Technology

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Dr. Shi Xu once said that financial stability and job security were the two dreams he and his wife had when they moved to Singapore from China in the early 1990s. After almost three decades, they have become billionaires with the inclusion of their company, Nanofilm …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s labor market is likely to bottom out later this year, but the recovery will be uneven, economists said. According to figures released on Friday (October 30), the country’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent in September from 3.4 percent in August. Ad Ad The number of layoffs …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a rethinking of our built environment. With so many of us still working from home, we once again question how we should design our domestic, work, and urban spaces. In Singapore, the way we look at redesigning homes or urban spaces has also …

[ad_1] Some users are allegedly opening their TraceTogether tokens, removing the battery, and even exchanging the QR code with that of another device. But doing so is not only a crime, it also puts Singapore at risk. In response to inquiries from The New Paper, a spokesperson for the Smart …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a way to turn crustacean shells, as well as discarded branches, into nutritional supplements and medicines. This new process can convert shrimp and crab shells into L-DOPA, a drug widely used to treat Parkinson’s disease, NUS said in …

[ad_1] TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – While many places around the world are hitting new highs in coronavirus cases, Taiwan has achieved a different kind of record: 200 days without a case of local transmission. Taiwan has the best virus record in the world by far and reached the new milestone on …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A U.S. Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderated content quickly turned into a political fight as lawmakers not only persecuted businesses, but they also attacked each other. Lawmakers are divided on ways to hold big tech accountable under …

[ad_1] the S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^ GSPC) It fell a sharp 3.5% on October 28, one of the worst days in months in a week in which stocks are closing lower every day. So far this week, the index of more than 500 stocks that represent about 80% of …

[ad_1] HOBART: In the last 48 hours, many people inside and outside Malaysia have been puzzled by politics. Just when everyone was shocked that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin wanted to declare a state of emergency, a second political clash ensued when the king rejected his request. Ad Ad Although the …

[ad_1] LONDON (REUTERS) – Nico Rosberg hailed Lewis Hamilton’s 92nd Formula One victory and his sporting longevity as a major achievement on Tuesday (October 27), but said the way the Briton was using his platform to create awareness of global issues was just as impressive. The 35-year-olds were teammates and …