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16.10.26 - 13:36
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′Clean air is not a favour′: Indonesia′s neighbours fed up with acrid haze as Singapore threatens to prosecute (The Guardian)
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Millions affected by smoke from wildfires as schools close, respiratory illnesses soar and diplomatic tensions riseSingapore is threatening to prosecute companies responsible for some of the worst fires in years in neighbouring Indonesia, as the region grows increasingly frustrated with a persistent, acrid haze that could result in diplomatic relations fraying.Lawrence Wong, the Singaporean prime minister, said his government was distributing masks to vulnerable citizens and working with countries in the region to deal with the smoke. “At the same time, we are looking into which companies may be responsible for the fires,” he said in a Facebook post on Thursday, adding that he was exploring the idea of “joint action with other countries”. Continue reading......
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15.10.26 - 10:43
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HSBC to double Hong Kong AI team to 300, outpacing Singapore plan (SCMP)
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HSBC, Hong Kong's biggest lender, said on Thursday it would double its artificial intelligence specialist team in the city to 300, a figure much larger than the workforce planned for its recently announced AI centre in Singapore.
Hong Kong's regulators were said to have raised concerns about the Singapore hub.
The bank would double its AI specialists in Hong Kong from 150 over the next two to three years, said David Liao Yi-chien, HSBC co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East, on the sidelines of an......
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15.10.26 - 04:24
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Singapore DPM: Must Work Faster to Vie With Wealth Hubs (Bloomberg)
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Singapore must work faster and harder as it competes with other global hubs that manage wealth says the island nation's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. He added that as global supply chains and investment flows shift, Singapore's important role as a financial hub will provide further opportunities. The Deputy Prime Minister spoke with Haslinda Amin at the New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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