17 h. ago 3D printing trailblazer Chua Chee Kai relocates to China from Singapore hub

Singaporean 3D printing pioneer Chua Chee Kai has joined Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) as a full-time distinguished professor, receiving his appointment in a ceremony on October 10, according to the university’s website. For decades, Chua led major 3D printing research initiatives in Singapore, helping to turn the country into a global hub for additive manufacturing technologies used in aerospace, biomedical and electronic applications. In his remarks at the ceremony, Chua...

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7 d. ago How Beijing's latest trade measures could be 'very positive' for US

How Beijing's latest trade measures could be 'very positive' for US-China relations  Yahoo News Singapore

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8 d. ago ‘Science fiction’ in South China Sea, Singapore’s deadly feuds: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese military force tricked a foreign spy plane in South China Sea: report 2. Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival 3. China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race 4. ‘I’m scared he’ll snap’: Singapore’s high-rise noisy...

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8 d. ago China’s AI lesson for US, Singapore’s deadly neighbour feuds: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese military force tricked a foreign spy plane in South China Sea: report 2. Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival 3. China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race 4. ‘I’m scared he’ll snap’: Singapore’s high-rise noisy...

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8 d. ago Singapore singer praised for anonymous US$1.4 million donation to China’s deprived

Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Yanzi has donated more than 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) to a charity fund in China over the past decade, winning admiration on social media. Top Chinese diva Han Hong revealed that the Lion City singer was behind the previously anonymous donations while introducing Sun as a guest at Han’s Beijing concert on October 7, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported. Han established the Beijing Han Hong Love Charity Foundation in 2012. It mainly engages in medical,...

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1 week ago Singapore company alleged to have helped China get $2 billion worth of Nvidia AI processors, report claims — Nvidia denies that the accused has any China ties, but a U.S. investigation is underway

Singapore company alleged to have helped China get $2 billion worth of Nvidia AI processors, report claims — Nvidia denies that the accused has any China ties, but a U.S. investigation is underway  Tom's Hardware

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1 week ago Mirxes wins China’s approval to launch groundbreaking gastric cancer blood test

Cancer screening device developer Mirxes Holding has won approval from Beijing to launch a gastric cancer test, the first blood test for the disease in China’s vast oncology diagnostics market. Its leading product, GastroClear, an in-house-developed non-invasive blood test, was approved by the National Medical Products Administration of China, the Singapore-based micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) technology firm said in a filing to Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Thursday. “GastroClear is the world’s...

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2 w. ago China beauty salon worker lives in Singapore ‘piggy house’, shares dirty toilet with flatmates

A Chinese woman’s dream of starting a new life in Singapore ended abruptly after she rented a dirty “piggy house” which she had to share with a dozen flatmates. A woman, surnamed Liu, 41, recently told the Singaporean media outlet Shin Min Daily that her older sister rented space in a four-room flat crammed with at least 14 people. The renter arrived in Singapore in mid-August to work at a beauty salon. Under pressure from her employer to register an address, she rented the place without viewing...

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2 w. ago China’s AI research prowess is proof of global innovation power shift: book

The belief that China is a country only good at adopting technologies at scale has been a “misperception”, according to the author of The New Geography of Innovation, a recently published book that maps the rise of new tech powers around the world excluding the US. “The geography of innovation is shifting”, the book, which came out in July, concluded. Covering tech start-ups across China, the UK, Singapore and Canada, among other countries, author Mehran Gul said China today “is the only...

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2 w. ago Argentina soy exports to China soar, Singapore’s record population: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China deploys prototype of missile defence system with planet-wide coverage China has deployed a working prototype of a global defence system similar to the United States’ proposed Golden Dome, while hailing a breakthrough in data...

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2 w. ago Singapore stablecoin issuer offers tips for Hong Kong counterparts

The issuer of XSGD – the only Singapore dollar-backed stablecoin and one of the world’s major non-US dollar stablecoins – said its commitment to strict regulatory compliance and emphasis on cross-border payments could serve as a model for stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong. In an interview with the South China Morning Post on Thursday in Singapore, CEO Liu Tianwei said StraitsX was working with regulators and traditional financial institutions to support cross-border payments – an approach that may...

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3 w. ago Investors in China Aviation Oil (Singapore) (SGX:G92) have seen impressive returns of 102% over the past three years

Investors in China Aviation Oil (Singapore) (SGX:G92) have seen impressive returns of 102% over the past three years  Yahoo Finance

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