SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ SK picglobal, a market leader for propylene oxide and its derivatives including propylene glycol,and INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday giving INEOS Styrolution access to renewable styrene monomer ("SM") produced from SK picglobal's SM plant located in Ulsan, South Korea. This agreement is an extension to INEOS Styrolution's efforts in creating a circular economy for both polystyrene (PS) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) in Asia. Under this MOU, SK picglobal will produce and supply renewable SM to INEOS Styrolution upon obtaining ISCC PLUS certification, estimated to be within 2023. INEOS Styrolution has committed to saving one million tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2030 and selling 500kt of ECO products in 2030; and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. "This agreement with SK picglobal is the right step to helping INEOS Styrolution achieve those
SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) has submitted comments to the Byron Shire Council (New South Wales) regarding its proposal to reduce unhosted short-term rental accommodation (STRA) from 180-days to 90-days in most parts of the Shire. ATTIA's members include travel platforms Airbnb, Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia Group, Amadeus, Travelport and Skyscanner. While ATTIA appreciates the Council's attempts to balance demands on various fronts, we strongly believe that a 90-day unhosted STRA limit is unlikely to meet the Council's objective of returning rentals to the housing market. At worst, it could irreversibly harm the Shire's tourism ecosystem and economy. 1.) Does not tackle underinvestment in affordable housing A long-term solution to the Shire's housing concerns involves creating and incentivizing affordable housing, as opposed to harsh measures which will do little to reduce house prices. According to the
Sustaintech Xcelerator launches the second cycle of its six-month accelerator programme focused on innovative climate tech solutions that can help businesses become more carbon efficient A total of SGD250,000 in grants as well as research, mentoring, networking and office space support to be awarded to up to five successful applicants SINGAPORE and SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ With the risk of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pushing past dangerous warming thresholds,DBStogether with seven partners and supporters, have committed to further build on efforts to nurture and scale the climate tech ecosystem. DBS and global partners today launched the second cycle of Sustaintech Xcelerator, a six-month climate-focused hybrid accelerator programme organised in partnership with Temasek, GenZero, Google Cloud,the World Bank, Capgemini,and the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Verrawill support Sustai
SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Cobo successfully stopped a hacking attempt on Deribit's assets in Cobo's custody after receiving a withdrawal request from the exchange. On the 2nd of November 2022, at 1:03 am UTC, Cobo's risk control system automatically detected the anomaly in the request and notified Deribit, whereby withdrawals were halted after that. With nearly USD 2 billion worth of crypto stolen by hackers this year in the Web3.0 industry, the security of platforms and protocols is becoming salient. "With the rise in the number of hacks in the decentralized space, it is extremely important for platforms to make their users feel secure. With just a single breach, some users might lose trust in the security of the platform", said Dr Jiang Changhao, CTO and Co-Founder of Cobo. "We will also actively cooperate with Deribit and assist in hacking-related investigations", he added. Cobo is currently working on the hack investigation, per Deribit&
LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Quacquarelli Symonds, higher education experts, released the 15th annual QS World University Rankings: Asia-the largest-ever-featuring 760 universities: 61% declining, 14% improving, 15% unchanged and 10% brand-new. Peking University claims Asia's top spot, breaking the National University of Singapore's four-year run in first. NUS falls to second while Tsinghua University comes third. China-Mainland has the most universities ranked, (128), followed by India (118) and Japan (106). Top-20 2023 2022 1 2 Peking University China-Mainland 2 1 National University of Singapore Singapore 3 5 Tsinghua University China-Mainland 4 3= University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 5 3= Nanyang Technological University Singapore 6= 7 Fudan University China-Mainland 6= 6 Zhejiang University China-Mainland 8 14 KAIST South Korea 9 8 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 10 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China-Mainland 11 11= The University of Tokyo Japan 12= 11= CUHK Hong Ko