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Yahoo’s Year in Review 2022 Singapore is an annual collection of the top searched categories based on anonymised interest patterns of what users on Yahoo searched for. The collection rounds up all the top things that have captivated netizens in Singapore, from local celebrities to travel, tech trends, athletes, football clubs, beauty and more. This year, netizens in Singapore were determined to satisfy their wanderlust as people busied themselves with holiday plans.  Chia Han Keong, Editor, Yahoo News Singapore shares more. 

In today's Breakfast Brief, we discuss how China is likely experiencing 1 million Covid infections and 5,000 virus deaths every day according to Airfinity, a London-based research firm that focuses on predictive health analytics. This comes amid reports that China is considering a “0+3” policy, where the requirement to spend time in a quarantine hotel or isolation facility would be scrapped, and arrivals into the country instead subject to three days of monitoring, 

Synopsis: Each fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the biggest global talking points with expert guests. On Dec 9 Indian and Chinese troops got into a skirmish on the border of India’s northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state with China - the eastern sector of the long and in many places disputed Himalayan border. As previously in 2020, this skirmish did not involve firearms, but no less brutal hand-to-hand combat with weapons like wooden clubs embedded with nails. In this new clash there were reported injuries, but no deaths. In this episode on the volatile Himalayan border, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Manoj Joshi, a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in New Delhi and author of a new book Understanding the India-China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in High Himalaya; and Dr Aparna Pande, a scholar of Indian and South Asian foreign policy, and Director of the Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC. Highlights (click/tap above): 2:08 This time, very clearly, the Chinese came up with a plan. They had an extraordinarily large number in their patrol. This was not just a patrol. But given their 2020 experience, the Indians were ready. 4:10 The significance of Tawang is not just strategic, but that the Tawang Monastery is there – one of the most sacred places for Tibetan Buddhists. 5:44 The obsession with Tawang actually begins only in the mid-1980s. The Chinese said if you want to settle the (disputes border), you must give us Tawang – and India has bluntly said that means you don’t want a settlement.  6:45 The Indian Army is on Yangtse, and the Chinese are trying to push them out.  7:45 The Chinese have fobbed off Indian attempts to negotiate a settlement on the border. Overlapping claims are convenient, keeping India off balance.  10:00 A 1996 agreement between India and China prohibits using weapons in the 2-kilometre zone along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). But how long will that last? It’s a matter of time before a breakdown.  12:35 Chinese actions on the border have driven India and the United States to become more closely aligned.  13:00 Broad consensus in India on China, and strong defences in the Himalayas. India dropped the ball in 2020 but learned its lesson.  14:05 The Chinese have been rapidly beefing up infrastructure in Yangtse; there is a buildup – on both sides. 15:30 At the end of the day the border issue has to be decided at the highest levels in both countries, otherwise, it will escalate. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa’izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim and Fa’izah Sani Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/wdcC --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

The rise of IoT devices in the healthcare sector has helped patients and doctors alike, notably in monitoring patients' state of health in real-time. However, it has brought the rise of various security issues like data and operation compromise, ransomware and phishing attacks.And recently, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has introduced a labelling scheme for medical devices that allows healthcare providers to make informed decisions in accordance with their cybersecurity policy.  Chris Thomas, Senior Security Advisor, APJ, ExtraHop shares more. 

It's the year-end, and holiday travel is officially back with more countries lifting travel restrictions.  Phoram Mehta, Senior Director, APAC Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), PayPal with insights on what travel merchants can do to ensure cybersecurity is tip-top and how consumers can protect themselves.

Yuin Lim, Chief Investment Strategist, Lion Global Investors explains why US equities no longer look attractive to him, and instead Chinese and Japanese markets are more compelling next year.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we look at the good news from better than expected earnings as well as US consumer confidence hitting its highest levels in eight months, as well as the latest support from the People's Bank of China for its property sector.

Jerome Tay, Investment Analyst, Asian Fixed income Team, abrdn discusses how investors should read into the latest shake up in global markets by the Bank of Japan's surprise announcement and what they should expect for USD strength in 2023.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we unpack the BOJ's shock policy action which continues to roil markets, with the yen strengthening over 3% against the dollar overnight.

As we round off the year, prices that condominium launches have been transacting at and rental prices, especially in recent months, may perplex and intrigue many of us.  Alan Cheong, Executive Director, Research & Consultancy, Savills Singapore shares how we got there and a lookahead at the property sector in 2023.