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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 JeongIn the Spotlight: The relevance of G20 Summit in a fractious political environment and Jokowi’s legacy
The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place next week, on 15-16 November 2022 in Bali. In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish…
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ST: The Big Story, 11 Nov - China eases Covid-19 quarantine rules, flight bans
In a significant calibration of the Covid Zero policy that has isolated the world’s second-largest economy and raised public ire, Chinese health authorities…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Wayback Burgers' expansion in Asia through WB Burgers Japan, Opportunities in the fast casual restaurant scene, Ability to weather through inflation
Have you thought about what’s for dinner yet? Well, today’s discussion could leave you wanting for a juicy burger to kickstart the weekend. With over 166…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: How are businesses in China bracing themselves for 2023?
A slowing Chinese economy, in part due to its zero-Covid strategy, has raised concerns among investors and businesses. How can businesses brave this storm…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMatchmaking job-Seekers & recruiters: Using AI to streamline the recruitment process
What if job seekers finding the right job fit and recruiters finding the perfect candidate was like the Netflix reality television series, Indian Matchmaking…
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ST: The Big Story, 10 Nov - Republicans perform below expectations in midterms, which may erode Trump’s comeback hopes
It may take days for the final results of Tuesday’s midterm elections to emerge and decide the political make-up of the US Congress; in some cases, run-offs…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: South Korean insurer Heungkuk Life Insurance's flip flop move, South Korean bond rout, Thailand's banking sector outlook
South Korean and Thai credit markets are at the heart of our discussion today. Speaking of South Korea, the country has been scrambling to prevent a credit…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Yuu Rewards App - Just how much money is in the loyalty programme market?
If you’ve been walking around major malls, you might have seen these three letters - Yuu - popping up in recent weeks. What exactly is this yuu - you might…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: How can luxury timepieces hedge against inflation and fight climate crisis?
How can luxury watches hedge against inflation and fight climate change? In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Nelson Lee, Founder of…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongTips for navigating a mid-career switch successfully
Planning to embark on a mid-career switch can be very exciting, but it can also be a daunting and life-changing decision. For mid-career switchers, joining a…
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ST: The Big Story, 9 Nov - Bill passed in Parliament to make social media firms account for online harms
Laws to tackle online harms will kick in in 2023 after Parliament passed an Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill on Wednesday, with unanimous support…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: What is human centred design and how does it benefit your workforce post pandemic?
Singapore’s first-ever Human-Centred Design Institute (HCDI) was launched to help organisations upskill their employees with design thinking skills through its…
Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong11.11 Singles Day – How retailers are reimagining the shopping experience
Singles Day/Double 11 is just around the corner and it's not just an online carnival anymore – it now incorporates offline activities. So what does this…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Could a split government spell good news for US markets, and can developed countries deliver on their prior agreements at the COP 27?
The US economy is on our agenda today as Americans head to the polls for the midterm elections. Observers are spurring bets of a split government, but what…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: What is the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency in 2024?
In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Jonathan Frewin, Senior Journalist with BBC World Service partner hub in London, about some of the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongAdvanced Air Mobility: Bring in the robots to develop more jobs in Singapore
If you’re familiar with Advanced Air Mobility, the industry has been talking about air taxis and doorstep drone deliveries – but what about the everyday people…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Cloud communications operators on the telco industry - what are the opportunities and challenges ahead?
When we think about the telecommunications industry, we often think about the major telco players such as Singtel, StarHub and M1 and you have it. But which…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: EIU's real GDP forecast of 1.7% in 2023, Why Asia could weather business sector blues better
As markets continue to mull the Fed’s interest rate hikes, we want to switch gears to take a look at growth forecasts for the following year. Well, according…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Who should pay for all the climate crisis related damages?
The world faces a life threatening climate crisis. One big question is who should pay for all the damages caused by climate change? With the COP27 taking place…
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ST: The Big Story, 4 Nov - Survey highlights the vulnerabilities of food delivery riders
A survey of more than 1,000 food delivery workers here found that they are working long hours with modest pay. What can be done to help workers in this sector?…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongGCash rallies behind digitalization push in the Philippines & the region
Southeast Asia’s booming internet economy is set to double to $363 billion by 2025, eclipsing the previous forecast of $300 billion.With digitalization…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Fed hikes rates by 75bps, Uncertainties in the Black Sea and Impact on Asian economies, Singapore’s manufacturing outlook
US and Asian economies are at the front and centre of our discussion. Over in the US, the Federal Reserve had raised interest rates by yet another 75 basis…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: New sustainable and cost saving tech solutions for homes
Work-lifestyle changes post-COVID have spurred new tech solutions for homes, including innovations that promote sustainability and increase cost savings. In…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongHow can fintech serve the unbanked and underbanked?
While fintech has accelerated the onboarding of the unbanked and underbanked onto the financial ecosystem in the last two decades, there are still over a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongAsia Pacific outpaces the rest of the world in digital payment adoption
Tech Talk, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific, Mastercard to find out why…
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ST: The Big Story, 3 Nov - New R&D programme to better prepare for future virus outbreaks
A dedicated research programme was launched on Thursday which will allow Singapore to pull together pandemic experts to respond to future infectious disease…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: PepsiCo APAC on changing consumer preferences amid inflation, managing costs, business plans ahead
It's all about sodas and snacks today. Speaking of sodas and snacks, PepsiCo released its third quarter corporate results just a couple of weeks ago, where it…
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ST: The Big Story, 2 Nov - Plans in the pipeline to further boost EV adoption
Electric vehicles (EVs) made up more than 10 percent of all new car registrations so far in 2022. The monthly EV registration adoption rate in September hit a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Enterprise Singapore on plans to grow startups in Singapore
According to data from Enterprise Singapore or Enterprise SG, funding activities have increased exponentially to reach S$14.7 billion in 2021, growing at a…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Modern data protection is your answer to ransomware
Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organisations globally while business email compromise incidents are on the rise and will increase further in the 'deep…
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ST: The Big Story, 1 Nov - Parties to unveil candidates ahead of tightly-contested Malaysia general election
Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to unveil its slate of candidates for the Nov 19 general election on Tuesday evening.The Straits Times has…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIs the UK property market still attractive to overseas investors?
UK real estate has long been seen as a stable store of value, providing attractive yields in a politically stable environment. There have been a lot of new…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Will the Fed pause its rate hike cycle at 4.4% inflation, IMF's outlook for Eurozone economies
US and European economies are in focus today. In the US, markets are betting for the Federal Reserve to announce its fourth straight 75 basis points interest…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: What to know about the Itaewon crowd crush, South Korea and US military drills, Israel elections and COP27
In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter / Presenter, at the BBC in London on some of the global…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongProliferation of million-dollar flats in Singapore & outlook for the HDB resale market
Headline-grabbing million dollar HDB flats in Singapore sees unrelenting demand with a record 45 flats sold. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish finds out what else…
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ST: The Big Story, 31 Oct - What does HDB's deficit mean to consumers?
The Housing Board’s deficit climbed to a record $4.367 billion in the financial year ended March 31, about 86 per cent higher than $2.346 billion the year…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: To what extent can customised indexes help institutional asset owners better react to a fast changing market?
Increasingly, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and other institutional asset owners are evolving their investment strategies to account for…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight : The global impact of leadership changes in the UK, US & China
In the Spotlight, Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Pushan Dutt, Professor of economics and political sciences at INSEAD about the leadership in the US…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongHow can Singapore businesses grow locally & globally to reach customers everywhere?
Many small and medium sized businesses have seized the chance to expand into e-commerce over the past two years of the pandemic and now stand at the cusp of…
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ST: The Big Story, 28 Oct - Singapore’s job market shows signs of ‘slowing momentum’ as retrenchment rises
Employment continued to rise in the third quarter but Singapore’s job market recovery showed signs of a “slowing momentum”, the Ministry of Manpower said on…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: What is the impact of semiconductor shortage on Singapore’s deep tech ambitions?
Recognising the value of Deep Tech, Singapore has invested strongly in its development. In 2021, Singapore’s Temasek International announced that it would…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSE Asia’s top digital economies expected to hit $200 billion in 2022
Southeast Asia’s digital economy is approaching US$200 billion in gross merchandise value in 2022, three years earlier than initially forecast in 2016, say…
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ST: The Big Story, 27 Oct - Singapore and the world entering period of 'prolonged economic pain'
Singapore is headed for a troubling year in which economic growth will slow while inflation will remain elevated, in part because wage increases are expected…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: China’s broad fiscal deficit hits all-time high, Australia’s Q3 inflation numbers, US Fed’s November rate decision expectations
Yesterday we talked about ongoing volatilities within mainland China and in Hong Kong. Today we’re going to continue that conversation, after China’s broad…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Making food sustainable: How is Archisen revolutionising Singapore's agriculture industry
With disruptions in global food supply chains due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, it once again shows how imperative it is for Singapore to protect its…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongTransforming the way businesses work with a shift-based workforce
Covid-19 has caused a global reset, pushing many white-collar jobs to pivot to remote or hybrid work, but the situation looked very different for shift…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: US tech earnings, Rishi Sunak and UK’s fiscal policies and China’s GDP growth
US tech earnings will likely continue to drive market action with major players such as Apple and Amazon reporting later in the week. Over in Europe, former…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Singapore’s core inflation hits 5.3% in September, what where do Singaporean households see it going?
Singapore’s inflation numbers are at the heart of our discussion today. If you recall, core inflation rose to 5.3% year on year in September, higher than the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: Swiss to Singapore: How a school campus uses design to foster a carbon neutral future
A world-renowned hospitality business university in Switzerland has architecturally transformed their 86,000 square-feet campus to reduce the risk of climate…
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ST: The Big Story, 25 Oct - Low-carbon hydrogen could supply Singapore’s energy needs by 2050
The Government says Singapore has raised its climate ambition, committing to net-zero emissions by 2050.In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: A new approach to defend against underground ransomware
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so we continue our conversation on cybersecurity issues with a focus on a new approach to better protect against…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongTech hiring trends in APAC & how companies can continue to hire
The fintech sector is thriving globally and locally. It has also brought about disruptive innovations to several industries, increasing the demand for fintech…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: US markets and possible signs of a new bull cycle, APAC travel recovery and IMF growth forecast for the region
We wrapped up the week by looking at markets in the US, Asia, as well as a number of notable currency moves. Increasingly, analysts say there may be…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: With sky high COE premiums, will you consider car sharing?
COE premiums for all categories are all up in the latest bidding out yesterday, with motorcycle COE price hitting a new high of over $12,800. This comes before…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongFinding the right solutions to infrastructure and data management in Singapore
Businesses and IT leaders have cited infrastructure management as an increasing drain on their resources. More than ever, it is crucial that new technology…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Ask me Anything with East Ventures Co-Founder Willson Cuaca
According to the firm, East Ventures was named the most consistent top performing VC fund around the world, as well as the most active investor in Southeast…
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ST: The Big Story, 20 Oct - What are the key issues of Malaysia's Nov 19 polling day?
Malaysians will go to the polls on Nov 19 for their 15th General Election. In the Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent, Hairianto Diman speaks…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: US earnings season, Effectiveness of Jeremy Hunt’s policy reversal in the UK, Singapore’s core inflation expectations for September
With the earnings season well underway, investors in the US continue to comb through a number of reports from big names including the Bank of America, United…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn the Spotlight: A look at the private tuition industry in Singapore
In the Spotlight on Prime Time, we focus on the private tutor industry in Singapore. In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Nicolette Ng…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWays businesses can address the ever-growing issue of data security
Digital transformation and data security have been hot topics for some time. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for digital transformation…