Practical advice for marketers in the face of a global recessionIt was early June when the World Bank first issued its prediction that the "swift and massive" shock of Covid-19 would plunge the global economy into a "severe contraction". It forecast that the global economy would shrink by 5.2% in 2020, representing the deepest recession since WWII.
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Singapore unveils a $180 million investment to accelerate fintech developmentThis story was delivered to Insider Intelligence Fintech Briefing subscribers earlier this morning.
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Singapore Olympic champ Schooling gets national service delaySINGAPORE: Singapore’s Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling was handed a fresh national service deferment on Tuesday, allowing him to compete in next year’s postponed Tokyo Games.The city-state requires all male citizens and permanent residents aged 18 to serve two years in the.......
NASA satellites reveal full scope of Beirut devastationNASA has crunched the data from satellite images to show the true extent of the damage to Beirut after an explosion rocked the city last week.
By comparing before and after images, the system can detect where the most serious damage occurred.
Maps like this help emergency responders dire....
This is home, truly: National athletes sing for Singapore's 55th birthdayAugust 09, 2020 8:53 PMSINGAPORE - National athletes from across the different sports came together to wish Singapore a happy birthday on Sunday (Aug 9), kicking off the celebrations with a rendition of local singer Kit Chan's Home in a video compiled by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC....
I have happily wasted so much time just hitting refresh on this incredible websiteOne couple from Singapore, fed up with their coronavirus quarantine a few months ago, decided to get creative and launch a website that satisfies the wanderlust in us all since most of us can't travel right now.
The result was "WindowSwap," a site that presents visitors with video snippets of....
Electronic skin breakthrough could make prosthetics 'feel' realScientists from the University of Singapore have developed a type of artificial skin that is packed with tiny sensors and can actually "feel."
The skin, which could someday be used in prosthetics, is capable of reading Braille and detecting warmth.
The electronic skin relays information f....
US suffers world's biggest jump in economic misery as COVID cases surgeMike Segar/Reuters
The US is set to suffer the biggest jump in economic misery this year as inflation slows and unemployment spikes.
The country dropped to rank 25 from rank 50 in Bloomberg's Misery Index, which measures 60 different economies around the world.
Thailand, Singapore, and Japan ra....
1,500 needy families get free mealsAugust 06, 2020 5:00 AMNational rugby players Amanda Ng (centre) and Loo Zi Jia distributing frozen meals to York Hill resident Lim Muhammad Hakim during the Do Good, Send Love campaign for people in Central Singapore District yesterday. The tie-up between Elpis @ Hideout, Central Singapore Communit....
Grab has rolled out new products in Southeast Asia to expand into financial services Grab has rolled out an array of new products in Southeast Asia to further expand into financial services.
Grab's deep customer base in the underserved market will likely help it drive revenue gains.
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Singapore migrant worker mental health in spotlight after self harm incidentA migrant in Singapore who self-harmed and was pictured bloodied in a stairwell has heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to dormitories in the city-state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.....
One of the South Korean government's top priorities right now is to cool down the country's overheated real estate market. As part of that, the ruling Democratic Party has proposed higher taxes on fo....
Durian fruit: A smell so rotten, a taste so sweetDurian has been described as the most foul-smelling fruit in the world. Its aroma has been compared to raw sewage, rotting flesh and smelly gym socks. Durian's smell is so pungent that the spiky-skinned, custard-like fruit is even banned from public places in Singapore and Malaysia. But for its fans....
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Sports World: U-19 floorball event in S'pore postponedAugust 05, 2020 5:00 AMThe men's Under-19 World Floorball Championships 2021 Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation qualification event, originally scheduled to be hosted in Singapore from Oct 12-17, has been postponed to next year due to Covid-19.....
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Banpu set to acquire $66 million wind farm in VietnamBanpu Pcl, a leading integrated energy solutions company in the Asia-Pacific, is acquiring the El Wind Mui Dinh Wind Farm, which marks a key milestone in the company's long-term investment in Vietnam. The $66 million acquisition, subject to adjustments outlined in the sales and purchase agreement, w....
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What's going on with Google's Pixel 5 launch?The Pixel 5 release date is yet to be decided, but Google already announced the markets where its most expensive 2020 handset will be available later this year.
Google's Pixel 5 will launch in the US, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and parts of Europe, but the company will be ignoring seve....
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Scientists inspired by 'Star Wars' create artificial skin able to feelSingapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.....
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Michelin-starred meals to your door: How fine dining pivoted for the pandemicWith panoramic views of Singapore's marina and fresh seafood flown in from Hokkaido, Japan, the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Saint Pierre oozes luxury. But when the pandemic hit and Singapore announced its lockdown, the restaurant's future was thrown into doubt.....
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Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passes away at 64 in SingaporeNew Delhi:Rajya Sabha member, former Samajwadi Party leader and famed power broker during the UPA era, Amar Singh, 64, lost his battle with kidney ailment on Saturday. He passed away in a Singapore hospital where he was undergoing treatment for kidney ailments. From Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu....
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The 10 richest people in the Middle East, rankedMustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
The Middle East, a region that encompasses many countries, including Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, is known for its oil-derived wealth.
Business Insider rounded up the richest people in the Middle East based on Forbes' worl....
Prize money for feature races reducedAugust 01, 2020 5:00 AMThe Singapore Turf Club (STC) has cut the prize money of its feature races by up to 50 per cent, as well as cancelling three such races, to sustain the coronavirus-affected Singapore racing industry.....
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Auckland Airport busier than Changi Airport and Hong KongAuckland Airport was busier than Singapore's Changi and Hong Kong Airport in June as domestic flights in this country bounced back more quickly than expected.Auckland was also busier than the big Australian airports and was zeroing.......
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has fired fresh criticism at North Korea and China. He reconfirmed Washington's goal of completely denuclearizing North Korea and said the closure of the Chinese consulate in Hou....
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A prelude to how the West was wonJuly 31, 2020 5:00 AMORLANDO • The National Basketball Association (NBA) season resumed yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) at the Walt Disney World Resort with what could be a sneak peak of this year's Western Conference Finals.....
Fresh air, no sound? Singapore scientists test 'anti-noise' windowsResidents in Southeast Asia's bustling cities who face the dilemma of leaving windows open for fresh air but enduring traffic sounds, could find quiet with new noise-cancelling technology developed by researchers in Singapore.....
'Gamers are not a monolith': Twitch doubles down on its efforts in Asia PacificTwitch has been doubling down on Asia Pacific during the Covid-19 pandemic and wants to help brands and their media agency partners understand that gamers are not a monolith.
The Amazon-owned platform is also keen to emphasise that it is more than just the home of esports.
It recently hired former....
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Singapore hopes U.S. can stabilize relations with ChinaSingapore hopes the United States can stabilize its relations with China, since Asia depends on the stable U.S.-China ties to have a "secure" and "predictable" environment, said Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday.....
Researchers use neuromorphic chips and electronic 'skin' to give robots a sense of touchWe take our sense of touch for granted. Simple tasks like opening a jar or tying our shoelaces would be a whole lot more complex if we couldn't feel the object with our hands. Robots typically struggle to replicate this sense, restricting their ability to manipulate objects. But researchers from t....
150 doctors pen a letter urging lawmakers to implement another shutdown150 doctors and health professionals recently penned a letter urging lawmakers to implement another nationwide shutdown in order to combat the coronavirus.
The letter argues that non-essential businesses should be closed and that restaurants should only offer take-out options.
Despit....
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From Twitch to Spotify: meet The Drum Digital Advertising Awards APAC 2020 juryNow, more than ever, businesses need to be able to navigate their way through the digital minefield and produce work that receives cut-through results. Which is why when creativity and technology come together effectively, digital advertising delivers.
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