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Daily Cuts - Putin reignites an old friendship with Vietnam, but who is the real winner?

Fresh off his closely watched state visit to North Korea, Russian president Vladimir Putin lands in Vietnam to shore up support in the face of isolation from the West. All eyes are on Hanoi, as Putin’s visit follows earlier drop-ins from US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Asia First understands the potential outcomes and the ripple effect the duo’s meeting will have on the region, as well as relationships with the West. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Angela Mancini, Partner and Head of South-East Asia, Control Risks.

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Daily Cuts - Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s legacy

Indonesian President Joko Widodo highlighted his economic, infrastructure and development successes in his final state of nation address on Aug 16. His address came ahead of the country celebrating its Independence Day on Aug 17 in both Jakarta and its new Nusantara capital. On Asia First, Hairianto Diman speaks with Achmad Sukarsono, Associate Director, Global Risks Analysis Asia Pacific, Control Risks who looks at Mr Widodo’s achievements during his presidential term and examines the progress of the new capital Nusantara.

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Daily Cuts - English Premier League kicks off

The Premier League roared back to life this weekend with a thrilling opening round of fixtures. Nine matches, eighteen teams, and plenty of drama to kick off the new season. The final opening match has yet to be played. Sports commentator John Dykes shares more on what to expect from the teams in this season and the players to look out for with Hairianto Diman and Namreena Samtani on Asia First

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Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: Brains behind DreamChaser

On a recent episode of Tech Talk, Daniel Martin speaks with Daniel Pham, who is one-half of the creative force behind the game DreamChaser, about forging a career in game development.

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Daily Cuts - Improving the bus passenger experience through station enhancements

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with transport analyst Walter Theseira, who's also Associate Professor with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)' School of Business, about how upcoming enhancements to seven bus interchanges here will improve the overall passenger experience.

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Daily Cuts - Megaquakes: How dangerous can they be?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Shengji Wei, Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment and Principal Investigator, Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU, about how dangerous megaquakes can be.

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