Chinese tech firms expand R&D reach into Singapore
WeBank, China's first digital-only bank, and AI-solutions provider Yitu open research facilities to probe into fintech and artificial intelligence applications respectively
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CHINESE technology firms may be eyeing Singapore as a good spot to expand their R&D development.
The emerging trend comes as China's WeBank launched a fintech research centre with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Thursday, joining a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service, which also opened its R&D facility in Singapore, its first outside China.
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