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Inching Towards Abundant Water: New Progress In Desalination Tech

June 24, 2019

In early 2018, Cape Town, South Africa came dangerously close to being the world’s first major city to run out of water. People lined up for blocks to collect spring…

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Urban Greening Can Save Species, Cool Warming Cities, And Make Us Happy

June 19, 2019

The current climate and ecological crisis demands a radical redesign of how we live and organise our societies. Yet these urgent changes, though complex, are far from impossible. Some of…

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US-China Trade War: Impact On Tech Companies

June 8, 2019

The ongoing US-China trade war is turning out to be really ugly for tech companies. No matter how big or relevant the company is in tech-industry, the trade war offers…

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The Top 20 Busiest Ports On The Planet

June 7, 2019

An estimated 90% of world trade is facilitated by maritime shipping, and as trade volumes continue to increase, the world’s busiest ports continue to grow larger and more efficient to…

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Traffic Congestion Reconsidered: Lessons From Singapore & Other Cities

June 6, 2019

Despite efforts to encourage a shift to sustainable transportation, traffic congestion is often the focus of debates over mobility. Global demand for automobiles rose significantly in the 1990s, with annual…

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How Singapore is securing its food supply with rooftop farms

June 4, 2019

Visitors to Singapore’s Orchard Road, the city’s main shopping belt, will find fancy malls, trendy department stores, abundant food courts – and a small farm. Comcrop’s 600-square-metre (6,450-square-foot) farm on…

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Shaping ASEAN’s Future Readiness

May 29, 2019

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the fifth largest manufacturing economy of the world, amounting to a massive $600 billion in value added. Right now, the Fourth Industrial…

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Singapore Overtakes US, Hong Kong To Be World’s Most Competitive Economy

May 29, 2019

Singapore is the world’s most competitive economy in a yearly ranking of 63 economies released on Wednesday (May 29) by Switzerland-based research group IMD World Competitiveness Centre. Singapore’s return to…

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Canberra MRT Station To Open On November 2

May 28, 2019

Located between Sembawang and Yishun stations, Canberra station will be a 10-minute walk away for more than 17,000 households. The new Canberra MRT station on the North-South Line will open…

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Becoming A Smart City: What Can Other Countries Learn From Singapore

May 28, 2019

We are living in the century of cities. Almost half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and this is expected to increase. Along with rapid urbanisation comes the…

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