[ad_1] South China morning post The United States blacklists about 60 more Chinese companies, including major chipmaker SMIC and drone maker DJI The United States added China’s top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, among dozens of other Chinese companies, to a trade blacklist on Friday, preventing US firms from selling …
Read More »Next-generation Aster 30 missile system already deployed, powering Singapore’s air defense network, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) next-generation Aster 30 missile system, designed to neutralize airborne threats in distant locations, has been operating around the clock since August. The ground system has also been integrated into RSAF’s networked Island Air Defense System, which can now counter a …
Read More »Alibaba Says It Won’t Allow Its Tech To Target And Identify Ethnic Groups
[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Chinese tech giant Alibaba has tried to distance itself from a facial recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users identify members of the country’s Uighur Muslim minority. A report this week revealing the software function made Alibaba, one of the world’s most …
Read More »SIA will resume flights to four cities from January, companies and markets
[ad_1] Friday, December 18, 2020 – 5:54 pm SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will resume flights to Dubai, Tokyo-Haneda, Moscow and Munich, and will increase the frequency of flights to the US, Europe and South Africa from January 2021. In particular, the airline will resume daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles, San …
Read More »Exclusive-USA Will Blacklist Dozens of Chinese Firms Including SMIC, Sources Say
[ad_1] Deal The United States is ready to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, to a commercial blacklist on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) logo is seen at the China International Semiconductor Expo …
Read More »Company director becomes first person to be jailed for providing false information to Iras, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A director of a company dealing with metal and electricity outsourcing work has become the first person here to be sent to jail for giving false information to the Singapore Internal Revenue Authority (Iras). For his crimes, Law Yu Hong, who was a director of a company …
Read More »Scientist who laid the foundation for infectious disease research receives Singapore’s highest scientific award, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A professor who helped lay the groundwork for infectious disease research in Singapore was honored on Friday (December 18) for his efforts. Professor Ranga Krishnan, 64, received a medal from President Halimah Yacob at the Istana in the framework of the President’s Science and Technology Awards, the …
Read More »Middle-aged workers hardest hit by the COVID-19 recession, economists suggest keeping a close eye on the ‘vulnerable’ group
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Amid the rising unemployment rate, middle-aged workers have been hit harder than other groups. In addition to being at higher risk of being laid off, they may also have a harder time landing new jobs, economists said. According to the Ministry of Labor’s (MOM) Third Quarter Labor Market …
Read More »Microsoft says it found malicious software on its systems
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp said Thursday that it found malicious software on its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a higher technology target to a growing list of targeted government agencies. The Redmond, Wash., Company is a user of Orion, SolarWinds …
Read More »SIA to Resume Daily Flights to the US Starting January 18, Featured US News & Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Singapore Airlines will resume daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York’s JFK International Airport starting January 18. Mr. Joey Seow, regional vice president of SIA – Americas, said in a statement that there are “promising signs of recovery in international air travel, particularly …
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