HONG KONG, Mar 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – From poverty alleviation to COVID-19 response work, Jicheng Lyu has been, is, and will continue to be on the front lines of serving communities. Nominated for the 2020 China Philanthropy Award, he leads a team of 300 staff and volunteers. Above all, Lyu believes... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, March 15. US-based Arcturus working with Duke-NUS to test single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in phase 3 trials The trials will start in the second quarter of the year. READ MORE HERE ‘My ambitions are but empty dreams’ A look at the life of a Chinese... » read more
SINGAPORE – Poor eating and nutrition habits in young children were found to be significantly linked to behavioural problems such as acting out or anxiety, data collected by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has shown. The data also showed that children from lower socio-economic backgrounds had unhealthier diets. Please subscribe or log... » read more
SINGAPORE – As the new school year begins, I am back to my usual “Grabdad” routine of driving my children to school. We are out of the house by 6am every school day. I have fewer passengers this year as my second daughter, 18, has just completed her International Baccalaureate and is applying for university... » read more
SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the academic routines and social activities of many children and youths, and has had a negative impact on their mental health. Strengthening mental health resilience is all the more important during this period, said President Halimah Yacob on Wednesday morning (Dec 2), adding that Singapore has to step... » read more
SINGAPORE – When 33-year-old Eudora Tan made the switch to early childhood education from architecture five years ago, there were many people who questioned her decision. She had spent five years studying to be an architect at the National University of Singapore, including completing a master’s degree. “To them, architecture seemed like a profession that... » read more
SINGAPORE – With Covid-19 infections spiking and people hunkering down in their homes in March, Ms Senthamarai V. Subramaniam lost her job as a night market sales assistant. The 38-year-old is the breadwinner of her family while her husband, 42, is the primary caregiver to their four children, aged 5 to 13. The couple’s eldest... » read more
Korean company Probo’s robotic educational products help children learn the science behind robots with fun activities. Seoul, Korea – Learning with robotics can foster children’s minds, bring creative thinking, and introduce them to the world of maths and science. Probo is a South Korea based edtech company, founded to help children break away from simple and general... » read more
SINGAPORE – Children with hearing loss will get dedicated support for the first time at a pre-school run by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The kindergarten, which starts operations next year, will teach sign language to children with moderate to profound hearing loss. The aim is for them to build basic language proficiency in Singapore... » read more
Children under the age of five are at the lowest risk of being infected by Covid-19 from adults, as they may be more resistant to the virus, according to a household transmission study conducted by the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). According to the study results released yesterday, the adult-to-child transmission rate among 137... » read more
SINGAPORE – A specialised children’s agency and beefed-up counselling resources were some of the proposals to help vulnerable individuals put forth by MPs on Wednesday (Oct 14). Mr Don Wee (Chua Chu Kang GRC) called for an equivalent of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) – which supports seniors and their caregivers – to supervise,... » read more