Science & technology

Therme Singapore to be European wellness group’s gateway to Asia

From left: Vietnam's Minister of Science and Technology, Vu Hai Quan; Vietnam's Communist Party chief and state President To Lam; Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology, Tan See Leng; and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung at the Vietnam-Singapore Tech Connect Forum.

Singapore, Vietnam need shared model to engage businesses, academia in tech cooperation, says To Lam

From left: PwC Singapore's Trade Advisory Hub leader Frank Debets and executive chairman Marcus Lam; Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng; and EDB's executive vice-president Ho Weng Si.

PwC launches S$4 million Trade Advisory Hub to sharpen Singapore’s edge, create quality jobs

The Dong Fang Hong 3, a deep-sea research vessel, docked in Qingdao in China's Shandong province. It has been mapping the ocean floor in the last two years.
THE BOTTOM LINE

As Trump scares off US scientists, China is racing ahead

Researchers find that girls fare as well as boys at Go when instructed by AI instead of humans.
THE BROAD VIEW

How AI can help overcome gender bias in science

As the World Population Review notes, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea top the list for plastic surgery among East Asians.
THINKING ALOUD

The coming brave new world of designer babies

Established in 1969 under the Bien Hoa Sugar brand, AgriS manages a circular value chain ecosystem spanning nearly 91,000 ha of sugar cane and 30,000 ha of coconut plantations across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Australia.

Vietnam sugar giant AgriS leverages Australian agronomy expertise to advance agritech across Asean

“We believe good outcomes will emerge out of a vibrant, diverse yet close-knit research ecosystem,” said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.

Singapore doubles down on AI with S$1 billion R&D push amid US, China dominance

Racks for data servers, GPUs and CPUs in a data centre. It is estimated that US$3 trillion to US$7 trillion will be invested in AI infrastructure in the next five years.
PERSPECTIVE

Manias, panics and AI

Desktop sequencer MiSeq i100 is developed and manufactured in the Woodlands facility.

Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D