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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: Prudential’s profits down 54% yoy due to its Indonesia segment; CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s subsidiary issuing HK$755m fixed rate notes; First year ‘anniversary’ of US Fed hikes; Credit Suisse to borrow 50 billion francs from Swiss National Bank; Saudi National Bank will not up stake in Credit Suisse; Launch of Baidu’s Ernie Bot to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT
Singapore shares started the day lower after US and European markets ended mostly in the red overnight, as a liquidity crisis faced by Credit Suisse sparked…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: With age comes experience?
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic being called up to the Sweden National Team at the age of 41, we wonder is old truly gold? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Kopitiam’s transition to a fully digital loyalty programme
If you own a physical Kopitiam card, you would have heard that the cards will transition to the FairPrice app. And to help patrons with the transition…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Conversation with CEO of Marco Polo Marine on the shipbuilding and ship chartering business; Positioning in the marine logistics industry; Demand for shipbuilding and repair projects and contracts this quarter; Completion of extension works on Dry Dock; Interest for chartering from oil and gas and wind farm sectors
If you recall, we spoke about ship chartering on the segment last week. Today we want to double down on that conversation by giving you an inside look into a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Will Padang Civic Ensemble make it to Unesco's World Heritage Site list?
The Padang Civic Ensemble has been placed on Singapore’s tentative list of Unesco World Heritage Sites, paving the way for it to be nominated as the country’s…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongEuro Watch: Tensions with US-Russia drone downing & UK unveils cost-of-living budget as strikes rage
A US military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets, in the first such incident since…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Singapore set to host the (Esports) Olympics
With Singapore set to host the Olympic Esports Week between 22 to 25 June 2023 - we speak to Mark Chay, co-chair of the Singapore Organising Committee of the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Banking stocks on the mend after fallout from SVB’s collapse; Ho Bee Land’s sale of industrial properties; Wing Tai’s profit warning; Meta cutting 10,000 jobs; OpenAI to come up with GPT-4; Possibility of TikTok splitting from ByteDance; US to release chip-sending guardrails; US CPI up 6% you and prospects of a 25bps rate hike in March
Singapore shares began the day on a healthy footing, as banking stocks swung back into the green after yesterday’s declines. The Straits Times Index gained 1.3…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Benefits of online alternative dispute resolution
The word ‘sue’ has grown to become a catch-all term that represents legal recourse colloquially. However, litigation, which is more formally known, has the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongRegional Roundup: Could Myanmar be implicated in Russia’s war against Ukraine?
From Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sticking to his decision to reinstate the country’s GST anytime soon to Indonesia's court controversial court…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: In the market for virtual humans? - MediVR’s COO on the intricacies involved in the business; R&D costs; Getting MediVR’s virtual humans in healthcare, job interview training and financial advisory settings; Global virtual humans market to reach US$440.3b by 2031; On being Microsoft Mixed Reality Partners and NVIDIA Inception Members; Partnerships with institutions and hospitals
Could AI have a hand in equipping healthcare professionals with people management and communication skills? Well according to the founders of Singapore-based…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: First in Singapore to bring in rare red & pink diamonds to collectors
The most precious diamonds and the rarest of them all: red and pink diamonds. If you’re looking to invest in these rare gems, you’ll want to know that a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Social Media 101
Should one's social media be policed? If yes, by who? If no, why not? Elliott and Raushan discuss the pros and cons of the Social Media spaceSee…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Sembcorp Industries’ JV to build solar power plant in Oman; Yoma Strategic to restructure debt facilities for Yoma Central; Containing the fallout from the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank; US President Joe Biden vows tougher bank regulations; First Republic shares slumped on contagion fears; US CPI expectations for February
Singapore shares slipped in the first few minutes of trade today, extending the previous day’s losses. The Straits Times Index headed down 0.6 per cent to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongChina Perspective: Xi vows to build military into a 'great wall of steel'
From China’s two sessions wrapping up plus China’s President Xi Jinping’s plans to visit Russia as soon as next week. Dr Bates Gill, Executive Director of the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Conversation with Transcelestial’s CEO on using laser beams to bring superfast connectivity to the masses; Assessment of competitors like OneWeb, Starlink or Sumitomo Electric; Partnerships with telcos and enterprise partners; Global laser communication market to reach US$3.6b by 2030; US$10m Series A2 led by Airbus Ventures; Expansion into the US market
Have you ever wondered what’s behind our 4G, or wifi connectivity? How about a network of shoebox-sized devices sending lasers to one another? Well, that’s…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Peter Lim, a hero or zero?
In October 2014, Valencia were taken over by Peter Lim, making the Singaporean businessman the first foreign owner in the club’s history. Then lauded as a hero…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: How the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed within 48 hours - marking the biggest banking failure since 2008’s Global Financial Crisis; Collapse of Signature Bank; Impact on startups around the world and in Singapore; Contagion effect on Singapore’s banking sector; HSBC’s acquires SVB’s UK arm for £1; What the collapse suggest about the health of tech firms in the US; FDIC’s assurance; Impact of Fed’s interest rate decision in March
Singapore shares opened slightly weaker today, with banks opening in the red on contagion fears after the US regulators shut Silicon Valley Bank to protect…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongBuilding a culture of cybersecurity: Start investing in your employees
When people think about cybersecurity, they often think of technical security measures to help protect their businesses. While these measures are important…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Uncovering e-commerce insights that will help brands on Shopee stay relevant and adapt
Shopee Singapore has recently unveiled its report, ‘Past the Starting Line: Adapting to Singapore’s Digital Consumers in 2023’. But how can such data driven…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWashington Report: Silicon Valley Bank collapse & how the US will intervene
On Washington Report, Drive Time's Elliot Danker and Trisha Craig, Vice President (Engagement) and Senior Lecturer of Social Sciences (Sociology and Political…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Conversation with CEO of Mount Elizabeth Hospital on the return of medical tourists to Singapore; Focus on Value-Driven Outcomes and IHH’s target to achieve 90% of VDO at or above international benchmarks by 2025; Being the first hospital to acquire world’s first photon-counting CT; Trends in the private healthcare industry
Singapore is known to be a medical tourism hub due to its good facilities and services, with the country’s healthcare system ranked first in Asia and fourth in…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: End of the road for Joseph Schooling?
For the first time since his 2011 debut, Joseph Schooling will not represent Singapore at the biennial SEA Games. Saddled by National Service commitments and…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Singapore stock market wrap; Ascent Bridge’s chief executive faces bankruptcy charges; CDL’s acquisition of St Katharine Docks in London; Del Monte’s net profits down 62% yoy; SVB Financial Group’s move to raise cash; US President Joe Biden’s budget proposal; Non-farm payroll figures
Singapore shares struggled to advance at the open, following a retreat on Wall Street amid worries over the financial sector. The Straits Times Index headed…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: The growth of lifestyle retail pop-up Boutique Fairs Singapore
The Boutique Fairs Singapore Spring Summer edition is back this month to showcase over 250 brands, including more than 40 exciting new brands making their…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Intergenerational differences between receiving and showing care
Receiving and showing care, is there any way to do them right? Income Insurance has recently released findings from its online ‘Real Care’ survey. And it…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWeekly Wrap Up: Covid-19 White Paper - Was there really a need for it?
As Singapore transitions into a new endemic Covid-19 normal, the government has released the White Paper on Singapore's response to Covid-19. But was there a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Cargill on its ocean transportation business; Demand for ocean transportation now vs at the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict; Signing of long-term charter deal for two dry bulk ships; Opportunities in ocean transportation; Use of wind power for cargo ships to reduce fuel use by 20-30%; Global cargo shipping market to grow to 13.19 billion tonnes in 2028
We’re going to speak to global food corporation Cargill today. And in case you’re wondering - we are not going to talk about commodities. But instead we’re…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: How the CPF contribution increase will impact F&B delivery businesses
With the rise of F&B delivery services, it’s no surprise that the ‘gig economy’ has gained traction in Singapore, as more people start to embrace flexible work…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongEuro Watch: What UK’s small boats plan mean for relations with France
French president Emmanuel Macron is to stretch out the hand of friendship to Britain when he meets UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for a Franco-British summit in…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Accepting criticism
How can criticism be constructive? And how should one react to being criticised, both in sports and in life? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust’s partial offer by Volare Group declared unconditional; Fitch Ratings downgraded Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust to CCC; Japan’s economy narrowly avoided recession in 4Q; Clues from US Federal Reserve’s Beige Book; Jobs report expectations; Likelihood of 50bps Fed rate hike in March
Singapore shares opened on a positive note today after Wall Street equities ended mixed overnight. The Straits Times Index gained 0.2 per cent in early trade…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn The Spotlight: Why hotels reign supreme in Singapore
Alternative accommodations have been a hot niche category growing on Booking.com globally. However, Singapore differs from its global counterparts, with hotels…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Homage on the fragmentation in the elder care market; Size of elder care market to rocket up to USD 1,268.43b by 2029; Trends in elder care market; Partnerships with AIC and DBS; Further possible funding rounds and IPO
Today we’re going to take a look at something that is close to our heart - ageing and eldercare. According to a UN report, there were 703 million persons aged…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: From stricter penalties when you give up your BTO queue number to 'scary' red BTO in Tampines
Home ownership for Singaporeans continues to be a focus, particularly in the Build-To-Order space. From new measures to help first-timers get their HDB flats…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Cosco Shipping International’s JV with Supply Fortune to invest in logistics infrastructure assets; Lian Beng’s new construction project bumps order book in Singapore to S$2.1b; Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee; Exchange with Senator Elizabeth Warren on impact of hikes on unemployment
Singapore shares started the day in the negative territory, after interest rate hike fears spread across global markets overnight. The Straits Times Index…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Against all odds
To commemorate International Women's Day, Elliott and Raushan are in conversation with Singaporean sporting royalty Yip Pin Xiu. The 5-time Paralympic gold…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Where employers are hunting for talent in Southeast Asia
While blockchain and crypto hiring may have taken a back seat, we are still seeing companies actively hiring as we move away from a hiring slump due to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongRegional Roundup: 'Malaysia could become like Singapore with non-Malay PM'
From former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad making a comment saying that 'Malaysia could be like Singapore with non-Malay PM' to a Thai man sentenced to two…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Conversation with CCO of one of Singapore’s largest co-living accommodation operators; Demand of co-living solutions with residential prices expected to rise 10-15% in 2023; Coliwoo’s aggressive expansion; Launch of largest co-living residence in Orchard; En bloc purchase of GSM building; Shophouse go-living lifestyle hub concept
We’re going to talk all about housing - and in particular about co-living solutions on the segment today. According to a quarterly survey by the University of…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Can the strawberry generation deal with punishments?
What is your stand on punishments at the work place? Can the strawberry generation deal with it? Elliott and Raushan discuss this and much more!See…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: China-focused Reits outperformed peers on SGX; Reading into China’s lower-than-expected GDP target vs incoming PMI data; US February jobs report; Asset allocation strategy in the near term; Impact of current economic environment on tech giants such as Grab and Meta
Singapore shares fell today following mixed activity in US and Europe markets. The Straits Times Index fell 0.1 per cent to 3,236.61 points in early trade…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: Real gems vs lab grown gems, what is the difference in valuation and investment power?
Burmese Ruby is one of the rarest and most treasured ruby gemstones mined from Myanmar and it is expected to be extinct soon. So can a gemstone like this be…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Weave Living chooses Singapore as first international outpost of the brand
Weave Living, Asia-Pacific’s leading fully-integrated lifestyle rental accommodation provider, will officially open its first Singapore at 33 Jalan Sultan. But…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongChina Perspective: Latest from China's 'two sessions'
And it's all about China’s ‘two sessions’ 2023. Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives us an analysis of the sessions…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: An inside look into a family-based elastomeric foam maker supplying to OEM customers such as Sony and Panasonic; Market for elastomeric foam to reach US$4.462b by end of 2027; Global headwinds on demand; Rising labour costs on manufacturing output in Singapore
Specialty foam, film and elastomer or elastic polymers used as insulators in electronics, cars and more. It may very well be under the radar, but hey, did you…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Keppel Land divests 100% stake in Greenfield Development; Thomson Medical Group’s shares hit two-week high on news of possible acquisitions and collaborations; China’s ‘two Sessions’; Outgoing Premier Li Keqiang on ‘around 5 per cent’ growth for 2023; US Fed Chair Jerome Powell to testify before the Senate Banking Committee
Singapore stocks rose today following gains in the US and Europe. The Straits Times Index was up 0.2 per cent to 3,236.9 points in early trade after 102.5…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: Coping with loss
With Liverpool's historic 7-0 win over Manchester United dominating the headlines, Elliott & Raushan discuss how one can cope with loss - be it in football or…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongYour Health: Why it is time to fix the antibiotic market
From C-sections to dialysis to cancer treatment, antibiotics are the basis of modern medicine. The more we use antibiotics, the more quickly resistance…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWashington Report: Will the US fully ban TikTok amid fears of Chinese surveillance?
Ongoing conversations about regulating access to TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, advanced on several fronts this week. On Capitol Hill…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCulture Club: What do Singaporeans really feel about 'car-sharing'?
GetGo has seen tremendous growth since its launch in 2021, and is now dubbed as Singapore’s largest car-sharing service. With Singapore’s mobility sector…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Expectations that Tata Communications must meet as the broadcasting partner for Formula E
Broadcasting “live” sporting events like Formula E requires broadcasting partners to be at the top of their game in terms of speed, latency and audio-visual…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Conversation with CEO of Singlife - On rebranding as Singlife; Renewal of government contracts and impact on its revenue streams; Expansion in Indonesia and Vietnam through acquisitions; Trends influencing the insurance sector; Plans to IPO within 5 years; Gender diversity in the insurance sector
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘prepare for a rainy day’? How about insurance? In fact, we’re going to deep dive into the insurance sector today…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSports Minutes: 2023 F1 Season starts this weekend!
Alex Yoong, former Formula 1 Driver and teammate of Fernando Alonso, joins Elliott Danker and Zia-ul Raushan to look ahead to the 2023 F1 season. Will Max…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Singapore stock market wrap; Underlying net profits vs net profits for Jardine Matheson and HongKong Land; DFI Retail Group’s underlying earnings down 72% yoy; US Raphael Bostic on a 25bps hike in March and a possible pause in Fed’s hike cycle in summer
Singapore stocks rose today following gains in US and Europe markets. The Straits Times Index was up 0.3 per cent to 3,244.4 points in early trade after 216.1…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWeekend Warrior: Hiking 900km for Motor Neurone Disease
Motor Neurone Disease affects up to 500 adults in Singapore at any one time. Every year 30-50 new cases will be diagnosed. The disease kills a third of people…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: The role social media plays in the proliferation of love scams
Valentine’s Day was just last month and while everyone may be focused on love, scammers are focused on targeting the lonely and lovelorn. The love or romance…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongUnder the Radar: Luxury fashion - a look into Tapestry’s recent earnings; its 2.6 million new customers in North America; Rise in Gen Z and millennials spenders; Robust growth in Asia; Room for price hikes; China’s recovery; Importance of DTC channels in boosting sales
Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman. That’s right - we’re going to talk all about fashion today with Tapestry - the parent company behind the three brands I…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWeekly Wrap Up: Most supermarkets in SG to charge 5 cents for each plastic bag from July 3, but is this enough?
People will soon be paying for plastic at more places, with most supermarkets set to charge at least five cents per bag from July 3.The move, part of a bid to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: EV maker NIO’s 4Q net loss widens to over RMB$5.8b; OUE’s net profits doubled yoy to S$101.2m; South Korea’s semiconductor inventory rose at fastest pace in 27 years; details from Tesla’s investor day
Singapore stocks fell in early trade today following losses in US and Europe markets. The Straits Times Index fell 0.3 per cent in early trade to 3,246.54…