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Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh gives his analysis of US President Joe Biden's first international trip as President, how the US' move to ship 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan could rock US-China tensions further, the Biden administration's plan to finalise a deal with Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Power Play Ep 2: Can the US catch up to China’s vaccine diplomacy? 10:58 mins Synopsis: Once a month, join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they both look at various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.  They chat about the following: Key differences between the US and China’s vaccine distribution approaches  (2:50) Why China’s aid strategies have a poor reputation (4:11) How can America's medical aid be seen as beneficial during this time of uncertainty? (6:16) Why vaccine efficacy rate is an important factor, resulting in South-east Asian countries wanting to be independent in producing vaccines? (7:24) Follow ST's Power Play articles: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-power-play Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis Edited by: Aleemah Basirah Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel every week here and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Charissa Yong's stories: https://str.sg/3xRa Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://str.sg/3xR2 Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read ST's Power Play articles: https://str.sg/3xRE Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China Perspective Ep 2: Possible impact of China's new anti-sanction laws 7:48 mins Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei analyses the latest developments in the country she is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: China's reaction to G7 leaders seeking to counter Beijing's global might (1:37) China's new anti-sanction laws (3:23) China's next step in their space exploration front (5:22) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Ernest Luis Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-dawn-wei Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Discover Asian Insider videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Prime Time, Howie Lim speaks to Claire Huang, Hong Kong correspondent for The Straits Times for an update and analysis of the latest from the territory. Earlier this week, 455,000 fully vaccinated Hongkongers registered for a lucky draw aimed at boosting the city's Covid-19 inoculation drive. On Thursday, 500 police officers raided the offices of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily, alleging its reports breached a national security law. #asianinsider    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regional Round-up Ep 2: Understanding ground sentiment for Malaysia's post-pandemic exit plan 10:47 mins Synopsis: Every Wednesday, The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez analyses South-east Asia's top news developments with Money FM's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: Details of Malaysia's four-phase pandemic exit plan (1:33) The handling of the Covid crisis by the Malaysian government (4:20) Reasons for surge behind Indonesia's recovery in export numbers (8:07) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Ernest Luis Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/leslie-lopez Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington Report Ep 2: Deciphering G7's challenge to China's Belt and Road initiative 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: G7's challenge to China's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative (0:47) Making sense of G7 Summit climate change plans (2:35) Explicit language covering China this time round, in G-7 final communique (5:00) Introduction of five bills aimed at limiting the power held by Big Tech companies in the US (6:20) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speaking Of Asia Ep 2: What lies behind Myanmar’s heart of darkness 11:33 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts based on his weekly columns on Asian issues, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this second episode, he explains the history behind Myanmar’s current tensions, and the less-reported but complicated relationship between deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the military that ousted her on Feb 1. He discusses the country’s troubled history and its relevance in today’s crisis: Latest state of power play in Myanmar throwing off anti-Covid campaign (1:17) Why last general election’s results were problematic for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s current military supremo (2:18) The complicated historical link between Myanmar’s founding father General Aung San, the military and his third child Suu Kyi (4:57) Understanding Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts, and Suu Kyi’s defence of the military’s actions against the Rohingya (7:06) A glimpse of hope for Myanmar despite deep roots of despair (9:48) Read Ravi Velloor's columns: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/ravi-velloor Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Aleemah Basirah Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Read & subscribe to the Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington Report Ep 1: Analysing G-7's backing of global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% 10:37 mins Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh, analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go. They chat about the following: How the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations' proposed global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% works, and which big companies are likely to be affected (1:35) US Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer seize journalist's records in leak investigations (4:21) President Joe Biden defends the stand of top Covid-19 adviser - Dr. Anthony Fauci - on the claimed Wuhan lab leak of the coronavirus (7:10) Analysing former US President Donald Trump's speech in the North Carolina Republican Convention (8:42) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China Perspective Ep 1: Why China's aviation sector faces headwinds with reluctance for international technological transfer 7:37 mins Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei analyses the latest developments in the country she is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go. They chat about the following: What consequences Chinese e-commerce site Xiaohongshu will face for a post relating to the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square (1:42) Relations between Asean and China after first face-to-face meeting between foreign ministers this week following Covid-19 outbreak (3:43) How Asean foreign ministers commented on progress to solve Myanmar crisis (4:38) How China's state-led development model could hold the country back in aviation sector (5:45) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Ernest Luis Edited by: Dan Koh & Aleemah Basirah Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-dawn-wei Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Letter From The Bureau Ep 2: How Chinese Communist Party is popularly viewed in China during Covid-19 18:42 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's foreign desk editor Bhagyashree Garekar in this podcast series as she talks about life as it goes on, amid, and in spite of the headlines, with one of ST’s 30-odd correspondents in 15 cities across the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They will share with you some of the more interesting things they are reporting on from the countries they are based in.  In this episode, she hosts Danson Cheong - ST's China correspondent based in Beijing - about how China is celebrating the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2021. They chat about the following: What lies in China's Jinggang mountains? A museum sacred to CCP (2:05) Membership numbers of the CCP, the world's biggest party (4:45) Does it hurt a citizen professionally or socially, if that person is not a member of the CCP (7:05) How is the CCP popularly viewed in China? (10:30) How important is this centenary to China's President Xi Jinping? (13:35) Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis Edited by: Aleemah Basirah Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Danson Cheong's story - China flushed with 'red fever' as CCP prepares to mark 100 years: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-flushed-with-red-fever-as-ccp-prepares-to-mark-100-years Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/danson-cheong Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read more of ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/letter-from-the-bureau Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Asian Insider videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.