Hydrogen, Ammonia and Other New Energy Commodities to Deliver Over a Quarter of Emissions Reductions in Asia Pacific, Says DNV

Green fuels and feedstocks, including hydrogen, ammonia, sustainable fuels and carbon sequestration, will be responsible for over 25 % of emissions reductions in Asia Pacific by 2050, according to a new report from DNV. Overview of the new energy...

French Shipyard Proposes Partnering With India’s Mazagon Dock to Build Subs for Export

Over the last two decades, French shipbuilder Naval Group has cooperated closely with India’s largest warship builder, Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai, for building six Scorpene conventional submarines for the Indian Navy under a scheme named...

Singapore’s bioethics advisory committee urges caution on heritable gene editing

SINGAPORE – Recent advancements in gene-editing technologies have made it easier to modify a person’s DNA, offering hope for treating serious inherited conditions or diseases like cancer. But complex ethical issues are raised. Among these...

singapore Updated Covid-19 vaccines available at GPs and polyclinics from Oct 27: MOH, CDA

From Monday (Oct 27), the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) will roll out two updated Covid-19 vaccines at over 600 GP clinics, 10 polyclinics, and through mobile vaccination teams. In a statement on Friday (Oct 24),...

Singapore factory output jumps 16.1% in September with big pharma boost

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s factory output made a surprisingly big rebound in September, reversing its drop in August, thanks to pharmaceuticals. Manufacturing output jumped 16.1 per cent year on year, exceeding the forecast of analysts polled by...

Singapore launches “Battlestar Galactica”-like warship with drones

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — When Singapore’s defense minister, Chan Chun Sing, spoke at the launch ceremony of a novel class of warship for his country’s navy this week, he likened the vessel to the fictitious spaceship Battlestar Galactica. “It...

Singapore will decarbonise, but not at the expense of livelihoods, energy security: Tan See Leng

SINGAPORE - Singapore will press ahead with decarbonisation, but not at the expense of livelihoods and energy security. Decarbonisation must be balanced against Singapore’s ambitions and the affordability of energy for the Republic’s households...

First steel cut for Singapore-bound LNG floater

First steel has been cut at Hanwha Ocean’s flagship yard on Geoje Island in South Korea for the liquefied natural gas floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) that will be Singapore’s second LNG import terminal. Singapore LNG Corporation...

Singapore shares rise ahead of US-China meeting; STI up 0.1%

Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 369 to 166, as 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] US President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping sparked hope that a cooling of...

Singapore's September manufacturing output up 16.1 pct year-on-year

SINGAPORE, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's manufacturing output rose 16.1 percent year-on-year in September, according to data released Friday by the Economic Development Board. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, overall output jumped...

Teen innovator from Singapore transforms lives of visually impaired with tech

Earth First began as a small initiative but quickly grew through partnerships with eight NGOs across Singapore and India. Ameya trained over 100 visually impaired individuals to produce eco-friendly items such as tote bags, jute placemats, and...

S’pore-developed app helps deaf people take and make calls using speech-to-text technology

SINGAPORE – For most of his life, 46-year-old Alfred Yeo has ignored all calls made to his phone. As he has been deaf since the age of five, even straightforward interactions with most people, such as calls with bank officers, are not possible for...

Singapore’s Proactive Approach to Emerging AI and Quantum Tech

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo delivered the opening address at the High-Level Panel on Artificial Intelligence during Singapore International Cyber Week. She highlighted the transformative potential of agentic AI,...

Singapore: Strengthening Unity to Safeguard ASEAN’s Digital Future

ASEAN reaffirmed its unity and commitment to protecting the region’s digital future at the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity (AMCC) in Singapore, with Minister Teo stressing that regional solidarity remains crucial despite...

Old students renovate Lagos school’s lab, junior hall

The grounds of New Era Girls Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos, came alive last week as members of the Class of 1985 returned to their alma mater to celebrate 40 years since graduation. Over three days, the alumnae combined celebration with...

Singapore manufacturing output swings back into growth at 16.1%, beating estimates

[SINGAPORE] Factory output surged 16.1 per cent on year in September, in an about-turn from August’s revised 9 per cent drop and outstripping estimates, data from the Economic Development Board showed on Friday (Oct 24). Previously, August’s...

singapore Inhalers for asthma patients produce significant amounts of greenhouse gases, say Singapore scientists

SINGAPORE — People living with asthma are most vulnerable when taking a breath of air, yet their use of widely prescribed inhalers to help them breathe better contributes to the worsening of air quality. Doctors say asthma patients should be...

Space data centers could solve problem of 165% surge in AI power hunger

With the generative AI boom in full force, scientists have warned of the immense power requirements of data centers used to train and utilize these systems. Now, a team of researchers from NTU Singapore has joined the call to place data centers in...

35 years on, China-Singapore remain more forward-looking than ever

An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)As China pivots toward high-quality development and Singapore advances its "Smart Nation" vision, collaboration...

Singapore pushes for dialogue among nations to avoid costly misunderstandings in cyberspace

SINGAPORE - International discussions about cybernorms must continue among nations, even those with different viewpoints, to avoid misunderstandings that can lead to costly mistakes. Highlighting this rationale for Singapore’s approach to...