Science & technology
Singapore, Vietnam need shared model to engage businesses, academia in tech cooperation, says To Lam
The countries’ parallel ambitions create stronger basis for collaboration, adds Singapore Manpower Minister Tan See Leng
PwC launches S$4 million Trade Advisory Hub to sharpen Singapore’s edge, create quality jobs
The funds will be used to build specialist talent, develop innovative tools and assets
As Trump scares off US scientists, China is racing ahead
From mapping the seabed to making AI innovations, Beijing is becoming the world’s scientific superpower
How AI can help overcome gender bias in science
We must do what we can to ensure human prejudice does not perpetuate through technology
The coming brave new world of designer babies
Genetic testing and other genomic services will likely be a hit in Asia
Vietnam sugar giant AgriS leverages Australian agronomy expertise to advance agritech across Asean
The deal with Queensland-based Farmacist aims to commercialise high-tech agricultural solutions at scale
Singapore doubles down on AI with S$1 billion R&D push amid US, China dominance
Authorities will partner industry players such as Changi Airport Group and Sembcorp to build core AI engineering capabilities
Manias, panics and AI
The history of investment booms suggests three questions that should be asked of the current one
Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D
US-based company is developing next-generation sequencers, using AI models in the Republic to speed up diagnostics and lower healthcare costs
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
