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COVID-19 lockdowns are depleting air pollution levels even in the world’s most air-polluted cities. Real-time data from the World Air Quality Index (WAQI) reveal the significant declines in nitrogen dioxide…

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Singapore Polytechnic Graduates Respond To COVID-19 Pandemic With Love And Empathy

April 28, 2020

Amidst an extraordinary year in history, more than 6,100 Singapore Polytechnic (SP) graduates will receive their full-time diploma, advanced diploma, specialist diploma and certificate in the mail. Amongst them are…

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Will The ‘Singapore Model’ Survive The Pandemic?

April 28, 2020

How long can a migrant-driven city like Singapore be sustained with closed borders? “This is all around us and the waves are going to take many many months, and maybe…

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If More Of Us Work From Home After Coronavirus We’ll Need To Rethink City Planning

April 28, 2020

We have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people working from home as directed by governments and employers around the world to help stop the spread of COVID-19.…

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Chinese Economy Dips For The First Time In Decades

April 24, 2020

For the first time in decades, China’s quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) experienced a decline. China’s quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) for Q1 2020 shrank by 6.8% compared to the…

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How To Move To A New City For School

April 24, 2020

Continuing your education after high school and attending college is something that can make a huge difference to your life in a highly positive way. A college degree will give…

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How Communications Can Power Smart Cities

April 24, 2020

Modern communication technologies have been around for two decades or more and while there have been some incredibly useful innovations in AI, machine learning, and quantum computing, it’s arguably our…

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East Asia And Pacific Region Expected To Suffer GDP Losses Due To COVID-19 Shocks

April 21, 2020

Forecasts reveal that COVID-19 will lead to economic losses in East Asia and the Pacific. The region of East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) are expected to suffer heavy losses…

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Who’s Most Vulnerable To COVID-19’s Impact On Tourism?

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 has hurt the world’s economies. However, tourism-dependent countries are more vulnerable to economic fallout. The number of confirmed COVID-19 is now past the two million mark as of the…

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DBS Donates SGD 10.5 Million To Help Communities Hard Hit By Covid-19

April 19, 2020

DBS Bank announced that it will be donating SGD 10.5 million to help communities hard hit by Covid-19 across the region. Through the “DBS Stronger Together Fund”, the bank will…

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