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SINGAPORE: Singapore and Vietnam are stepping up cooperation in areas like advanced manufacturing and innovation, Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology Tan See Leng said on Friday (May 29).As part of the partnership, a new research centre will be established in Vietnam, Dr Tan said in a speech at the Vietnam-Singapore Tech Connect Initiative held at Raffles City Convention Centre.The project is among several initiatives announced during Vietnamese President To Lam’s state visit to Singapore. On Friday, Mr Lam met with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The two leaders witnessed the signing of several memorandums of understanding (MOUs), as ministers…

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Nvidia has committed at least $6.5 billion into companies developing photonics technology in the past three months, as the company races to invest in solving one of the major bottlenecks to the rollout of AI. Photonics, the use of light to transmit data, is an emerging technology considered to be a more efficient alternative to the current process of transferring data using electricity. Electrical data transfer consumes more energy — a factor which is increasingly seen as a blocker to the broader deployment of AI.Since the beginning of March, Nvidia has announced $2 billion investments into Lumentum, Coherent and Marvell,…

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Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, according to official statistics released on Friday, a drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis.The population stood at 123 million in 2025, according to preliminary census results, down from 126.1 million in 2020. It is the biggest decrease since the government began collecting census data in 1920. Japan’s population loss is accelerating Change in population every five years Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan Japan’s population peaked in 2008 at 128 million, and it is projected to fall to 87 million by 2070. The…

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PHU QUOC, VIETNAM – MARCH 20: People walk on Ba Keo Beach on March 20, 2026 in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. The country welcomed nearly 21.2 million international visitors in 2025 — a new record.Allison Joyce | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTrips to smaller “secondary cities” across Asia-Pacific are getting a boost this summer as travelers opt for destinations closer to home amid concerns over geopolitical tensions and rising costs.Nearly half of global travelers are scaling back their travel plans, with many choosing domestic trips instead, according to Allianz Partners’ Global Travel Confidence Index. The survey of about 11,000 respondents,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! They were asked the same question, but new Minnesota Vikings quarterback teammates Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy had two completely different answers.McCarthy’s first full season with the Vikings — the 2025 first-round pick missed the entirety of his rookie year due to a knee injury — was a rollercoaster despite a 6-4 record. He threw for 1,632 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and a 57.6% completion rate across his 10 games under center.As a result, the Vikings made the move to add a veteran presence this offseason, signing Murray, the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, wasted no time answering whether an antisemitism problem exists in the Democratic Party.”There is,” McMorrow answered bluntly at a debate Senate debate on Thursday.”At the Democratic convention, an attendee yelled an antisemitic slur at my husband, who is Jewish and was walking with my 5-year-old daughter. That is terrifying,” McMorrow said.Amid a tight, three-way Senate primary, McMorrow’s answer definitively reveals her stance on a question that’s steadily grown in recent years: whether the Democratic Party has positioned itself as more than just a…

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Warning: This story deals with suicide, a sensitive issue that some readers may find upsetting. Please read at your own discretion. Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to die by suicide, is expected to plead guilty in court Friday.Law, who was arrested three years ago, is due to admit to 14 counts of assisting suicide, and it’s anticipated that the Crown will withdraw the 14 counts of first-degree murder against him.Anyone found guilty of aiding suicide can face up to 14 years in prison, while first-degree murder carries an…

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