The Evening Runway with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

As Singapore's population ages, the Ministry of Health aims to almost double the number of eldercare centres to 220 by 2025 and increase their scope of services. MOH also plans to double the number of nursing home beds to more than 31,000 in the next 10 years. On SGExtra, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out more. 

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with China correspondent Elizabeth Law about the latest Covid-19 outbreak at a 24-hour bar in Beijing, which triggered a mass testing exercise in the city. She also shares more about her experience testing positive in China.

The Government will take over the ownership and management of the Singapore Sports Hub on Dec 9, after terminating its partnership with the private consortium that has been running it since 2014. This will allow it to make the Sports Hub more accessible to the broader community for sports, lifestyle, entertainment and social activities, and also develop Kallang into a vibrant and integrated sports, wellness and lifestyle precinct. National agency Sport Singapore and SportsHub Pte Ltd agreed on the termination on Friday (June 10), bringing an end to the public-private partnership that has been beset with problems including the poor condition of the football field, even as world-class names and acts like Cristiano Ronaldo and U2 drew the crowds. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Hairianto Dirman spoke with Sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz to find out more.

Over the past few months, tech giants, clothing brands and investors have put hundreds of millions of dollars in the metaverse.This skyrocketed virtual real estate prices is only the beginning of the metaverse era. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Shaun Leong, Partner, Withers KhattarWong and Chuan Wee Meng, CEO, Singapore International Mediation Centre to find out more. 

Around the world, central banks are tightening their monetary policies to address rising prices driven by supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine. Investors in the US are also looking to key inflation data this week for clues on the US Federal Reserve’s rate path. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Dr Cai Daolu, Visiting Senior Fellow of the Department of Strategy and Policy at NUS Business School to take stock of the week's happenings. 

Government agency Sport Singapore will hold the ownership and management of the Singapore Sports Hub from December 9 to make it more accessible to the broader community. It has reached an agreement with current SportsHub Pte Ltd operator to terminate their public-private partnership. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Rohit Brijnath, Assistant Sports Editor, The Straits Times to find out more. 

Searching for eco-friendly items is increasing and a large number of buyers say they are ready to spend more on a sustainable product. At a macro-economic level, nature-positive transitions for the food, infrastructure and extractives sectors could generate trillions of dollars in annual business return in 2030. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Gerry Mattios, Expert Partner and co-director, Global Sustainability Innovation Centre in Singapore, Bain & Company to find out more. 

Many countries are expected to fall into recession as the economy slips into an era of stagflation. Global economic expansion is forecasted to decline this year, amid supply disturbances, prospects of weakening growth, amongst others. However, there are noticeable differences, such as the U.S. dollar power and strong balance sheets at major financial institutions, which present room for improvement. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Nikolaj Schmidt, Chief International Economist at T. Rowe Price to find out more. 

Asia's top security summit returns to Singapore this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is also scheduled to deliver on Saturday a special virtual address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Political correspondent Justin Ong on the summit's agenda.

After two years of halting due to the pandemic, Apple finally brought back its World Wide Developers conference with the on-site attendance of the audience. Via the event, the company also introduced the new-coming MacBooks with more advanced updates in its features.  On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Cheryl Tan, Tech360.tv to find out more.