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CNA938 Rewind - Trump-Xi Summit: What Trade, Taiwan, Iran Tensions Mean for US-China Relations

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Beijing with trade, Taiwan and the Iran conflict high on the agenda. Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji unpack whether the summit can stabilise US-China ties — or simply paper over deeper economic and geopolitical rivalry with Clark Jennings, Senior Advisor to Crowell Global Advisors; former international trade advisor at the White House

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - AI in Singapore’s finance sector

AI is reshaping Singapore’s finance sector, bringing optimism alongside concerns over jobs, fair hiring and future career pathways. Cheryl Goh speaks with Chiew Chun Wee, Regional Policy & Insights Lead for Asia Pacific at ACCA to find out how financial institutions are responding, and why purpose, workplace culture and employee wellbeing matter more than ever.

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CNA938 Rewind - One person's clutter, another person's treasure

Singapore is pushing to build a more circular economy but can we really recycle our way out of the waste problem? Or do we need to rethink our throwaway culture altogether? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at why repairing, reusing and sharing everyday items may have a bigger environmental impact than simply recycling and how community initiatives are helping Singaporeans keep perfectly usable items out of our landfills. For more, they speak with Jonathan Kwok, Community Innovator Executive, SL2.

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CNA938 Rewind - Saving for old age while paying for everyone else: The trap young Singaporeans are in

Nearly half of Singapore adults are financially supporting family members. Young adults under 35 are giving away roughly 40 per cent of their monthly income to loved ones and delaying their own health care in the process. A new Manulife survey puts numbers to a tension many Singaporeans are already living. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speaks with Christopher Gee, Deputy Director of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, to unpack what it really means, what's driving it, and what – if anything – can be done about it.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Yen hits 40-year low, Wall Street awaits US jobs data

On today's (30 June) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Brendan Ahern, Chief Investment Officer at KraneShares.

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CNA938 Rewind - South Korea's billion-dollar AI bet: Bold vision or high-stakes gamble?

South Korean chipmakers are expected to pledge more than 650 billion US dollars of investment into the country's AI infrastructure over the next decade. Samsung and SK Hynix are among the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI wave, as they dominate the production of high-end memory chips.But can they afford it? Will the infrastructure keep up? And what happens if the AI boom cools? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Mark Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Research Asia, Julius Baer, to find out. 

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