Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged "more proactive" macroeconomic policies.

In a New Year's address, President Xi made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government’s growth targets.

Despite a slew of aggressive measures unveiled by Beijing in a bid to bolster growth in recent months, economists have warned that more direct fiscal stimulus aimed at shoring up domestic consumption is needed to restore full health in China's economy.

What’s in store for the world’s second largest economy as they face the prospect of squaring off with President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to impose tariffs on foreign goods?

On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor of Business at Soka University shares his insights.

Presented by: Emaad Akhtar 
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar
Photo credits: Ju Peng/Xinhua, via Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged "more proactive" macroeconomic policies.
In a New Year's address, President Xi made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government&rsquo;s growth targets.
Despite a slew of aggressive measures unveiled by Beijing in a bid to bolster growth in recent months, economists have warned that more direct fiscal stimulus aimed at shoring up domestic consumption is needed to restore full health in China's economy.
What&rsquo;s in store for the world&rsquo;s second largest economy as they face the prospect of squaring off with President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to impose tariffs on foreign goods?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor of Business at Soka University shares his insights.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar&nbsp; Produced &amp; Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: Ju Peng/Xinhua, via Associated Press

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Get a head start to your work day with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6am to 9am. 
Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Get a head start on your workday with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6 am to 9 am. 

Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.

Get a head start on your workday with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6 am to 9 am. 
Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek (6am-9am)

Morning Shot: What concerns does President Xi Jinping have to tackle in 2025?

Who doesn't love the sound of fingers rhythmically hitting the keyboard?

On World Typing Day, Emaad and Audrey discuss the origins of the QWERTY keyboard layout, the fastest typer in the world, as well as fun facts like the only country whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard!

 

Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek

Produced & Edited by Emaad Akhtar

Photo & music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Who doesn't love the sound of fingers rhythmically hitting the keyboard?
On World Typing Day, Emaad and Audrey discuss the origins of the QWERTY keyboard layout, the fastest typer in the world, as well as fun facts like the only country whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard!
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Presented by Emaad Akhtar &amp; Audrey Siek
Produced &amp; Edited by Emaad Akhtar
Photo &amp;&nbsp;music credits: Pixabay &amp; its talented community of contributors

Breakfast Bites: The typing record is 305 words per minute! How close can you get?

Singapore turns 60 this year, and a year-long series of activities, circling the theme “Building Our Singapore Together”, will be held to mark the nation’s 60th year of independence.

That’s set to build on the Forward Singapore exercise, which was led by Mr Wong and fellow fourth-generation leaders, to review and refresh the country’s social compact.

But, what does SG60 mean to Singaporeans, and what’s its significance, as Singapore looks to hold its next General Election by 23rd November this year?

On this episode of Breakfast Special, Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies shares her insights. 

Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar
Photo credits: SG60.gov.sg

Singapore turns 60 this year, and a year-long series of activities, circling the theme &ldquo;Building Our Singapore Together&rdquo;, will be held to mark the nation&rsquo;s 60th year of independence.
That&rsquo;s set to build on the Forward Singapore exercise, which was led by Mr Wong and fellow fourth-generation leaders, to review and refresh the country&rsquo;s social compact.
But, what does SG60 mean to Singaporeans, and what&rsquo;s its significance, as Singapore looks to hold its next General Election by 23rd November this year?
On this episode of Breakfast Special, Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies shares her insights.&nbsp;
Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced &amp; Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: SG60.gov.sg

Breakfast Special: What does SG60 mean to Singapore & its significance in an election year?

Investigators probing the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea have retrieved the initial data from one of the aircraft’s black boxes and are in the process of finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder, which may hold clues to the final moments of the flight.

179 people died after the plane crashed into a structure and exploded, making it the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil. The Boeing 737-800 plane was travelling from Bangkok when it crash-landed at Muan International Airport and slid into a wall off the end of the runway, bursting into flames and killing everyone on board except two crew members.

On this episode of Morning Shot, Najmedin Meshkati, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, and International Relations at the University of Southern California shares his analysis on what's been reported so far.

Presented by: Emaad Akhtar 
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar
Photo credits: EPA Images

Investigators probing the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea have retrieved the initial data from one of the aircraft&rsquo;s black boxes and are in the process of finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder, which may hold clues to the final moments of the flight.
179 people died after the plane crashed into a structure and exploded, making it the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil. The Boeing 737-800 plane was travelling from Bangkok when it crash-landed at Muan International Airport and slid into a wall off the end of the runway, bursting into flames and killing everyone on board except two crew members.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Najmedin Meshkati, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, and International Relations at the University of Southern California shares his analysis on what's been reported so far.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar&nbsp; Produced &amp; Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: EPA Images

Morning Shot: What concerns does President Xi Jinping have to tackle in 2025?

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