[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – NFT’s art is “absolutely” in a bubble, said the digital artist who this month sold a non-expendable token of his piece “Every Day: The First 5000 Days” for a whopping 69.3 millions of dollars. million). “I absolutely think it’s a bubble, to be honest. I go …
Read More »Indonesia’s tourism minister believes Riau can pave the way for a ‘safe travel corridor’, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA – The Indonesian province closest to Singapore, the Riau Islands, including Batam and Bintan, is the area most ready to reopen to tourists from neighboring countries as coronavirus infections have decreased and stabilized, said the minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno. The plan is to start …
Read More »China steps up vaccination against COVID-19 and considers differentiated visa policies
[ad_1] BEIJING: China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday (March 20), health commission spokesman Mi Feng said at a news conference on Sunday. That compared to around 65 million doses administered through March 14, or 10 million additional vaccines in less in a week, as …
Read More »Can the Taiwan-Palau travel bubble be a model for Singapore? The jury is out, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Could the Taiwan-Palau travel bubble provide a role model for Singapore, paving the way for leisure travel to take place between sunny islands? The answer is not that simple. According to experts, travel bubbles with other islands are not likely to be inherently safer than similar deals …
Read More »China’s crackdown reduces big tech to size
[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Tighter regulations, billions in value of stocks lost abroad, and government promises to toughen up even more – Chinese tech giants are reeling from what looks like a sustained Big Brother attack on innovation and enterprise. But there is a reason the mounting crackdown is largely eliciting a …
Read More »Can cryptocurrencies and their vast energy use coexist with Singapore’s green goals?
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Amid Singapore’s push for sustainability, the growing interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies, with their high power consumption, may present an enigma. Blockchain relies on a vast decentralized network of computers to record transactions. Its best known applications are cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Commercial Commercial Digital currencies …
Read More »New non-profit organization to help men from disadvantaged backgrounds to ‘open up’ and improve emotional health
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Mr. Ng Yue Meng was lost when he lost his job at a large technology company in March last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 50-year-old’s family lived abroad and he was alone in Singapore, with no one to support him. “I went into depression … I …
Read More »Want to cut back on salt and still have tasty meals? Here are 7 tips
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Chicken biryani and milk fried fish soup are among Singaporeans’ favorite street vendor dishes. But guess which one has more salt. It turns out that the clam chowder will exceed your daily salt limit. Commercial Commercial According to the 2018 National Nutrition Survey, the average Singaporean consumes 9g …
Read More »Musk says Tesla would shut down if its cars spied on China, elsewhere
[ad_1] Deal Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday his company would shut down if its cars were used for spying, his first comments on news that China’s military has banned Teslas from its facilities. FILE PHOTO: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reacts following the company’s initial public …
Read More »Face Verification May Better Protect ATM Transactions, Although New Risks May Emerge: Experts
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The facial recognition technology that is enabled in ATMs can help speed up transactions and solve long-standing problems, such as the misuse of physical ATM cards, experts said. But they also warned that the adoption of any new technology can bring its fair share of risks and that …
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