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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong
Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world. From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality. Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you…
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Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: OUE Healthcare shares up 46%; SIA and Scoot fly high; Morgan Stanley mulls 7% cut in APAC investment banking workforce; Alibaba’s “huge” investments in Taobao; Buffet exits TSMC; US debt ceiling talks continue
Singapore shares started the day higher. The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.2 per cent to 3,219.81 points in early trade after 44.8 million shares worth…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Transfers that saved a footballer's career...or not!
We delve into the football transfers that played a pivotal role in rescuing a player's career from the brink of obscurity. From high-profile stars to promising…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Bringing London’s West End to Singapore and beyond - British Theatre Playhouse on the ins-and-outs of operating a theatre production company; Possible fragmentation in the theatre industry in Singapore; Setting its base in Singapore; On-demand productions and increased monetisation; Future funding plans
Bringing London's West End to the far reaches of the world. That’s what we are going to talk about today. Our guest for today is the British Theatre Playhouse…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-fashion: How to excel your airport fashion looks like K-celebrities
If style was a school - Korean celebrities would be the master teachers of airport fashion. While many of us opt for comfortable looks of T-shirts and jogger…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: UAS Arts Symposium, a milestone event for the art education scene in Singapore
The importance and value of art education is often overlooked in Singapore. However, interest in it is increasing amongst students. The University of Arts…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWashington Report: Should the world be worried if the US debt ceiling is not lifted?
From US’ debt ceiling crisis to the possibility of former US President Donald Trump becoming president once again. Trisha Craig, Vice President (Engagement)…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: The demand for data literacy in the e-commerce sector
The demand for data literacy has become increasingly important in the e-commerce sector as many companies use this data to improve their internal processes…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Genting Singapore’s Q1 EBITDA down 25% qoq; ST Engineering’s Q1 revenue up 13% yoy; Thailand’s election vs the Thai Baht; US Congressional Budget Office on US default; Samsung and Tesla’s possible alliance to develop chips for autonomous vehicles
Singapore shares started the week lower after US equities ended down on Friday. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) was down 0.1 per cent to 3,204.36…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Pochettino edges closer to Chelsea; Arsenal bottle title chances
Reports suggest that Chelsea have agreed terms to make former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino their new manager. He will join the club in the summer, with…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corporation Singapore’s CMO on its focus on data and the B2B market;Tapping the hybrid work phenomenon; Importance of providing Unified Communications solutions; FBICS’ first step towards Direct-to-Consumer market through LazMall flagship store
Our guest for today will certainly ring a bell, especially if you love to print out all your electronic documents. Drumrolls - we are talking about FUJIFILM…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-slang: 삼귀다 (samgweeda)
If you watch a lot of romance k-dramas you’d know that Koreans refer to that as 썸 (sseom) It’s the stage where before you define the relationship. But while…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Singapore stock market wrap; Seatrium’s net order book of S$20b; First Resources’ Q1 net profit down 73.8% yoy; US producer prices up 2.3% yoy in April, Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO; US mortgage rates could top 8% if US defaults
Singapore stocks fell at the opening bell today after Wall Street equities ended mixed overnight. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) dropped 0.4 per…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Revamp of flagship Kiztopia Marina Square, emphasis on ‘Play To Learn, Learn Through Play’
Parents listen up! Kiztopia, Singapore’s mega-indoor kids’ edutainment playground has reopened its all revamped flagship outlet at Marina Square. And not just…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Mourinho to PSG? Ricciardo to AlphaTauri?
Rumours are rife that Jose Mourinho might be swapping Roma for PSG, while Daniel Ricciardo could be in line to return to the F1 grid with Scuderia AlphaTauri…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Pushing the boundaries of flip phones, will it make a comeback?
According to Allied Market Research, flip phones were the largest market in 2021, contributing nearly three quarters of the global foldable smartphone market…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWeekly Wrap Up: Why do we not support Singapore athletes more?
Singapore sports scene has evolved a lot over the last few decades. We have seen the country winning various major medals including an Olympic gold medal with…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: A world without keys - From making smart locks to large scale access management, igloocompany on its aggressive expansion; Assessment of the smart home and real estate management market; Entry into the US and its ambitious target to deploy 1m devices
Can you imagine a world without keys? Well, that’s the vision of a Singapore-headquartered company that makes smart locks and lockboxes. Founded in 2015…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-fashion: Blackpink concert looks to be inspired from
Blackpink is coming to your area soon - hitting the stage right here in Singapore this weekend. While those going to the concert - will enjoy all of…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Singaporean organic juice brand making conscious drinking easier
“Let’s grab a drink!”Most of us can all agree that alcohol is a great social tool (of some sort). But thanks to the pandemic, more are practising conscious…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: - SIA’s redemption of MCBs; The Place Holdings to sell 11% of New Vision Holding; SingPost’s 25% drop in 2H net profits; Banks’ net interest marginscould be past their peak
Singapore shares opened slightly higher today after international markets ended mixed on news of US inflation cooling. In early trade, the Straits Times Index…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: 1000 golds & counting, how many more will Team Singapore win at the SEA Games?
Having recently surpassed the 1000 mark for gold medals won at the SEA Games, just how many more can Team Singapore clinch at the 2023 edition? David Lee…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Are Chinese travellers ready to make a revenge comeback?
After nearly three years, China has finally reopened its borders. That also means the return of Chinese tourists, who will provide a boost to businesses…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongEuro Watch: Will UK parliament get a Labour majority at the next general election?
From UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives suffering big losses at an electoral test and what we know so far about Russia’s claims that…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: From a humble hawker stall in the 1940s to one of Singapore’s largest wholesalers of You Tiaos - You Tiao Man’s take on business transformation Importance of pivoting into a B2B and B2B2C model
At this time of the day we want to ask the question - what’s for afternoon tea. We're asking this question because we’re talking to a company that sells a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Breaking the taboo of talking about mental health in workplaces
According to a McKinsey & Company report, one in three employees in Asia experiences symptoms of burnout, and 80 percent are not turning to professionals for…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Napoli's Scudetto success
Napoli ended their long wait to win the Italian Serie A, ending 33 years of pain since club icon Diego Maradona led the team to their last title in 1990. But…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: OCBC’s Q1 profits jumped 39% to record S$1.88b; Olam Agri plans dual listing in June; Impact of possible Olam Agri IPO on Singapore’s listing activity; US consumer inflation and possible surprise on the upside; US Biden and McCarthy on US debt ceiling
Singapore stocks rose this morning, despite overnight losses on Wall Street and in Europe. In early trade, the Straits Times Index climbed 0.2 per cent to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Productivity gains that technologies like AI bring to the table
According to research by Boston College, companies that are already participating in the world’s largest-ever trial of the 4-day work week are not returning to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongRegional Roundup: Front runners in Thailand's general election, Thaksin to make come back?
From Thailand’s upcoming general election to the latest on the ASEAN Summit happening in Indonesia. Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: SeaGPT for the maritime sector - Greywing’s CTO on gaining market share; the global maritime digital market projected to generate US$423.4b by 2031; Impact of SeaGPT on Greywing’s growth trajectory and funding plans
We’ve talked in depth about artificial intelligence, synthetic data and ChatGPT. Now, what’s next? How about a new AI chatbot called SeaGPT? Developed by…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Janet Yellen warns CEOs on US debt ceiling; Fed’s survey of bank loan officers; China’s balance of trade figures; Bets on policy support and rally in Chinese financial, brokerage and filmmaker shares
Singapore stocks dipped today as investors anticipated key US inflation data to be released later this week. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Kingpins to minnows, the state of Singapore football
Another tournament, another debacle. With Singapore football at a new all-time low after both the men's & women's teams suffered early exits at the 2023 SEA…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Happiness Initiative's mission to spread happiness in Singapore
How happy is Singapore? Despite Singapore being a country often defined by fast-paced lifestyles, high levels of stress and an unrelenting drive for progress…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: How Agoda is revolutionising regional travel in the post-pandemic era
Recent insights have revealed that consumers would rather travel cheaper than stay home. With online travel experiencing a 13 percent jump from pre-pandemic…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongChina Perspective: Xi to host first China-Central Asia summit
From Chinese President Xi Jinping to host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations from May 18 to May 19 and China announcing its first…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Converting limited real data into limitless synthetic data - Betterdata on training AI models; Getting around data-sharing and privacy concerns; Commercialisation of synthetic data; Oversubscribed US$1.7m seed round
Generative AI has been the talk of the town in recent months with the launch of ChatGPT. But have you ever wondered just how much data is processed for these…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-food: Top k-celebrity diet plans for the summer
It’s almost summer time. Most Koreans are probably planning or already on a diet in preparation for the summer. South Korean celebrities have their own plans…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: US April inflation and monthly budget statement; Seatrium’s S$500m wind farm contracts; DBS’ additional capital requirement by MAS; Sea’s Forrest Li to hike pay by 5%; Alibaba’s Cainiao Network Technology’s US$2b HK IPO
Singapore shares opened the week higher today after global markets ended the previous week markedly higher. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent in…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Is David de Gea's time at Manchester United over?
Another day, another mistake. David de Gea has now made four errors leading to a goal in all competitions this season, the joint most of any Premier League…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: How can password complacency cost you
The inception of passwords in the 1960s has changed the digital world as we know it. Passwords are now an unconscious standard practice in our lives and today…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWashington Report: Could Trump get a pardon if convicted?
Will age be a huge factor for US President Joe Biden’s re-election bid? And the possibility of former US President Donald Trump getting a pardon if he is…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Mammoth meatballs - Vow on why firms are eyeing a slice of the extinct-DNA pie; Possible commercialisation of Mammoth meatballs; Patents and its impact on the cultured meat industry; Possible launch of cultivated quail meat in Singapore in 2H2023
Meatballs! That’s what we are going to talk about today. When it comes to meatballs, the first thing that comes to mind would be perhaps chicken meat balls, or…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-slang: 당모치 (dangmochi)
Today’s slang word is one for the Korean fried chicken lovers out there. It’s '당모치' dangmochi. If you’re craving fried chicken or if chicken is always the way…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia
With the 2023 SEA Games in full flow in Cambodia - Elliott and Raushan check-in with our man on the ground Deepanraj Ganesan, Straits Times Sports reporter to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: US regional banks in focus; PacWest plunges 50.6%; Adidas’ Q1 sales down 1% yoy; Proposal by Ping An to split HSBC’s Asia business; Ant Group considers selling stake in HK virtual banking unit; Singapore stock market wrap; OUE C-REIT’s net property income up 18% in Q12023; AIMS APAC REIT’s DPU up 11.3% yoy
Singapore shares dipped slightly today as global markets continued reacting to the latest US Federal Reserve rate hike. In early trade, the Straits Times Index…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Singapore HeritageFest 2023 celebrates 20th milestone with spotlight on our sporting and public transportation history
Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) 2023 returns with its 20th edition in May, presenting two refreshing new themes namely, Singapore’s sporting heritage, and public…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Driving brand success across an entire franchise network
The Covid-19 pandemic has been challenging for many businesses, but as we move forward, data shows the franchise industry is thriving. After two years of…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongEuro Watch: Sunak faces first big electoral test as PM
From UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak facing his first big electoral test as PM in local polls and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy surprise visit to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: AIMS APAC REIT’s CEO on DPU rising 5.1% on-year; Record portfolio occupancy of 98% and tenant retention rate of 78.4%; Whether the Logistics and Warehouse segment will remain defensive in FY 2024
With the earnings season in full swing in Singapore, we want to turn our attention to REITs, and in particular we want to zoom in on AIMS APAC REIT, which has…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-drama: Meet the Korean Deadpool
There’s a new k-drama series, and it screams Korean Deadpool. It’s called “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper.” And it’s a new caper comic action drama in which a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Erling Haaland breaks Premier League goals record
Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League record for goals in a season - notching his 35th goal in 34 games to go one clear of Andy Cole and Alan Shearer…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: US Fed hikes rates by 25bps; Democrats vs Republicans over US debt ceiling; STI close; Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust’s DPU down 8.6% yoy; Lian Beng’s privatisation offer
Singapore shares dipped slightly in early trade today following confirmation of a 25 basis point Fed rate hike. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI)…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Creating sustainable food packaging products, behind the scenes
Our next guest, sustainable packaging firm TRIA (pron as it is) together with KFC Singapore, has launched the world’s first closed-loop single-use packaging…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Lamborghini’s on its new Revuelto supercars; On 2022 being its record breaking year; Demand for trophy cars among the wealthy; Asia as a key market and China as a wild card
Supercars are on our agenda today, and this time, we want to talk about luxury car brand Lamborghini and its new hybrid model, the Revuelto. Priced at around…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongK-influencer: David Yong - CEO, businessman, lawyer by day, K-Pop artist by night
He is a man with many talents - a man with many hats. He’s a multinational businessman & CEO Influencer, venture capitalist, lawyer, and a K-Pop artist. He’s…
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Market View: Keppel Corp’s reorganisation, to scale AUM to S$200b by 2030; Dyson’s new battery plant in Singapore; Jacky Cheung and UnUsUaL Limited’s shares; Google and Microsoft CEOs to meet with US top officials
Singapore shares opened markedly lower today, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street and Europe. The Straits Times Index shed 0.7 per cent to 3,260.77 points…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Does age matter for football managers?
With 75-year old Roy Hodgson making a big impression since being re-appointed at Crystal Palace, and 68-year old Sam Allardyce rumoured to be in line for a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Philosophy behind illusory, dual-image collector pieces
Escape indoors into Raffles City and cool down with Spanish painter Sergi Cadenas’ first overseas exhibition since the onset of the pandemic! Taking centre…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongRegional Roundup: Anwar unconcerned with alleged plots to topple government
From Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledging that there are parties plotting to topple his administration and the EU and US warning Malaysia of…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Ridehailing app TADA on competing with incumbents; Partnership with foodpanda to offer new user benefits for customers in Asia; Potential to become a superapp
Whether you’re heading out for work or leisure, ride hailing has become one of the most common modes of transportation these days. Besides tech giants Grab and…