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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A new COVID-19 test that can rapidly assess if a person has been previously infected with the coronavirus is now available to hospitals in Singapore. Launched on Friday (May 15), the cPass serology test detects antibodies – formed by the body to fight off infections – in the …

[ad_1] A Facebook cryptocurrency pound logo seen on a smartphone. SOPA Images | LightRocket | fake pictures The global digital currency project backed by Facebook Libra has a new supporter: Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings. Temasek was one of three organizations named Thursday as the latest members to join the …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it plans to build a $ 12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to fight global technology supply chains from China. The plan, which will be one of the largest incoming …

[ad_1] REUTERS: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it plans to build a $ 12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to fight global supply chains of technology from China. The plan, which will be one of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There should be no Hari Raya visits or meetings during the breaker period this year, and Singapore pilgrims will have to postpone the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca until 2021, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) announced on Friday (May …

[ad_1] Temasek, one of the two investment vehicles owned by the Singapore government, is among the latest companies to join the Libra Association, the Facebook consortium created to create a global digital currency. The addition may help explain why the Singapore dollar has figured prominently in Libra’s plans from the …

[ad_1] Fri, May 15, 2020 – 9:15 a.m. The following companies saw new developments that may affect their stock trading on Friday: Singapore Airlines (SIA): SIA recorded a net loss of S $ 732.4 million in the fourth quarter, reversing from a net profit of S $ 202.6 million in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Duke-NUS School of Medicine has released a Covid-19 test kit that takes just one hour, rather than the usual days, to detect if someone has been infected before. The new test can be used to see if potential vaccines work, to verify what proportion of the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India is aggressively pressing a state-backed contact tracking app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world’s second most populous nation is on its way to high social control methods Chinese-style technology. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has touted its app, Aarogya Setu, or …

[ad_1] PARIS: France said Thursday (May 14) that nations of the world would have equal access to any new coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, a day after the CEO suggested that Americans would likely be the first to the row. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said …