Technology

[ad_1] PARIS: Sanofi Chief Executive Paul Hudson said Thursday (May 14) that it was vital that any coronavirus vaccine reach all parts of the world, after infuriating the French government by saying some countries would gain priority access. But the CEO of the French pharmaceutical giant stood firm in the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Financial technology companies in Singapore can draw on a $ 6 million fund to help pay for their daily expenses, including the salaries of undergraduate interns. Established to foster innovation as well, the FinTech Solidarity Grant aims to be an opportunity for the industry during the current …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Raffles Institution alumnus Valerie Lu, 19, was heading to the United States to begin her undergraduate studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art this August, but the pandemic has made her rethink her plans. After taking into account the impending economic uncertainties and the high cost …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Local bank DBS announced on Thursday (May 14) that it will hire more than 2,000 people in Singapore this year, as it pledges to protect jobs amid the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Singapore labor market has been under pressure from the coronavirus outbreak, as …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented hybrid air conditioners that reduce electricity consumption. The technology uses solar heat as an energy source, increasing the efficiency of hybrid air conditioning as the weather warms, NUS said. Ad Ad The team, from the …

[ad_1] An outage of fiber broadband at telecommunications company M1 lasted 33 hours, affecting subscribers during this period, when many work and study from home, prompting a severe warning from the industry regulator. In a statement yesterday, regulator Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said it has begun investigations and that …

[ad_1] An industry task force is examining how Covid-19 infections in the construction industry can be prevented when work gradually resumes after the circuit breaker ends, The Straits Times has learned. With eight or ten members from the Singapore Contractors Association Limited (Scal), it is working with authorities to design …

[ad_1] Many things have changed in the five months since the world found out about Sars-CoV-2, the long name for the little virus that has had a massive impact on economies and societies. And there may be more surprises, or shocks, to come. Scientists, detectives in the microbial world, are …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The spread of the coronavirus has had a tremendous impact on the travel industry. With a vast majority of ground flights to halt the international spread of the virus, major airports such as Singapore and Dubai have seen passenger volumes drop. Ad Ad Airports continue to incur fixed …

[ad_1] BEIJING: To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a COVID-19 threat. There is often a moment of tension before opening the app on arriving at a location. Advertisement Advertisement A green light …