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singapore Exercise Wallaby 2025: Integrated training between RSAF and Army has 'great value', says exercise lead
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia — Integrating training between the Singapore Army and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) could be of "great value", said the Air Director of Exercise Wallaby 2025 Colonel Woo Sin Boon. Speaking to the media at...
Powering the Future: Singapore Charts Regional Energy Transformation at SIEW 2025
Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-Charge of Energy, Science, and Technology, delivers his keynote speech at the Marina Bay Sands’ Expo and Convention Centre on Oct.27. Photo by Sao Phal Niseiy SINGAPORE – Singapore launched the...
Singapore, China sign MOUs to boost cooperation in areas such as green development, digital economy and maritime connectivity
Singapore and China hold regular high-level exchanges. Both sides concluded new MOUs on Saturday and also renewed existing ones. Green development: An MOU on Enhancing Cooperation in Green Development was signed by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade...
HYDGEN raises $5 million to scale modular green hydrogen electrolysers technology
The funding round was led by Transition VC, with participation from Cloudberry Pioneer Investments (Europe), Moringa Ventures (Singapore), and strategic family offices from India and Singapore.HYDGEN, a deeptech start-up focused on...
Strengthening Capacities of Airport Leaders for Technology-Focused Airport Development
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully concluded its fourth regional workshop of 2025 on “Future-Proofing Airport Development: Leveraging Technological Innovations for Enhanced Terminal Operations” in...
Singapore, China to establish national green and digital shipping corridor; pledge to deepen ties
Planned national shipping corridor is an elevation of current arrangements between Singapore and Tianjin municipality [SINGAPORE] Singapore and China have agreed to work together to decarbonise and digitalise shipping routes between the two...
Singapore employers face new era of accountability under Workplace Fairness Act
Singapore is preparing for a significant shift in employment law as the Workplace Fairness Act approaches implementation within the next two years. The legislation will introduce comprehensive protections against workplace discrimination across 11...
Microfluidics for Biomedical Innovation Conference 2026 | Focus on Rapid Diagnostics, Wearables, and Emerging Areas (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China - Jan 23rd - Jan 24th, 2026) - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 27, 2025-- The "Microfluidics for Biomedical Innovation 2026 Shenzhen (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China - Jan 23rd - Jan 24th, 2026)" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Shenzhen is...
SITA showcases tech in Singapore as Asia embraces biometrics for air travel
SITA has launched a new Experience Centre in Singapore aimed at showcasing the future of air travel. The hub features immersive demonstrations of the latest technologies such as biometrics, digital identity, and smart airport solutions. It’s been...
EY-Parthenon adds Singapore-based boutique Eden Strategy Institute
EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting arm of EY, has acquired Eden Strategy Institute, a strategic boutique based in Singapore. Established in 2010, Eden Strategy Institute is a boutique firm specialising in social innovation across sectors. Since...
Best hotels in Singapore from beachside breaks to stays in the city
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MGEN’s PacificLight Taps Mitsubishi Power, Jurong Engineering for Singapore’s Advanced Hydrogen-Ready CCGT Plant
24 October 2025 – Pasig City, Philippines – Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) announces that its Singapore subsidiary, PacificLight Power (PLP), has appointed Mitsubishi Power and Jurong Engineering Limited (JEL) to develop Singapore’s largest,...
Footballer who ‘died’, was jailed in Singapore and once stole a penguin joins Scottish club as sporting director
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Even as SA exits greylist, tech challenges remain
Implementing a crypto cross-border rule, to prevent illicit financial flows, is challenging. SA’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) greylist on Friday has been hailed as a significant achievement and “a strong vote of...
Consumers want to know how food tech works: a challenge for industry
How can food tech brands win consumer trust? Summary Most consumers want clearer labels on food made with new tech Lack of information stops many from trying novel food products Mycoprotein is widely used but still unknown to two-thirds globally...
ST Engineering unit to build Abu Dhabi's first multimodal ITCP
ST Engineering, a global technology, defence and engineering group based in Singapore, has announced that one of its key subsidiaries - Urban Solutions - has secured, as part of a consortium, a major contract from Abu Dhabi Integrated Transport...
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...
The Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Reimagines the City-State as a Dining Table
RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA: Celebrating Singapore's Superdiversity - A Variational City. Singapore Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2025. Image © Luca Capuano, Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail...
UAE hosts around 800 Singaporean companies: Business Council
Dr. Brian Shegar, Emeritus Chairman & Senior Advisor, UAE-Singapore Business Council, affirmed that economic relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Singapore continue to grow steadily across various sectors, as reflected in...
Singapore: Building Global Resolve for Cyber Resilience
At the opening of the 5th International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) Summit held in Singapore, Minister Josephine Teo emphasised the growing urgency of ransomware threats and underscored the importance of a coordinated global cybersecurity...