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As part of a pilot travel scheme to allow travelers vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter Singapore without quarantine, many saw the first flight under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to Frankfurt, Germany took off recently. Aaron Wong, Founder, The MileLion shares more about his experiences as one of the first few people to fly out of the country and potential problems with the SG-Germany VTL. 

Due to the changing landscape around attracting and retaining talent, many businesses find themselves desperately trying to recruit from the outside to fill a growing skills gap. Yet at times, the solution could be to turn to the resources that exist within one's own workforce. Sandeep Sharma, President of Asia, Workday shares how business leaders can approach the ‘war for talent’ strategically and the common mistakes that local businesses are making in their digital transformation journey.

Real estate group City Developments is divesting its majority stake in Chongqing Sincere Yuanchuang Industry, in the wake of the Chinese developer’s cash troubles. CDL acquired a majority stake in Sincere last April, but the pandemic and China’s “three red lines” policy increased liquidity constraints at the unit. Vijay Natarajan, Analyst, RHB Group shares the possible risk exposures that CDL needs to pay attention to in China's real estate sector and their funds reallocation after writing down almost all of its S$1.92 billion investment in Chongqing Sincere. 

Regional Round-up Ep 15: Najib Razak's advisory role in Malaysian Parliament 11:46 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Malaysia's 14th Parliament signs memorandum of understanding for transformation and political stability (2:22) Former Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak's role as an advisor for the government (6:29) Philippines set to reopen despite increase in Covid-19 cases (8:08) Bali eased travel restrictions but stricter measures for international tourists (10:00) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses how the 5.3% rise in August US consumer prices will affect taper timelines, and how markets will react when tapering does actually take place.

Shareholders of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have overwhelmingly backed its plan to hive off its media business. And this will pave the way for the formation of a new company limited by guarantee (CLG), while potentially unlocking shareholder value for the mainboard-listed company. Patrick Daniel, CEO, SPH Media Trust shares what becoming not-for-profit would mean for a company with so much history in the media industry locally and SPH Media's plans to continue to be a strong brand in Singapore. 

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives a breakdown on the latest of Malaysia’s 14th Parliament and its new bipartisan deal, the impact of Najib Razak’s presence in parliament, the launch of a pilot test of localised lockdowns in Philippines, the easing of restrictions in Bali, and more. 

According to a prediction by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global maritime industry will miss the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050 due to a “lack of available low-carbon options on the market". George Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Forrest shares how his company's Full Electric Ready (FER) propulsion solution is able to contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions of up to 20% – when compared to current solutions in the market – and how they plan to support the industry's push towards the adoption of greener systems.

China Perspective Ep 13: The intention behind China's efforts to better international relationships 10:53 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Objective of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's working visit to Singapore (1:24) China's pledge of 200 million yuan worth of aid to Afghanistan an overture? (2:52) Consequences of Beijing's plans to break up Ant Group's AliPay (5:25) The domino effect of China Evergrande Group going through debt restructuring (7:00) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-dawn-wei Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets, talks about how the scrutiny on the electric vehicle industry will pan out for the leading companies, and if the Chinese market is still too risky to invest in.