Science & technology

Bringing tech and people together for Singapore’s AI future

2026-09-01T23:00:00.000Z
Roundtable participants (from left) Claressa Monteiro, head of audio, The Business Times; Mark Tham, country managing director, Accenture Singapore; Dilys Boey, chief executive, Skills and Workforce Development Agency; Kok Ping Soon, chief executive officer, Singapore Business Federation; Lee Yan Hong, head of group human resources, DBS.

For true AI transformation, go beyond deployment and using tools

2026-09-01T23:00:00.000Z
IMDA is expanding the TechSkills Accelerator initiative to offer almost 2,000 tech job and training opportunities with over 20 companies.

SCS launches AI skills pathway; IMDA introduces legal sector AI fluency programmes, more tech jobs

2026-08-20T02:20:18.000Z
Therme Group founder and CEO Robert Hanea (left) and Therme Group Asia and Singapore chairman Mah Bow Tan speak with BT ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony.

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

2026-06-19T04:00:00.000Z
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

2026-05-29T10:27:25.000Z
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

2026-04-22T07:00:00.000Z
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

2026-04-15T09:04:11.000Z
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

2026-03-06T04:33:03.000Z
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

2026-02-10T10:00:00.000Z
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

2026-02-05T04:42:43.000Z