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Makati Life Medical Center Partners with United Imaging for Advanced Cancer Detection Technology

Makati Life Medical Center Partners with United Imaging for Advanced Cancer Detection Technology

Makati Life Medical Center is set to bring advanced cancer detection and treatment technology to the Philippines through a partnership with United Imaging Healthcare, ...
Aboitiz InfraCapital Launches TARI Estate to Boost Industrial Development in Central Luzon

Aboitiz InfraCapital Launches TARI Estate to Boost Industrial Development in Central Luzon

Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates has commenced the development of TARI Estate, a significant new industrial hub in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. Leveraging ...
Swiss Insurtech Firm Partners with Globe to Enter the Philippine Market

Swiss Insurtech Firm Partners with Globe to Enter the Philippine Market

Swiss-based insurance technology (insurtech) firm discovermarket has announced its entry into the Philippine market through a partnership with Globe, aiming to introduce ...
Philippines Launches “Re-Horizon 3” to Boost Defense Modernization

Philippines Launches “Re-Horizon 3” to Boost Defense Modernization

The Philippines has launched the “Re-Horizon 3” military modernization initiative to strengthen its defense capabilities. Despite financial constraints, the ...
Metro Retail Expands in Visayas with Four New Supermarkets

Metro Retail Expands in Visayas with Four New Supermarkets

Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) is expanding its footprint in Southern Philippines with the construction of four new supermarket stores in Cebu and Leyte. This ...
Philippines Explores Fruit Crop Partnerships with Spain to Boost Agricultural Innovation

Philippines Explores Fruit Crop Partnerships with Spain to Boost Agricultural Innovation

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that the Philippine government is considering partnerships in fruit crop development with Spain. A high-level delegation ...
Singapore to Launch Hospital Campus with 1,400 Beds by 2030

Singapore to Launch Hospital Campus with 1,400 Beds by 2030

Singapore’s healthcare infrastructure is set to undergo a transformative expansion with the introduction of a pioneering hospital campus in the eastern region by 2030. ...
Changi Airport Plans Underground Link Between Terminals T2 and T5

Changi Airport Plans Underground Link Between Terminals T2 and T5

Changi Airport announces plans to build a 2.5km underground link connecting the future Terminal 5 (T5) to Terminal 2 (T2), part of ongoing efforts to enhance inter-terminal ...
Singapore Invests USD 60 Million in National Robotics Programme to Drive Industry Adoption

Singapore Invests USD 60 Million in National Robotics Programme to Drive Industry Adoption

Singapore is injecting USD 60 million into its National Robotics Programme (NRP) to propel robot adoption across manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors. Led by the ...
Seatrium Collaborates with A*STAR to Explore AI Innovations for the Maritime Sector

Seatrium Collaborates with A*STAR to Explore AI Innovations for the Maritime Sector

Seatrium Limited and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have announced a strategic collaboration to explore innovative opportunities in offshore ...
K-Beauty Icon Jungsaemmool Converts Heritage Space for Singapore Flagship

K-Beauty Icon Jungsaemmool Converts Heritage Space for Singapore Flagship

Renowned K-beauty brand Jungsaemmool debuts its global flagship store in a 4,972 sq ft colonial bungalow on Scotts Road. This heritage site is the chosen location for ...
NTU Singapore, ExxonMobil and A*STAR Unveil USD 44.5 million Lab for Carbon Reduction Solutions

NTU Singapore, ExxonMobil and A*STAR Unveil USD 44.5 million Lab for Carbon Reduction Solutions

ExxonMobil, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, and ASTAR have launched the ExxonMobil-NTU-ASTAR Corporate Lab to develop solutions to reduce carbon emissions ...
ADB Forecasts Accelerated Growth and Eased Inflation for Singapore in 2024-2025

ADB Forecasts Accelerated Growth and Eased Inflation for Singapore in 2024-2025

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects that Singapore’s economic growth will accelerate to 2.4% in 2024 and 2.6% in 2025, driven by stronger exports and a resurgence in ...
Changi Airport Expands Footprint with New Joint Venture at Wuxi Shuofang Airport

Changi Airport Expands Footprint with New Joint Venture at Wuxi Shuofang Airport

Changi Airports International (CAI) is set to significantly enhance its presence in China through a joint venture with Wuxi Sunan International Airport Group. This ...
VertiVegies Restructures Plans to Enhance Singapore’s Local Food Production

VertiVegies Restructures Plans to Enhance Singapore’s Local Food Production

Singapore-based vertical farming company VertiVegies has canceled its plan to construct one of the largest indoor vegetable farms in the country. The farm, planned on a ...
Sony Expands Production of Image Sensors and Laser Diodes in Thailand

Sony Expands Production of Image Sensors and Laser Diodes in Thailand

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation recently announced that starting in February 2024, it has begun operations with several production lines at the new fab built on the ...
Levi Opens Store in Bangkok, Its Largest in Southeast Asia

Levi Opens Store in Bangkok, Its Largest in Southeast Asia

Levi Strauss just announced the reopening of its Levi’s store at popular mall CentralWorld, in Bangkok, Thailand. At 364 sqm, the expanded store is now the largest ...
German Construction Vehicles Deployed for Thailand’s New Railway

German Construction Vehicles Deployed for Thailand’s New Railway

Germany’s Daimler Truck is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, with over 40 production sites around the globe and more than 100,000 ...

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