Like their counterparts elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Singapore's hawkers once dished out food from rickshaws and mobile carts on the streets, staples such as char kway teow, fried carrot cake, and fis... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore seeks to ‘re-engineer’ its government
IT is not really surprising to learn that Singapore, being one of the most developed economies in the world, was a pioneer in integrating technology into its government. However, being an early adopte... ( read original story ...)
Disruption or destruction: Technology in the workplace
In a recent interview with Human Resources, IBM Singapore’s managing partner for global business services, Arun Biswas, pointed out three must-haves for any large-scale HR transformation. First is use... ( read original story ...)
What Makes Singapore One of The World’s Top Fintech Hubs?
The fintech industry is growing immensely and rapidly, all thanks to the overwhelming influence of digital technology. Many countries are ... and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory growth cools further in October amid US-China trade tensions
Both overall manufacturing and the electronics sector saw slower growth in new orders, new exports, factory output, inventory and employment level, said the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Mater... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy likely to expand at slower pace amid trade frictions
“On the domestic exports front, the electronics segment could be more affected as both Singapore and China are key nodes in the global electronics supply chain,” MAS said. Over the past six months, co... ( read original story ...)
Launch of “Token Day” in Singapore to bring cryptocurrency to the masses
The first-time cryptocurrency can be used in a retail setting on a large scale in Singapore However, cryptocurrency has the potential to revolutionize the retail sector by tackling problems such as pa... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore Startups Are Riding High On Blockchain Technology
Blockchain continues to be the hot topic in the global startup ecosystem. And, more entrepreneurs are placing huge bets on this technology. However, this is not the same case in a few countries. Accor... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Power launches marketplace to trade renewable energy credits
Singapore Power Group (SP Group ... will catalyse the transition towards a low carbon economy,” said Mike Power, Chief Operating Officer of Technology and Operations, DBS. “By having our 120 solar sit... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Healthtech Startup Smartfuture Deploys Health Screening Kiosks in Offices to Curb Rising Diabetes and Hypertension
SINGAPORE, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 26 self-monitoring health check-up kiosks have been installed by Smartfuture in offices across Singapore since March this year. Employees in these offices use ... ( read original story ...)
Creative’s Super X-Fi® US Sales To Begin After Successful Singapore Launch with Over 99% Satisfied Customers
SINGAPORE, Oct. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative today announced that it would begin taking pre-orders for its SXFI AMP in the US beginning 1st November 2018, after it had achieved impressive custome... ( read original story ...)
China leads Asia-Pacific for mobile payment adoption
China is well ahead of India at 38% and Hong Kong at 29% for mobile payments, which Singapore and Taiwan both lag behind at 13% as well as Australia at 5%. Debit cards and cash are most popular in Aus... ( read original story ...)
A ‘little India’ in Singapore getting lit up to welcome Diwali
From among the India, the Tamils are in large numbers and Tamil is also of the languages widely spoken in Singapore. The famous Indian songs are regularly played at various music, mobile shops or ... ( read original story ...)
Dyson to build electric vehicles in Singapore
"Our RDD teams at both the Singapore Technology Centre and the Advanced Manufacturing Centre have developed world-leading knowledge and represent Dyson at its best", Rowan said. Chief executive Jim Ro... ( read original story ...)
Issues with SingPass Mobile app due to ‘software error’: GovTech
SINGAPORE: Issues with the new SingPass Mobile app have been traced to a software error, said the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) on Tuesday (Oct 23). Several users had reported th... ( read original story ...)
New lab at NUS, scholarships for doctoral students to boost electronics sector
SINGAPORE - A new research laboratory that aims to help develop advanced semiconductors that are more efficient and cheaper was launched on Thursday (Oct 25), along with $1.5 million in scholarships t... ( read original story ...)