association and Daniel Lim, Co-Founder, Enable Asia.

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CNA938 Rewind - It's in Southeast Asia's best interest for Timor-Leste to be part of ASEAN: Analyst

Singapore has launched an enhanced technical assistance programme to support Timor-Leste’s integration into ASEAN, reinforcing its commitment to regional cooperation. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced this during an official four-day visit of Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão, to Singapore – it’s been over a decade since his first in the role. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out more from Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris.

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