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Daily Cuts - The Belt and Road Initiative at 10: what's down the road?

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A summit is being held in Hong Kong to mark 10 years since Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched. However, bumps have appeared. Italy is reportedly preparing to withdraw. The EU, Middle East, and India are in discussions to form a similar initiative that could rival the BRI. And China’s economic slowdown is affecting confidence in its ability to continue supporting major projects. Dr Lim Tai Wei, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow East Asian Institute, NUS, examines what lies further down the road for the BRI.

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Daily Cuts - Staying safe while hiking mountains abroad

On International Mountain Day, Asia First's Justine Moss and Andrea Heng speak with Cris Hazzard, professional outdoors guide and hiking expert on ways to hike mountains safely

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Daily Cuts - Bumping up local professional football levels

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Gerard Christopher, Deputy General Secretary, Football Association of Singapore, about how a 10th Premier League club could raise the level of professional football here.

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Daily Cuts - No Strings Attached for Paper Monkey Theatre

Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Benjamin Ho, the Artistic Director of Paper Monkey Theatre and the Festival Director of No Strings Attached. Happening this weekend, the Festival is a one-of-a-kind exploration into puppetry for children at the Asian Civilisations Museum. With local and regional acts and workshops, it’s a perfect family fun destination to explore the arts this December Holidays

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Daily Cuts - Elevate – Wellness programme on Tiktok

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Jasper Lim, Assistant Manager, Care Corner Singapore & Asher Low, Executive Director, Limitless about the ‘TikTok’s Allies: The Voices for Change in Mental Health’ initiative, where NPOs are brought onto TikTok via its Elevate programme. Elevate trains them to create wellness content on the platform.

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Daily Cuts - Increased prominence of vaping in Singapore

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin speak with Sean Ang, Smoking Cessation Counsellor and Pharmacist, Success Alliance Enrichment, about why vaping is becoming more prominent here.

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