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Alibaba says new AI chip beats industry average performance, computational efficiency
SINGAPORE (Sept 25): Alibaba has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) inference chip called Hanguang 800.
September 25, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Synagie to provide management, marketing services for selected brand stores on Lazada
SINGAPORE (Aug 21): Synagie Corp, the e-commerce solutions provider, is set to provide brand store management services across Southeast Asia to online store giant Lazada.
August 21, 2019
China Focus
China wins allies for web vision in ideological battle with US
(Apr 15): A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.
April 15, 2019
Careers & Training
Alibaba launches talent programme in Singapore with support from NTU, EDB
SINGAPORE (Sept 3): Alibaba Group on Monday launched the Alibaba Talent Programme in Singapore with support from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) under the Industrial Postgraduate Programme (IPP).
September 03, 2018
Aviation & Engineering
Singapore Airlines forms strategic partnership with Alibaba for resource sharing & cross-marketing
SINGAPORE (Aug 21): Singapore Airlines (SIA) and China’s Alibaba Group have established a strategic partnership that extends across areas including flight ticket sales, loyalty programmes, marketing initiatives, cloud services, payments and logistics.
August 21, 2018
Tech
GIC sees China as Silicon Valley's equal
(Mar 23): After hitting pay dirt with investments in Alibaba Group Holding and Xiaomi, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is giving China as much attention as it does Silicon Valley in the search for the next big thing in tech.
March 23, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Alibaba and NTU launch first joint research institute outside of China, plans a DAMO lab in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): Alibaba Group is teaming up with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to launch its first joint research institute outside of China.
February 28, 2018
Amazon stymied by Singaporeans' love for shopping
(Oct 9): As Amazon.com Inc. pushes into Southeast Asia with a new venture into Singapore, the online retailer is facing some tough hurdles. Shopping in air-conditioned malls is practically a national sport, and e-commerce rivals moved in long ago.
October 09, 2017
Global Economy
Thailand to kick start $61 bil economic revamp before polls
BANGKOK (Sept 28): Thailand’s military government is looking to start construction of projects under a 1.5 trillion baht ($61.2 billion) investment plan before the country’s possible return to democracy late next year.
September 28, 2017
Tencent buys 4.95% stake in China's leading investment bank for $493 mil
SINGAPORE (Sept 21): Tencent Holdings is coming for your dollars.
September 21, 2017