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As Taiwan chooses its next leader, will voters also have to decide between China, US?
Taiwanese voters will go to the polls on Jan 13 to elect a new president. But there is much more at stake. The programme Insight finds out how global power rivalry is playing out on the ground.
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Investigative Stories
Singapore’s public hospital bed crunch: Are radical solutions needed?
Some patients have waited hours, even days, for a hospital bed. The programme Talking Point hears their stories and finds out that things have got worse since last year as it explores what can be done to ease the problem.
Fighting COVID-19
With end of zero-COVID in China come chaos, challenges, recovery
The programme Insight looks at China’s transition from COVID-19, the political and economic impact and what lies ahead for the rest of the world after the most populous country has resumed international travel.
Life Hacks
Overcoming
‘2 jobs a necessity’: In hyper-competitive South Korea, youths hustle but hope for a better way
Young South Koreans have been dubbed the ‘N-Po generation’, forced to give up marriage, having children and more, thanks to job insecurity and high living costs. While they can only hope their sacrifices pay off, the future isn’t totally bleak.
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Exclusive Access
Singapore Reserves Revealed - President, We Have A Problem
Insiders give a first-hand account of the decision-making process behind the two rare occasions that Singapore made huge drawdowns of its reserves.
Asian Politics
‘Worst policy ever’: Retirement time bomb after Malaysia’s pension drawdowns amid pandemic?
Malaysians took RM145 billion out of their pension fund to cushion the impact of the pandemic. More than half aged below 55 ended up with less than RM10,000 in their accounts. Is Malaysia facing a retirement crisis, the programme Insight asks.
Our Planet
China is king of these critical metals. The battle over their supply has ensnared Southeast Asia
The world’s appetite for tiny magnets and EV batteries is having repercussions such as chemical pollution in unlikely corners of the region, the series Power Scramble finds. And geopolitical tensions mean the fight for resources is heating up.
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