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

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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 - Monday Reset: How to pay your sleep debt and get back on track

How much sleep is too much or not enough? Is there such a thing as repaying your sleep debt? On this Monday Reset we find out ideal sleep habits we should all aim to have. Dr Michael Lim, Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep, National University Hospital’s Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute tells Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman more.

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Daily Cuts - Global network outage: Are we too dependent on a single provider?

Following the global outage that affected 8.5 million computers on Friday, 19 July, the question of our heavy reliance on a single provider has surfaced. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman dive deeper into the lessons learned from this experience, and what contingency plans should be put in place to prevent it from happening again with Ken Soh, Chair of the Cyber Security Chapter at SG Tech

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Daily Cuts - War in Ukraine: Drone attacks, a heatwave and an upheaval in US politics

Multiple drone strikes are further challenging Kyiv’s ability to continue battling Russian forces, who have sought to strike Ukraine’s power grids. Apart from manpower issues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also having to grapple with uncertainty of support coming from its biggest backer, the US, as Washington undergoes a political upheaval. On Asia First, Graeme Gill, Professor Emeritus, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney joins Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman for more on the situation.  

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Daily Cuts - Joe Biden steps aside, backs VP Kamala Harris for the Democrat ticket

A stunning day in American politics – what had been rumoured to be US president Joe Biden’s nomination as the Democratic candidate for the White House race has ended in his exit instead. He has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mission now involves winning her party’s backing, raising cash and strategising how to battle her Republican rival Donald Trump.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get an analysis of this with Steven Okun, CEO of APAC Advisors and Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates

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Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: New Mini Cooper and Countryman electric variants

Mini launches new electric variants for the Cooper and Countryman models. How is this a step up from its first electric model launched 4 years ago, and have they solved range anxiety concerns for their customers? Guest: Daren Ching, Head, Mini (Asia)

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