Your Money with Michelle Martin

'The Garden of Evening Mists' sees a young woman, a survivor of the Japanese Occupation, trying to build a memorial for her lost sister who she saw killed during the brutal Japanese Occupation. Aiming to build a Japanese garden, Yun Ling seeks out Aritomo - who was once the gardener for the Emperor of Japan. Michelle Martin speaks with Tan Twan Eng, Author of ‘The Garden of Evening Mists'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What should you know about commercial arbitrations and Alternative Dispute Resolutions? Steve Ngo, President and Executive Director of Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lack of tech talent is a global phenomenon that has been affecting hiring managers at Silicon Valley giants like Google and Facebook. Victor Zhu, Founder of Hatch shares how the local social enterprise is training jobseekers for the industry they want to get into in just under six months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the best air miles card and how can you best compare multi-currency wallets? Mark Cheng, Media Sales Lead at MoneySmart and Terence Quah, Account Manager at MoneySmart shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the Korean concept that could change your interpersonal relationships. It lies at the heart of "saving face". Nunchi (pronounced Noon-chee) in Korean means "eye-measure". We all know people who can enter a room and "read" the people in it with a sweep of the eye. Euny Hong is the author of the book, 'The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success', and is a journalist who has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She tells Michelle Martin why Nunchi is the Korean 5,000 year old secret to doing well in life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money talk is not always the easiest and if not dealt with correctly, it would break a couple’s relationship whether they are engaged, just married, or even if they have been married for decades. Kelvin Ang, a Council Member at Families for Life shares how you can approach the money topic with your other half when planning for retirement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why spend time waiting in line for your food when you can skip the queue! YQueue is a mobile app that allows you to pre-order and pay for your food without being on location. Kevin Lee & George Lim, Co-founders of YQueue shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The total number of confirmed deaths from the Wuhan coronavirus in China has now risen to 170. According to the China’s National Health Commission, the number of confirmed cases have increased to more than 7,700, with over an additional 12,000 suspected cases. Arun Pai, Chief Kristals Officer at Kristal.AI discusses the impacts of the Wuhan virus, Apple's latest earnings, UK’s decision to allow Chinese telecom giant Huawei to help create Britain’s 5G network, and how the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max jets have hurt its earnings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Indonesia’s digital economy projected to quadruple from 40 billion dollars this year to 133 billion dollars by 2025, companies like Tokocrypto are tapping on this market. Pang Xue Kai, a governing council member in the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia and the Co-founder and CEO of Tokocrypto shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Konsyg has a mobile global sales team that can assign sales representatives to carry out your sales functions targeting any region. William Gilchrist, CEO & Founder of Konsyg, was an ex-Google Regional Sales Manager and the Head of Knowledge for APAC. He shares what you need to know when doing sales today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.