The “China threat” rhetoric has morphed into a campaign issue, with the Democrats and Republicans competing to show who can be tougher on the Asian superpower.Continue Reading
Lists Phillip Securities, Nomura Holdings, Integra Partners as shareholders
Goal is to connect promising new opportunities with capital, investing in alternatives Singapore based Alta Group (formally Fundnel), recently announced its acquisition of Hg Exchange (HGX), a private digital securities exchange.
The acquisition allows Alta to support the tokenisation and digital custody of alternative…Continue Reading
IdeaKita aims to create, foster 200 brand new tech companies by the end of the yearProgramme enables aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs to start their own tech firms Maxis and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) are collaborating to foster greater creativity and tech breakthroughs among startups through MDECâs IdeaKita programme. ÂIn a statement,…Continue Reading
Existing investor DVE Sapta leads round, with Gamlite IT, private investors
Grow team across engineering & business functions, scale beyond Malaysia Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd, a leading mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, today announced the closing of a pre-series A investment round of US$1.06 million (RM5 million),…Continue Reading
The United States reportedly is calling on the European Union to impose a semiconductor export ban on China – but Chinese officials and media doubt the Americans, simply by asking, can persuade the Europeans to give up a highly lucrative export market. Bloomberg reports that the Biden administration is urging the EU to share information […]Continue Reading
Iran’s decision to supply Russia with kamikaze drones and short-range ballistic missiles for use against Ukraine has brought the Islamic Republic’s firepower to the streets of European cities. The Iranian drone technology being used against Kiev has been in the hands of proxy militias across the Middle East for a number of years, where Tehran has tested and refined […]Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Slips, trips, and falls were found to be the leading cause of major workplace injuries in the first half of this year, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (Oct 31). Between Aug 15 and Oct 17, the Manpower Ministry conducted a nine-week enforcement operation aimed at reducing slips,Continue Reading
One of China’s premier research institutes is expanding its efforts to achieve technological independence in the face of expanding US sanctions aimed at keeping China down. The Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering has established an Integrated Circuits and Electronics Centre to conduct R&D on integrated circuit (IC) design and specific quantum applications such […]Continue Reading
Distraught parents demand answers after at least 157 children died from acute kidney injury.Continue Reading
And as regional startup ecosystems develop, they may possibly chip away at some advantages that Singapore’s ecosystem and its startups have. Citing the likes of Vietnam and Indonesia, a World Bank report last year noted that Singapore’s neighbouring countries “have created their own startup ecosystems”, thereby increasing the regional competition. Continue Reading