Alex Wong, Director of Alex KY Wong Asset Management tells Chloe Feng that improvement of trilateral relations between China, Japan and South Korea is likely to be slow and that the US will continue to have influence. Charu Chanana, Market Strategist at Saxo, says the talks are a positive sign, but there are risks to be managed around security, the upcoming US election and economic headwinds.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Rob Temple of Sinowine and Rodolphe Lameyse of Vinexposium to talk about the business of wine, along with a look at the Vinexpo event which kicks off today.

Michael Switow, a Singapore-based author and financial commentator, says he doesn’t expect any sea shift in policy from the new government. He moves onto blue-chip stocks in Singapore, saying the best performing ones have links to Hong Kong and mainland China.