New NTT joint venture utilizing AI and IoT to promote global sustainable food security

NTT Green & Food Corp, a company utilizing artificial intelligence, IoT, and other information and communications technologies to develop more efficient and sustainable food production systems, has been formally established by NTT Corp. Through the development and implementation of carbon dio...

Launching a textile research centre is NTU Singapore and RGE

The RGE-NTU Sustainable Textile Research Center has been established by Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).

Ms Grace Fu, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore, gave the research centre its official opening....

Expert research on petrochemicals warns of risks to human health from proposed Darwin Harbour precinct

For the proposed Middle Arm petrochemicals precinct, the NT government has obtained $1.5 billion in federal funds. A report has indicated that the project may produce "cancer-causing" pollution.

The project "can be realised in an environmentally sustainable way," acc...

The tenth satellite from NTU Singapore was successfully launched into orbit

Following its successful launch on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on June 30, 2022, Singapore's newest satellite, which was designed and constructed by students from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), is now...

Scientists from ETH Zurich and NTU Singapore use protein from plant waste to clean heavy metal water

Professor Ali Miserez from the School of Materials Science & Engineering and the School of Biological Sciences, as well as NTU Visiting Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health Science and Technology at ETHZ, headed the research team that found that proteins made from waste p...

The National University of Singapore (NTU) has opened a research centre to study dementia in Asians

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today opened the Dementia Research Centre to better understand how dementia develops in Asians and to create novel tactics that can one day assist to detect and limit the disease's progression (Singapore).

To shed light on ...

Singapore Talent Crunch to Get Even Worse

As Singapore returns to the normal working lifestyle after the two harsh years of the Covid-19 pandemic, employers in the city-state are looking to increase recruitment, however, they are met with a shortage of skilled applicants.

According to a survey conducted from 450 employees and 2...

NTT PRESIDENT TO TAKE PAY CUT OVER DINING CASE WITH GOVT. OFFICIALS

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• NTT President to take pay cut over dining case with govt. officials.
• The president and other executives will take a pay cut for three months.
• NTT President Jun Sawada will take a pay cut of 40 percent for three months fro...

SONIC HEALTHCARE USA IS LABORATORY TESTING PARTNER FOR NTAP

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• Sonic Healthcare USA has been announced as a Laboratory Testing Partner for National K-12 School Testing Program.
• Sonic has been performing COVID-19 testing for past one year.

A leading provider of laboratory services in t...

JAPAN’S NTT FINDS MALFUNCTIONS IN NETWORK; COSMIC RAYS

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• Japan’s NTT finds malfunctions in network; cosmic rays.
• Cosmic rays are said to be causing an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 malfunctions.
• The temporary malfunctions found by NTT is said to have led to computers and pho...

RYOTA TAKEDA ADMITS DINING WITH NTT PRESIDENT; DENIES VIOLATING ETHICS CODE

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• Ryota Takeda admits dining with NTT President; denies violating ethics code.
• A weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun posted a report online about the Nov. 11 dining event.
• The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and NTT...

JAPAN TELECOM COMPANY NTT DOCOMO LOWERS ITS 20 GB PLAN TO $25

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• Japan telecom company NTT Docomo lowers its 20 GB plan to $25.
• The plan is supposedly the cheapest among similar plans offered by 3 other telecom companies.
• The company will start offering the discounted plan named &ldquo...

U.S. NHTSA RECALLS 158,000 TESLA VEHICLES OVER MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILURES

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• The vehicles under doubt are older Model S sedans and Model X SUVs manufactured by Tesla that represent nearly 10 percent of total vehicles manufactured through the end of 2020

• The media control unit failures can cause the risk of touchscreen displays ...

KDDI OFFERS CHEAPEST OPTION OF DATA MOBILE PLAN FOR $24 A MONTH

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• KDDI offers cheapest option of data mobile plan for $24 a month.
• KDDI is expected to announce the new plan today along with other price options.
• NTT Docomo Inc. has set its 20GB plan at 2,980 yen.
• SoftBank Corp...

NTT DOCOMO AFTER JAPANESE GOVT. REQUESTS TO CUT MOBILE PHONE FEES

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• NTT Docomo after Japanese govt. requests to cut mobile phone fees.
• The company will become the first to do so among major carriers.
• The company plans to offers 20 GB monthly plans at 3,000 yen.
• Rival companies ...

NTT’S BID RISE BY 91.46% TOWARDS NTT DOCOMO INC.’S TENDER OFFER

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• NTT’s bid to rise by 91.46% towards NTT Docomo Inc.’s tender offer.
• The tender offer is the largest ever in Japan launched on Sept.30.
• NTT offered 3,900 yen per share of NTT Docomo Inc.
• NTT Docomo e...

JAPAN NPA REPORTS E-MONEY LAUNDERING CASES INCREASED IN 2019

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• Japan NPA reports E-money laundering cases increased in 2019.
• Around 4,000 money laundering cases were suspected.
• E-money laundering cases were a total of 6,586 according to the NPA report.
• NTT Docomo Inc. said...

JAPAN’S 3 MAJOR MOBILE PHONE CARRIERS TO PUT OUT CHEAPER PLANS AS PER GOVT. REQUEST

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• Japan’s 3 major mobile phone carriers to put out cheaper plans as per govt. request.
• KDDI Corp. will start offering a 20 GB plan for 3,980 yen.
• An action plan by the govt. was released to spur competition among tel...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT EYES AN ACTION PLAN TO LOWER DOMESTIC MOBILE PHONE FEES

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• Japanese government eyes an action plan to lower domestic mobile phone fees.
• Prime Minister of Japan has asked the govt. to push the plan through.
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will set up a website for...

AUSTRALIAN PM FINDS SOLUTION TO STRANDED AUSTRALIANS ABROAD ON QUARANTINE FACILITIES

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• Australians abandoned abroad will approach the Northern Territory Howard Springs office for isolation, until March, increasing to 5,000 individuals to get back home

Scott Morrison reported the federation deal with the NT government f...