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S$18 billion spent on R&D: Inside Xiaomi’s push from affordable smartphones to premium EVs

The Chinese tech giant has spent years perfecting its AI-driven ecosystem of connected products as it positions itself as a premium technology leader

Recognition, integration and culture together form the connective tissue that will determine whether Singapore’s research continues to deliver benefits for society.

Building the next chapter of scientific competitiveness

Singapore must make the shift from measuring progress in research outputs or startup numbers to judging success by how science improves lives

At the roundtable on Aug 28 related to the space summit are (from left): Jonathan Hung, executive director of the Office for Space Technology and Industry; Leck Chet Lam, managing director of Experia Events; Sia Kheng Yok, chief executive of the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore).

Singapore can support global space industry as a geospatial data hub, says government space office

Rather than competing with other national programmes in the sector, the Republic can complement them with data analytics

Favourable intellectual property regimes, regulatory agility and tax incentives position Asia-Pacific as an attractive destination for global biotech investment, according to a Bain & Company report.

Apac biotech sector could draw capital as investors seek diversification amid US-China tensions

As global biotech strategies shift amid US research funding cuts and geopolitical tensions, markets in the region are gaining ground as innovation hubs

China Medical System expects the secondary listing will help it deepen its presence in South-east Asia and “tap into a new and sophisticated investor base in Singapore”.

Hong Kong-listed China Medical System seeks secondary listing on SGX

The company says it is looking to replicate its success in South-east Asia – building on the proven track record attained in China’s pharmaceutical industry

The company has already been operating an R&D centre in Hanoi since 2020.

US tech giant Qualcomm opens AI R&D centre in Vietnam, its third largest after India, Ireland

This comes after its acquisition of a GenAI unit of Vietnam’s Vingroup in April

The global semicon industry is in the eye of a global trade storm, said Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng.

A*Star sets up 2 new semiconductor R&D platforms to help Singapore firms tap growth opportunities

These are part of Singapore’s efforts to deepen industry partnerships, says Tan See Leng

GlobalFoundries Singapore senior vice-president and general manager Tan Yew Kong (left) and A*Star Institute of Microelectronics executive director Terence Gan sign the MOU.

GlobalFoundries, A*Star sign MOU on advanced packaging innovation for semicon chips

Skills enhancement initiatives are expected to train at least 30 employees

Tiong suggests reforms in the areas of research and development, startup funding and enterprise development.
SINGAPORE GE2025

GE2025: ‘Don’t fly back to the same old answers’ – Workers’ Party newcomer Kenneth Tiong wants to offer fresh ideas

The tech executive will join the Aljunied GRC team, having been on the ground in former MP Leon Perera’s Serangoon division