Daily Cuts - Xi vows to work with Trump team, as he meets Biden in Peru

18 Nov 2024 08:03AM

10 mins

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping closed the book on their diplomatic relationship on Saturday (Nov 16), meeting for a final time amid uncertainty over what the next Donald Trump presidency might portend for their two countries’ ties. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Robert Daly, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Wilson Center, to take a look at what transpired during the meeting, and how US-China relations could be moving forward.

Daily Cuts - Six new condominium launches in November, as developers rush for year-end holiday season

A slew of new condominium projects is slated to be launched in November, with developers pushing out projects to catch the wave of rising sentiment ahead of the year-end holiday season. Six projects, boosting 3,551 units among them, will be booking sales. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Professor Sing Tien Foo, Department of Real Estate Business School, NUS, to examine the factors driving this anticipation.

18/11/2024 16 mins

Daily Cuts - Dutch firm opens vertical farm in Singapore, hopes to retail greens by December

A new farm producing greens has sprouted in Changi. While times have been rocky for farms in Singapore, Dutch agritech company Growy hopes to reach full production capacity of 500 tonnes of leafy greens per year by April or May 2025. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Nicolas Seguy, Co-CEO, Growy, to find out the reasons behind this move, and the challenges faced in setting up vertical farms.

18/11/2024 17 mins