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Daily Cuts - US President Joe Biden goes to Vietnam

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US president Joe Biden has wrapped up a two-day visit to Vietnam, as both countries upgraded ties to the highest level. Mr Biden said that this was not an attempt to contain China. However, Washington and Beijing are at odds on a range of global issues, and Mr Biden has accused China of wanting to reshape the international order to its will. Dr Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow, Vietnam Studies Programme, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute tells Arnold & Andrea if this meeting was a win for both countries. 

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Daily Cuts - The gloves are off: Biden and Trump agree on when to disagree

US President Joe Biden and contender Donald Trump have agreed to a direct face-off in two presidential debates in June and September. The timing is unusually early, breaking the conventions of past presidential elections in more ways than one. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman are joined by Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, The United States Studies Centre to analyse the reasons for and possible outcomes from the debates. 

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Daily Cuts - Do polytechnics prepare students better than junior colleges?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder of Career Agility International, a career strategy consultancy, and Jasmine Liew, Organisation Development Strategist from  Breakthrough Catalyst, a learning & organisation development consultancy, about whether polytechnics prepare students better than junior colleges when it comes to jobs in the future.

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Daily Cuts - Singapore Airlines posts record annual profit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Shukor Yusof, founder of aviation consultancy Endau Analytics, about whether this is one of the most spectacular results for a carrier like Singapore Airlines.

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Daily Cuts - A #TalkBack special ft. Law & Home Affairs Minister, K Shanmugam

The War on Drugs has taken on a new dimension in 2024 and remains as urgent as ever. Even with strong policies and support from Singaporeans, Lance Alexander & Daniel Martin found out about the urgent need to recognise the scale of human impact it has here.

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Daily Cuts - Singapore HeritageFest 2024 – Chicken Rice Diaries: The Hainan Story in Bugis

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about a Singapore HeritageFest 2024 tour called ‘Chicken Rice Diaries: The Hainan Story in Bugis’. Key personnel from CQ @ Clarke Quay & Bugis, as well as Tribe Tours will talk about this two-hour adventure through Singapore's vibrant Bugis district with a Hainanese guide. Highlights include a bingo game with hidden clues,  origins of the Hainanese community in the Bugis precinct,  stories of the Hainanese bartender who invented the world-famous Singapore Sling and more.

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