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Daily Cuts - Analysis: China’s fresh promises to African nations at Beijing summit

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President Xi Jinping is rolling out the red carpet for some 50 leaders of African nations, as they gather for the biennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. Debt and funding issues are in the spotlight as much of the continent seeks to define its relationship with Beijing, while facing its own economic woes. Andrea Heng speaks with Dr Joshua Eisenman, Professor of Politics, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame. He’s also the co-author of China’s relations with Africa: a new era of strategic engagement

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Daily Cuts - Are Singaporeans embracing more outdoor activities?

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Paul Khor, Founder of OUTSIDE, an outdoor lifestyle store brands, as well as Lakpa Sherpa, Owner of 8K Expeditions, a trekking & expedition company. Khor and Sherpa talk about The Outdoor Fair, the first of its kind in Singapore. Khor also names the Mount Everest summiteers who will be making a special appearance and discusses the trend of Singaporeans embracing more outdoor activities. 

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Daily Cuts - Light up your life and living space

Can lighting light up your life and boost your psychological state? Growing research shows that the right kinds of light are essential to human well-being, have a significant effect on your psychological state and impact how you think and behave. What then, should we think about when illuminating our homes and workspaces? Work It's Chew Wui Lynn speaks with Stanley Tay, lighting designer and founder of Illuminating Asia.

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Daily Cuts - How Singapore's heritage archivists are using new tech for preservation

We’re marking the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by speaking with our homegrown archivists. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Shereen Tay, Librarian with NLB’s Statutory Function team, to find out how archivists are using new technology such as AI to make greater strides in preserving Singapore’s heritage. 

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Daily Cuts - Beyond enforcement, empathy is needed to end vaping among youths

20 percent of the nearly 4,000 people caught possessing or using vapes are students. While there are efforts to address the problem in schools - such as highlighting the harms of vaping, and that it is illegal in Singapore - Sean Ang, Nicotine Cessation Counsellor and Pharmacist for Success Alliance Enrichment, tells Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman that dialogue driven by empathy would be a better way to tackle this growing problem.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Do you want to see more robots in the construction industry?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Tan Chee Kiat, Deputy CEO, Industry Development, BCA, about how nearly half of new Build-To-Order (BTO) projects by the Housing Board (HDB) are set to progressively use more robots for painting works from next year, and whether this is a sign that robots could be used more extensively in the construction sector and home renovation space.  

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