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China AI company Yitu opens first int'l office here

Following the opening, firm plans to hire 50 to 60 researchers for its upcoming R&D centre

Janice Heng

Published Tue, Jan 23, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

CHINESE artificial intelligence company Yitu Technology plans to hire 50 to 60 researchers in Singapore for its upcoming R&D centre, following the opening of its first international office on Tuesday.

"We see Singapore as a springboard to enter more markets in this region - for example, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia," said Lance Wang, Yitu's general manager of South-east Asia, Hong Kong and Macau.

At yesterday's opening of its new office in Asia Square, the firm demonstrated technologies such as a visual empl…

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