[ad_1] South China morning post Two-thirds of Hong Kong’s private universities failed to meet 2020 enrollment targets, often poorly More than two-thirds of Hong Kong’s private tertiary institutions failed to meet their enrollment targets this year amid a continuing decline in the number of students dropping out of high school, …
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[ad_1] A 54-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was trapped under the back wheel of an SBS Transit double-decker bus on Monday. Police said they were alerted around 1 p.m. to the accident at the intersection of Bedok Reservoir Road and Bedok North Road. The woman was …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – German aviation company Volocopter announced on Wednesday (December 9) its commitment to launch air taxi services in Singapore, after two years of “close collaboration” with the city. Volocopter’s emission-free aircraft takes off and lands vertically. Each autonomous electric drone can carry up to two …
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[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, UK: Vaccines against COVID-19 are being launched in England and will soon follow elsewhere. This is great news, but just the beginning of a long program that could run through mid-2021 and beyond. Meanwhile, the number of people protected from symptomatic COVID will steadily increase as more people …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: America’s billionaires have seen their wealth increase by more than $ 1 trillion since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study on Wednesday (Dec. 9), which fueled a debate over higher taxes for the rich. The collective wealth of the 651 billionaires in the …
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[ad_1] – Advertising – Six people died in the late stage of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial, but the deaths do not raise new safety concerns or questions about the vaccine. Two people who received the experimental vaccine had died during the trial, and four others who died were taking a …
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[ad_1] A Woodlands resident who left his items along the corridor cooperated in cleaning up the mess, the Sembawang City Council said. Stomper Daniel He first shared his frustrations on November 27 when he saw the clutter along the corridor at Block 693D Woodlands Avenue 6. The photos Daniel sent …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The largest bank in Southeast Asia, DBS, will launch a digital currency exchange that will allow investors to trade cryptocurrencies and companies to raise funds through the tokenization of assets. The cryptocurrency exchange is expected to start next week, while the securities platform will be established in …
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[ad_1] DBS announced that it will establish a digital exchange with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) with a 10% stake, allowing investors to take advantage of a fully integrated tokenization, trading and custody ecosystem for digital assets. Crypto trading activities are said to start next week. They shared that the platform …
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[ad_1] More companies have been eliminating plastic straws in the interest of the environment. For some Singaporeans, however, having to use a paper alternative with their Milo packaged drinks was the last straw. Milo had launched paper straws for its beverage packages here in February, on the heels of similar …
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