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CNA
9 hours ago
- Business
- CNA
Smart supermarket trolleys among innovations on showcase at Asia Pacific's largest retail exhibition
Supermarket carts that guide you through your shopping list and AI that turns drawings into prototypes. These innovations were showcased at Asia Pacific's largest exhibition for retailers, where international firms are looking to capture a slice of the region's growing middle class. Nasyrah Rohim reports.
CNA
a day ago
- Business
- CNA
Dutch equipment-maker VDL Group to hire 400 new staff in Singapore over five years
VDL Enabling Technologies Group — a Dutch firm that supplies key equipment parts to major semiconductor players — plans to hire 400 new staff in areas such as advanced manufacturing and supply chain management at its expanded Singapore facility over the next five years. It will also pump in S$100 million to grow its Singapore operations. With more space in its new building, it can produce 30% more, and aims to reach S$1 billion in revenue in the next few years. According to the Economic Development Board, Singapore's semiconductor sector makes up about 7% of its GDP and employs some 35,000 people. Nasyrah Rohim reports.
CNA
5 days ago
- General
- CNA
Be shrewd about motives of people who seek to get close to you: PM Wong to PAP MPs
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said every Member of Parliament from the ruling People's Action Party must uphold rigorous standards in both their public and private lives and should never compromise them. In a letter on the rules of prudence, typically issued after each General Election, the prime minister also urged them to be "shrewd" in assessing the motives of those who seek close ties. Nasyrah Rohim reports.
CNA
6 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Two local farms diversifying products to boost business amid low consumer demand
Even as Singapore aims to grow its local agriculture businesses, some local farms say low consumer demand is still a big issue. Nasyrah Rohim speaks to two farms that are diversifying their products to get a bigger slice of the market.
CNA
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- CNA
A*Star launches new semiconductor R&D platforms to help deepen innovation
Singapore is gearing up for the electric vehicle wave, with new R&D platforms launched by A*Star giving local firms access to new materials that are critical for EV technologies. Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr Tan See Leng, shared this during a semiconductor conference attended by over 700 companies from 23 countries. Singapore will also open the world's first industry-grade R&D line for silicon carbide, a material that is set to be a game-changer in semiconductor chipmaking. Nasyrah Rohim reports.
