Saturday Mornings International News Review: "US Shutdown, Asia Digital Crimes and Vaping Entitlement"
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šThis week, Steve Okun, CEO of APAC Advisors, joins āSaturday Mornings ShowāĀ host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys to unpack a whirlwind of global developments with ripple effects across Asia. First, we examine the looming U.S. government shutdown and what it signals for regional trade and investmentāespecially as āAsia for Asiaā ambitions face long-term structural hurdles. Next, we turn to President Trumpās 20-point Gaza plan, co-developed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its implications for Middle East diplomacy. In China, a billion-dollar scam syndicate operating from Myanmarās borderlands has led to 11 death sentences, exposing the dark underbelly of transnational cybercrime. And closer to home, a social media influencerās comments on Singaporeās vaping banāreferring to designated smoking areas as ācigarette jailāāis sparking public backlash.
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