Innovation

Singapore chip industry gets ‘SG Semiconductor’ as a national brand identity

Announced on Sept 25 by Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng, SG Semiconductor will make it easier for companies and talent to understand what the country and its chip ecosystem offers.

Japan PM Takaichi set to signal policy continuity in Cabinet reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintained the line-up of ruling Liberal Democratic Party executives on Sept 16 in a sign of her focus on political continuity.

World Bank names Nobel laureate Michael Kremer as next chief economist

FILE PHOTO: Michael Kremer, Economic Sciences Laureate, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, speaks during his Nobel lecture \"Experimentation, Innovation and Economics\" at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden December 8, 2019. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson via REUTERS/ File Photo

Trump keeps up attacks on mail voting, but election officials more confident

FILE PHOTO: A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration/File Photo

Stop trying to build Singapore MNCs

The next phase should focus less on replacing MNCs with local champions and more on making Singapore harder to bypass.

Singapore start-ups show that AI isn’t just a Big Tech playground

The testbed in Punggol Digital District is set to launch later in 2026, which allows robots and AI systems to be continuously tested and refined.

After outrunning Usain Bolt, China’s robot champion races towards real-world work

Jack Guo, an engineer who leads the development of TianGong Ultra, which outran Usain Bolt at the World Humanoid Robot Games in August.

Singapore commits $220 million over three years to drive fintech innovation

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the measures are aimed at helping Singapore’s fintech sector to capture new growth opportunities.

China’s ‘Usain Bot’ shows the limits of human speed

China’s Tiangong Ultra humanoid ran 100 m in 8.64sec, blazing past Usain Bolt’s 9.58sec human world record.

No lab coats required: Singapore’s revamped science park transforms into playground for all

Singapore Science Park is reborn as a “cathedral” of play.

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