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CNA938 Rewind - What’s the appeal of owning cryptocurrencies?

A new study has found that cryptocurrencies ownership is on the rise in Singapore, with younger users leading the way in using the asset for daily financial needs. Gen Zs and millennials, or those aged between 16 and 44 years old as at 2025, lead in crypto ownership, with about 40 percent of them holding the asset. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the draw of cryptocurrencies among the younger generation with Zann Kwan, Managing Partner of REVO Digital Family Office. She's also a Board Member at the Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Start-ups Singapore

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - The importance of Legacy Planning with a greying population

With a fast-growing ageing population, why does legacy planning become even more relevant? For those without financial training, Hui Wong speaks with Wong Sze Keed, newly-elected President of the Life Insurance Association, Singapore from 2025-2026, to highlight the urgency of Legacy Planning.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Pawrenting: Celebrating the life of pets through Together Diamonds 

When a beloved pet passes on, having something to hold is important to commemorate their presence on earth. Hui Wong speaks to Andrew Lim, founder of Together Diamonds that turns pet fur into diamonds - when they cross the rainbow bridge, and while they’re still on earth.

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CNA938 Rewind - Significance of China’s Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia for Victory Day

Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday (May 8) for talks in the Kremlin that Moscow hopes will provide a diplomatic boost for the Russian leader at a key moment in the war with Ukraine. Xi is the most powerful of more than two dozen foreign leaders who are visiting Moscow this week to mark Thursday's 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng look at the significance of the visit and how it would impact relations with the United States with Dr Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Lecturer in Government, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University

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CNA938 Rewind - What to know about the new Pope Leo XIV

USA Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8) and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng find out more about the first American pope with Professor Jonathan Tan, Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies, Case Western Reserve University

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CNA938 Rewind - Will businesses in Malaysia crack under pressure without egg subsidy?

Malaysia’s Agriculture and Food Sec­urity Ministry announced recently that the price control on ­chicken eggs had been partially lifted, with subsidies reduced from 10 sen to 5 sen an egg, effective from May 1. The egg subsidy will be completely abolished on Aug 1. How will businesses there cope and will they crack under pressure? Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng find out from James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania and Visiting Professor, UTAR, Kuala Lumpur

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