COVID-19 Archives - Page 13 of 40

Alcohol And Junk Food Companies Are Exploiting The Pandemic

September 14, 2020

From marketing beer with pandemic lingo to giving money to governments, a report argues that corporate capture of COVID-19 is putting lives at risk. Alcohol and junk food companies have…

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Cities

This ‘Self-Sufficient’ Chinese City Is Being Built With Future Pandemics In Mind

September 14, 2020

A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with drone-friendly terraces and ample space from which to work at home in…

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TraceTogether & SafeEntry To Be Enhanced In Preparation For Further Opening Of The Economy

September 12, 2020

The TraceTogether (TT) Programme has helped to raise the speed and effectiveness of our contact tracing. We will commence nation-wide distribution of TT Tokens starting from 14 September and aim…

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Cities

Shift Shopping: Making Shopping Easier And Safer During The Pandemic

September 9, 2020

As physical stores closed their doors and more workers found themselves stuck at home, the shopping behaviors of many consumers began to shift at a rapid pace. Due to the…

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Technology

NUS Centre For Trusted Internet And Community Organises First Ever Citizens’ Dialogue On The Future Of The Internet In Singapore

September 8, 2020

The Centre for Trusted Internet and Community (CTIC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be organising the Singapore leg of the first- ever “We, the Internet” Global Citizens’ Dialogue on…

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Building Resilience In A Post-COVID World

September 8, 2020

The 14th edition of the Singapore Maritime Lecture returned in part one of the three-part ‘Maritime Perspectives’ webinar series[1]. Over 420 industry leaders and participants from 22 countries tuned in…

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Cities

How Cities Can Combat The Dangerous Combination Of Extreme Heat And COVID

September 6, 2020

Labor Day Weekend usually signals the end of summer, but this year, it seems like the record heat isn’t ready to release its grip quite yet. Another heat wave is…

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Singapore Retains Top Spot As Asia’s Most Innovative Nation

September 4, 2020

Singapore has retained its overall top ranking as Asia’s most innovative nation in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Cornell University &…

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History Tells Us Trying To Stop Diseases Like COVID-19 At The Border Is A Failed Strategy

September 2, 2020

To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, commentators have blamed the federal government’s mismanaged response and the lack of…

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People

COVID-19: It’s Time To Rethink Where, How And Why We Work

September 1, 2020

COVID-19 has hit consumer industries hard. These industries employ 20% of all workers worldwide with retail as the world’s largest private-sector employer. In addition to staggering business struggles and even…

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