In world news, Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election. In Asia, South Korea's factory activity growth quickened in June. And in Singapore, Workers’ Party secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairwoman Sylvia Lim were returned to their posts at the party’s biennial conference.
Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.
Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg)
Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh
Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro
Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media
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