🌍On MoneyFM 89.3’s International News Review, Steve Okun joins Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen to unpack a week where geopolitics, economics, and climate reality collided in ways that will shape the Indo‑Pacific for decades.

We begin with a striking revelation from Washington: dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump‑era tariffs, according to new U.S. findings. Steve explains how transhipment networks, shell companies, and friendly ports enabled China to blunt one of America’s biggest trade weapons and what this means for global supply chains and U.S.–China competition.

Then to Indonesia, where the U.S. decision to close its consulate in Medan is raising eyebrows. Steve breaks down why this move may undermine America’s Indo‑Pacific strategy, weaken its presence in a critical energy and shipping corridor, and open the door wider for China.

We also look at a sobering economic milestone: the U.S. Treasury now spends US$3 billion every day on interest payments a fiscal warning light with global implications.

And finally, Japan’s surreal but very real response to its recent extreme heatwave: “human fridges”... cooling pods deployed in public spaces as heatstroke cases surge past 53,000.

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s International News Review, <a href="https://www.apacadvisors.com/about">Steve Okun </a>joins <a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show&nbsp;</a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen </a>to unpack a week where geopolitics, economics, and climate reality collided in ways that will shape the Indo‑Pacific for decades.
We begin with a striking revelation from Washington: dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump‑era tariffs, according to new U.S. findings. Steve explains how transhipment networks, shell companies, and friendly ports enabled China to blunt one of America&rsquo;s biggest trade weapons and what this means for global supply chains and U.S.&ndash;China competition.
Then to Indonesia, where the U.S. decision to close its consulate in Medan is raising eyebrows. Steve breaks down why this move may undermine America&rsquo;s Indo‑Pacific strategy, weaken its presence in a critical energy and shipping corridor, and open the door wider for China.
We also look at a sobering economic milestone: the U.S. Treasury now spends US$3 billion every day on interest payments a fiscal warning light with global implications.
And finally, Japan&rsquo;s surreal but very real response to its recent extreme heatwave: &ldquo;human fridges&rdquo;... cooling pods deployed in public spaces as heatstroke cases surge past 53,000.

Start your weekend right with Glenn van Zutphen and an interesting mix of guests. Weekly news commentary with international journalists, and tidbits on Singapore's most interesting places with award-winning author Neil Humphreys.

Start your weekend right with Saturday Mornings for sharp commentary on the stories that matter — without losing the lighter side of the weekend. Informative, conversational, and always relevant — Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen, only on MONEY FM 89.3.

Start your weekend right with Saturday Mornings for sharp commentary on the stories that matter &mdash; without losing the lighter side of the weekend. Informative, conversational, and always relevant &mdash; Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen, only on MONEY FM 89.3.