The Evening Runway with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

More than ever, organisations are requiring sustainability-focused and specialist employees across all departments and skill sets. And this need is very apparent across Asia Pacific, with the region looking to quickly increase its ESG credential. Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Andy Cartland, Founder and Director, Acre to find out how they’re bridging the talent gap in the region.

Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme is offering S$80,000 to the nation's best hackers to bring their blockchain innovation to life. In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish and Timothy Go speak with Dr Dumitrel Loghin, Research Assistant Professor, School of Computing (SoC), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) about the second edition of the blockchain innovation challenge and the blockchain tech landscape here. Produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with John Howald, Executive Director and Head of International Capital, Capital Markets & Investment Services Asia Pacific, Colliers to find out how property markets in Asia Pacific are faring and the outlook for long-term investment opportunities across the region. Highlights from the conversation: 01:01: Notable markets in the region  02:35: Impact of China's slowdown on its property market  03:00: Outlook for Singapore's real estate market 05:06: Magnitude of pricing dislocations  06:21: Impact of remote and hybrid work on the value of office spaces 07:10: Given the persistence of global inflationary trends, how might investors respond to the future investment outlook?

A major clinical trial, which included 13 patients from National University Hospital, showed that the drug lecanemab slowed cognitive and functional decline in participants aged 50 to 90 with early Alzheimer’s disease. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent Cheow Sue-Ann speaks with Associate Professor Christopher Chen, a Visiting Consultant in the Department of Psychological Medicine at NUH about the research.

With December being a strong month for the US stock market over the past seven decades, to what extent can investors look forward to a Santa Rally this time round? Meantime, China eased its pandemic restrictions in some cities over the weekend, including a reduction in mass testing. But what would this mean for markets in China and Hong Kong? On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Samuel Wong, Trading Strategist at OCBC Securities for more.

In the Spotlight on Prime Time every Monday, we speak with our friends at the BBC in London about some of the global headlines and stories they are tracking in the week ahead. Bharati Jagdish speaks with Rob Hugh-Jones, Editor, BBC Partner Hub in London, who is monitoring a major court case that opens in Belgium's capital, Brussels; strikes are expected in various sectors in the UK in the run-up to the busy Christmas season and the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Norway. 

We’re going to talk all about beauty today. Speaking of beauty, have you ever gone out with little or no makeup only to realise you need to take a selfie or a photograph to put on your social media? In these situations, beauty apps that provide virtual makeup in real time would prove to be extremely useful. Taiwan’s virtual beauty brand Perfect Corp, is the company behind one of these apps. But beyond the app, the company also empowers beauty brands such as Estee Lauder, LVMH, Avon and Shiseido with product try-on, facial diagnostics, and digital consultation solutions. Question is - what exactly are the opportunities in the beauty tech industry and what are some plans for Perfect Corp going forward? On Market View, Chua Tian Tian sat down with Alice Chang, Founder and CEO of Perfect Corp for more.

The agrifood industry in Asia is undergoing a technological revolution at present, which is projected to broaden the scope of agritech business. As the agritech revolution converges in South East Asia, how should investors be navigating agriculture in the digital decade? Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Philippe Ceulen, Head of Strategy, Mandalay to find out.

Fostering trust in the digital world is vital in today’s age of industry digitalization, the proliferation of misinformation, and changing societal attitudes towards privacy.  SG Tech, the trade association for the tech industry in Singapore, recently launched a landscape report into digital trust, which details how Singapore could grow the digital trust sector by nearly three-fold by 2027 – from S$1.7 billion currently to S$4.8 billion. In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Royce Wee, Exco Member, SGTech Digital Trust Committeeto find out more. Produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

With the ‘Live Now Pay Later’ phenomenon catching on among consumers here, how will the growth of the Buy Now, Pay Later model impact consumer debt trends in Singapore? And can the introduction of the BNPL Code of Conduct help to reduce revenge spending and debt-traps? Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish finds out more from Ivar Bjorklund, Chief Commercial Officer at Collectius.