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CNA938 Rewind - Tracing Your Roots - Right Down to an Ancestral Village!

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro dives into the culture of Chinese genealogy with Nathan Co, founder of the Facebook group “Chinese Ancestry Research” (CAR) - an independent online community dedicated to helping people of Chinese descent rediscover their ancestral roots. Co will describe how CAR has reconnected descendants with their ancestral villages in Greater China. Co will also describe how CAR blends roots-tracing with a deep knowledge of Chinese dynastic and regional history, DNA, and even tombstone designs!

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CNA938 Rewind - CNA Current Affairs - Insight: China’s Robot Revolution

Insight had an up close and personal look at these robots on the latest episode of Insight, exploring just how far China’s progress is in robotics. Some of the robots were from Unitree, one of China’s leading humanoid robotics companies. It’s also known as the G1. Cheryl Goh speaks with Jerusha Soh, producer from the current affairs programme, Insight, about the Spring Festival display that sparked a question globally: just how advanced are Chinese robots? 

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CNA938 Rewind - Paws up for takeoff: Singapore’s first pet airline for paw-sengers is fur real

A Singapore-based service, SingaPaw Air, is offering pet owners the option to fly with their animals in the cabin on private charter flights instead of placing them in cargo. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out about the licence and regulatory requirements in setting up this pet airline with Jamie Wong, Founder, SingaPaw Air

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CNA938 Rewind - Trump delays Xi summit as Iran war tests US alliances

US President Donald Trump asks China to postpone a planned summit with his counterpart Xi Jinping by a month as the escalating war in Iran reshapes global diplomacy. Meanwhile, tensions grow with US allies after several countries push back against Washington’s call for a naval mission to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get an analysis of the latest with Amin Saikal, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Iran oil supply risk, Nvidia AI spending boom, US equity resilience

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Aadil Ebrahim, Group Head of Equities, Klay Group

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CNA938 Rewind - China wants tourists to spend big – but can they revive the economy?

With domestic consumers tightening their belts, Beijing is turning to foreign tourists to boost spending. From tax refunds to visa-free schemes, China hopes visitors will splurge. Experts say inbound tourism could help sectors like retail and hospitality, but it may not solve deeper economic challenges. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how much foreign tourism can prop up China’s economy with Dr Kevin Cheong, Lecturer (Business), University of Newcastle (Australia)

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