Fujitsu Embarks on Joint Research with National Cancer Center Japan to Create New Services for Drug Development and Clinical Trials
Fujitsu Embarks on Joint Research with National Cancer Center Japan to Create New Services for Drug Development and Clinical Trials

TOKYO, Mar 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced it has concluded a comprehensive collaborative research agreement with National Cancer Center Japan. The joint research will center on exploring ways that real-world data(1), including medical information from electronic records, can be leveraged to contribute to the development of new drugs, clinical... » read more

S’pore to host top amateur women’s golf event
S’pore to host top amateur women’s golf event

The Queen Sirikit Cup returns to Singapore in August after nearly a decade, with the prestigious amateur event to be held at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club. The Aug 23-27 tournament, organised by the Singapore Ladies Golf Association (SLGA), will see 15 countries competing over 72 holes instead of the traditional 54. Last... » read more

Doubts over WTT off the table

World Table Tennis (WTT), a subsidiary created by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in March 2019 to manage all its commercial and events business, was set up with good governance and financial compliance, independent consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have concluded. The review was commissioned by the ITTF executive committee in response to concerns raised by... » read more

NEC Releases ‘WISE VISION Endoscopy’ in Europe and Japan
NEC Releases ‘WISE VISION Endoscopy’ in Europe and Japan

TOKYO, Jan 12, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has announced the development of “WISE VISION Endoscopy,” an AI diagnosis-support medical device software for colonoscopies, which is being released in Japan today and is expected to soon be available in Europe. This software connects with existing endoscopy equipment as part of using... » read more

Handball medals up for grabs in Hanoi
Handball medals up for grabs in Hanoi

The national handball team will look to make amends at next year’s SEA Games in Vietnam, with the sport listed among the 40 approved for the biennial meet. At last year’s Games in the Philippines, Singapore were whitewashed, losing all their four men’s group matches 2-0 to finish bottom of the inaugural beach handball event.... » read more

Tributes pour in for ex-France winger Dominici
Tributes pour in for ex-France winger Dominici

PARIS • Former France rugby star Christophe Dominici, whose dazzling runs made him one of the country’s best wingers, has died at the age of 48, his former club Stade Francais said on Tuesday. “It is with immense sadness that Stade Francais learns of the death of Christophe Dominici,” a statement read. He won 67... » read more

English sport thrown $535m winter lifeline

LONDON • The British government announced a £300 million (S$534.5 million) “winter survival package” on Thursday to help sport through the Covid-19 pandemic, with rugby set for the biggest share but nothing for top-level football and cricket. The first payments will be made over the coming weeks, mainly as low-interest loans with flexible terms but... » read more

Skills training for national servicemen amid weak job market
Skills training for national servicemen amid weak job market

National servicemen will soon be able to tap dedicated skills training programmes to help them navigate a weak job market and economic uncertainty. This will be done through collaborations between Safra, public agencies and education providers, Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said yesterday. Discussions are under way with Workforce Singapore... » read more

Im targets cut on debut
Im targets cut on debut

AUGUSTA • Debutant Im Sung-jae knows exactly what he would serve at the Champions Dinner should he, in the near future, produce a Masters Tournament victory. “Marinated ribs,” said the South Korean, a self-confessed foodie. “I feel like players of all nationality would love that and I would of course cook them in the Korean... » read more

Athletes as administrators
Athletes as administrators

Much of the first three years of Ang Kee Meng’s time as a national track cyclist was spent overcoming roadblocks like searching for suitable velodromes overseas to train in and finding ways to finance these stints. Back in 2010, the Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) did not have a track cycling discipline. This meant Ang, who... » read more

Sports World: Ting Wen lowers own 50 free national mark

Ting Wen lowers own 50 free national mark National swimmer Quah Ting Wen yesterday set her third national record in the last fortnight while competing for DC Trident in the International Swimming League in Budapest. The 28-year-old rewrote her short-course 50m freestyle national record of 24.26 seconds – set on Oct 26 – when she... » read more

High-level exercises to guard against terrorist attacks

Two high-level inter-agency maritime security exercises were carried out recently to make sure Singapore continues to be ready for potential terrorist attacks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In part due to Covid-19 curbs that prevent large groups from gathering, the agencies coordinated some activities using videoconferencing tools. The first, Exercise Highcrest, was held from Oct... » read more