Nearly half of Bhutan’s women and children suffer from anaemia
According to data, 44.7% of children aged 6-59 months are affected.
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Singapore biotech firm to develop AI platform for drug discovery with help of tech firms
When development of the platform, Vecura, is completed in 2026, it will be able to help pharmaceutical companies identify potential drug candidates as quickly as in six minutes.
Japan cultivating space food experts, aiming to prevent muscle mass, bone density loss through food
Much of the food consumed on the International Space Station has been developed in Japan.
Possibly million-year-old fossilised tree unearthed in Cambodia for study and eco-tourism development
Lim Vanchan, head of the Cultural Heritage Office of the ministry’s General Department of Local Communities, determined that the petrified tree is between 100,000 years and two…
China rolls out new visa type to woo young science talent
The decision came as China puts a greater emphasis on building a more proactive, open and effective talent policy.
Seeds of the cosmos: How a Pakistani engineer sent wheat into space
The test tube carrying the Pakistan-origin wheat seeds was aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, which was launched from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre on August 1.
Pakistan successfully launches remote sensing satellite: foreign ministry
The satellite was launched from a launch centre in China on Thursday, and aims to strengthen Pakistan’s agricultural monitoring and disaster management, among other capabilities.
No scientist left alone: global collaborations power Vietnamese innovation
Driven by purpose and powered by partnerships, Vietnamese scientists are making their mark on global research and innovation.
Singapore-developed AI-powered app accurately identifies pre-dementia seniors
Patients can use the Pensieve-AI to draw pictures on a tablet with a stylus and the app’s AI will check different areas of thinking and memory before analysing the drawings for…
Surgical teams from China, UK perform remote robotic surgery spanning continents
The experimental operation was performed on a pig in Hong Kong, and the doctors performed a relay laparoscopic robotic gastrectomy on it, using a domestically made remote platform…