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The ceasefire - An opportunity to cement Israel’s status as a deep tech nation for the next two decades
Israel’s high-tech industry serves as a cornerstone of national economic growth, with the Deep Tech sector standing out as a particularly potent force within it. This sector encompasses companies engaged in the research and development of complex...
Owner: Arnon Mozes
World will be forced to confront climate change in next 10 to 20 years: Singapore's Ravi Menon
Singapore faces heat stress, floods, droughts and sea level rise, but Mr Menon has learnt these issues cannot be viewed in isolation. "We have to look at our risks in a regional and sometimes global context. For effective risk management and...
Owner: Singaporean Government
ROI: Why tech investment needs to prove its worth
Neutral
iStart
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Published on the 23/10/2025 | Written by Heather Wright AI FOMO and the 10 subscription trap… Gavan Ord wants local businesses to stop chasing hype and start asking hard questions when it comes to technology. CPA Australia’s business investment...
Owner: Hayden McCall & Fiona Hanlon
HMI Medical expands advanced imaging services to strengthen diagnostic capabilities in Singapore
HMI Medical expands advanced imaging services to strengthen diagnostic capabilities in Singapore October 23, 2025 | Thursday | News Integration of Siemens Healthineers high-resolution imaging systems and AI-enhanced workflows HMI Medical has...
Owner: MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt Ltd
XCL World Academy Opens Early and Primary Campus in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 22 October 2025 - XCL World Academy (XWA), a leading international school in Singapore, has opened a new Early & Primary Years campus. Designed for children aged 18 months to 11 years, it nurtures globally...
Owner: Vietnamese Government
PacificLight appoints Mitsubishi Power and Jurong Engineering to build S$1 billion hydrogen-ready power plant
Neutral
The Business Times Singapore
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[SINGAPORE] PacificLight Power announced on Thursday (Oct 23) that it has appointed a consortium comprising Jurong Engineering Limited (JEL) and Mitsubishi Power to build its S$1 billion hydrogen-ready power plant. The power generation and...
Owner: SPH Media Trust
British scholar praises China's integration of tech, creativity, and heritage
Gov't Propaganda
China Daily
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The third Liangzhu Forum was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Saturday and Sunday, with the theme "Revitalization of Civilization: Cultural Heritage and Human Culture Diversity". Tim Winter, a British sociologist who is also a senior fellow...
Owner: Chinese Government
Inside e&’s Sovereign Tech at Gitex: How UAE is building a measured model of digital sovereignty
Pro-Government
The National News
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Even before the halls of Gitex Global 2025 open to the public, the hum inside e&’s pavilion feels deliberate - more command centre than showroom. Engineers calibrate drones, servers blink behind glass racks labelled ‘Sovereign AI Lab – Made in the...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Mission to strengthen WA partnerships in Malaysia and Singapore
Science and Innovation Minister Stephen Dawson to lead mission to Malaysia and Singapore from 24 October to 1 November 2025 Mission promoting Western Australia’s energy, science and innovation capabilities Minister to officially open Invest and...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Cross-Border Tech Deals: Safeguarding Innovation Without Slowing the Business
As companies expand global operations, they are forced to navigate a patchwork of local IP laws, data and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, and ever-shifting geopolitical tensions. Without sufficient diligence, planning, and contracting,...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Việt Nam - Singapore trade maintains upward momentum
Indeterminate
Vietnam News Agency
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SINGAPORE — Việt Nam – Singapore trade relations continued to strengthen in the first nine months of 2025, with both exports and imports recording solid growth. Việt Nam remained Singapore’s 10th largest trading partner during the period....
Owner: Vietnamese Government
As China’s 996 culture spreads, South Korea’s tech sector grapples with 52-hour limit
Center-left
Yahoo Finance
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Image Credits:Macrostore / Getty Images As the world races to stay ahead in the deep tech revolution — from AI and semiconductors to quantum computing — innovation has become the new currency of power. For many companies, that pressure has...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
Singapore: MAS issues guidance on responsible digital financial advertising and content creation
In brief On 25 September 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduced initiatives aimed at promoting responsible advertising and sharing of financial content online. The MAS has issued the following guidance: Guidelines on Standards...
Owner: Baker McKenzie
Singapore’s navy launches first of new class of multi-role drone motherships
SINGAPORE — Singapore has launched the first of a new class of multi-role warships that will double as unmanned systems’ motherships and are set to be the largest ships in its navy’s fleet. The Southeast Asian island nation’s defense minister,...
Owner: Breaking Media Inc
singapore Man charged for allegedly trafficking e-vaporiser pods containing etomidate
A man has been charged for allegedly trafficking e-vaporiser pods containing etomidate. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) charged 31-year-old Chua Beng Kai Jeremy in court on Wednesday (Oct 22), it said in a news release. On Tuesday (Oct 21),...
Owner: Wee Chye (Melvin) Ang & SPH Media Trust
singapore Nearly 3 in 4 Singaporeans likely to have 'victim-first lens' when determining severity of online harms: IPS study
Almost three quarters of Singaporeans are likely to find online harms more severe if they target vulnerable victims or have a considerable impact on them, according to a multi-phase online safety study conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies...
Owner: Wee Chye (Melvin) Ang & SPH Media Trust
eCommerce Expo | DMEXCO Asia 2025 celebrates a successful debut at Tech Week Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The first-ever eCommerce Expo | DMEXCO Asia 2025 concluded successfully at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, marking an impactful launch of DMEXCO's debut in Asia. The co-located showcase, held...
Owner: Jeon Chang-hyeop
Singapore reviewing its plan to better control spread of drug-resistant superbugs
SINGAPORE – The Republic is reviewing its action plan to better control the emergence and spread of future drug-resistant superbugs. The National Strategic Action Plan was launched in 2017 to reduce the antimicrobial resistance rate (AMR) here –...
Owner: Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government
‘I am barely even getting interviews’: Fresh graduate attempting to switch to software engineering struggles to find work
SINGAPORE: A local man with a degree in electrical engineering recently shared on social media that he has been “unemployed since graduating in June”. He explained in his post on the r/askSingapore forum that he only began applying for jobs in...
Owner: Protegesoft Pte Ltd.
Thailand to host i-CREATe 2025, showcasing global innovation in rehabilitation and assistive technology
Under the royal initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Thailand will welcome experts, innovators, and students from around the world to i-CREATe 2025 — a major global convention promoting human-centered innovation in...
Owner: Pratheep “Peter” Malhotra