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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2022 Returns to Bring Innovative Ideas to Life for a Better Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – The submission deadline for the Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow 2022 competition has been extended to 4 December 2022, 2359hrs due to popular demand!

Samsung’s global competition, Solve for Tomorrow, is back with for its sixth edition in Singapore. Themed ‘Be the Change, Shape the Future’, the competition is open to all Singapore full-time students, aged 16 and above.

Aligned with Samsung’s global vision for CSR efforts – ‘Enabling People’, the competition aims to encourage students to think deeply about the social issues affecting their community and act on it.

The competition is held in support of the Digital for Life movement, launched by President Halimah Yacob in February 2021, and managed by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). Solve for Tomorrow 2022 aims to galvanise Singapore’s next generation of leaders to innovate and use technology for good to build a better and more inclusive society. It aligns with the Digital for Life movement in the mission of empowering youths to be more active in addressing the nation’s most pressing challenges.

Last year’s winning team, Team Adustio, shares their takeaways – “We are so thankful to Samsung for allowing us to express ourselves through our ideas. We took home more than the prizes. The competition gave us the confidence and experience to pursue our ambition and make an impact on our community,” said Alyssa Cheok. “We would like to encourage all our peers and aspiring changemakers to participate in Solve for Tomorrow 2022. It will definitely broaden your horizon and unleash your potential.”

Addressing Singapore’s Present and Future Challenges
Samsung has identified four broad themes for this year’s competition. Participants can develop their ideas around any one of these themes:

  1. Environmental Sustainability
    Sustainability remains a critical challenge today. Our society need bold ideas to address our most pressing environmental issues and build a sustainable future.

  2. Health & Wellness
    Technological innovations hold the key to unlock better quality of life, physically and mentally, for Singaporeans. It will also play a vital role in battling pandemics and other health risks in our society.
  3. Education & Learning
    Innovation and creative application of technology will play a pivotal role in transforming our youths’ learning journey and prepare them more effectively for the evolving future workplace.
  4. Singapore’s Digital Future
    As Singapore continues its digitalisation journey, there are tremendous opportunities for the next generation of innovators to create future solutions that are uniquely Singapore, such as digitalising our hawker culture.

Competition Details
There are two categories for Solve for Tomorrow 2022.

  • Category 1 – Post-Secondary Level: Full-time students aged 16 years old and above, enrolled in any Junior College, Polytechnic, Institute of Technical Education or the Millennia Institute in Singapore
  • Category 2 – University Level: Full-time undergraduate students aged 18 years old and above, enrolled in any of the six publicly-funded autonomous universities in Singapore, namely
    • Nanyang Technological University (NTU);
    • National University of Singapore (NUS);
    • Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT);
    • Singapore Management University (SMU);
    • Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS); and
    • Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).

Prizes
A total of 20 teams (10 from each category) will be shortlisted. Each of these teams will receive a S$600 cash prize to develop and refine their ideas and/or develop their prototype.

Out of these 20 teams, 10 teams (five from each category) will be selected to present at the finale event in January 2023, where the top three winners from each category will be announced.

  • First Prize for Category 1 and Category 2:
    • S$12,000 worth of Samsung products
    • S$5,000 cash prize
  • Second Prize for Category 1 and Category 2:
    • S$7,000 worth of Samsung products
    • S$3,000 cash prize
  • Third Prize for Category 1 and Category 2:
    • S$4,000 worth of Samsung products
    • S$1,000 cash prize

For more information visit https://www.samsung.com/sg/solvefortomorrow or reach out to the team at samsungsolvefortomorrow@infom.asia. Terms and conditions apply.Hashtag: #Samsung #SamsungSolveForTomorrow

Xieng Khouang to Host the 11th Lao National Games in December

The main stadium for the opening and closing of the 11th Lao National Game in Xieng Khuang | Photo credit: Vientiane Times

Xieng Khouang province is all set to host the 11th Lao National Games in December and has invited residents and tourists to attend the sporting event.

Infineon and Stellantis agree on Memorandum of Understanding on multi-year delivery of silicon carbide (SiC) chips

MUNICH, GERMANY – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and the global automaker Stellantis have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding as a first step towards a potential multi-year supply cooperation for silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Infineon would reserve manufacturing capacity and supply CoolSiCTM “bare die” chips in the second half of the decade to the direct Tier 1 suppliers of Stellantis. The potential sourcing volume and capacity reservation have a value of significantly more than €1 billion.

“We firmly believe in electromobility and are excited to develop partnerships with leading automotive companies like Stellantis that make it a part of people’s everyday life,” said Peter Schiefer, Division President Automotive of Infineon. “Compared to traditional power technologies, silicon carbide increases the range, efficiency and performance of electric vehicles. With our leading CoolSiC™ technology and continuous investments in our manufacturing capacities, we are well positioned to meet the growing demand for power electronics in electromobility.”

Infineon and Stellantis are in talks about delivering the CoolSiC Gen2p 1200 V and CoolSiC Gen2p 750 V chips for electric vehicles under Stellantis brands. The unmatched performance, reliability, and quality of CoolSiC technology would allow Stellantis to build vehicles with longer ranges and lower consumption for the best user experience – and support the company in its efforts to standardize, simplify and modernize platforms.

Infineon has a market-leading role as a high-quality and high-volume supplier to the automotive industry. Infineon is preparing for the accelerated demand of the industry with significant investments. In 2024, for example, Infineon’s new fab for SiC technologies will start manufacturing in Kulim, Malaysia. It will complement existing manufacturing capacities in Villach, Austria, following Infineon’s multi-site strategy.

Hashtag: #Infineon

About Infineon

Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The company has around 56,200 employees worldwide and generated revenue of about €14,2 billion in the 2022 fiscal year (ending 30 September). Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the OTCQX International over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

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Deputy PM Wants Increased Focus on the Rights of Adolescent Girls

Ethnic minority youth pictured participating in an Entrepreneurship Camp in Feung District, Vientiane province | Photo credit: Aide et Action

The Deputy Prime Minister called for relevant departments to increase their focus on advancing the rights of adolescent girls at a recent meeting.

Amazon Singapore to kick off the holiday season with thousands of deals and first-ever Amazon.sg House event during Black Friday

Tis’ the season for early holiday shopping with thousands of deals starting Friday, November 25, including deep discounts of up to 75% on deals and promotions (T&Cs apply).

Amazon Singapore is hosting the first-ever Amazon.sg House at Suntec City Mall, from 24-28 November, an interactive and fun-filled event, showcasing deals and items on promotion during Black Friday.

As part of spreading the holiday cheer, Amazon is also donating a total of S$100,000 to four local non-profits, helping vulnerable children and youths in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Singapore announced today thousands of incredible Black Friday deals on Amazon.sg will be available starting on Friday, November 25 at amazon.sg/blackfriday. Customers will be able to shop epic deals on top brands and must-have items across Electronics, Books, Toys, Beauty, Kitchen and Wine, including brands like LEGO, Ninja, Sony, Sennheiser and Sukin. In addition, Amazon Singapore is offering exciting deals from local and small and medium-sized businesses, such as bedding company, Epitex, boutique home fragrance studio, Hush Candle, and consumer electronic brand, PRISM+, and more. Prime members can also enjoy fast shipping on eligible products to arrive in time for the upcoming holiday celebrations.

Celebrate Black Friday at the Amazon.sg House

For the first time ever in Singapore, Amazon Singapore will be bringing Black Friday celebrations to members of the public through an engaging event showcase at Suntec City Mall, Atrium (Convention Centre) from 24 to 28 November.

The Amazon.sg House will allow visitors to experience and celebrate the joy Amazon Singapore brings to the holiday shopping experience. From trying out the latest Nintendo Switch games at the gaming room, exploring beauty, health, and personal care at the beauty room, or grabbing a marker and letting your creativity run free at the at the coloring wall and LEGO station – there will be something for everyone to enjoy along with the preview of the wide range of deals and items available during Amazon.sg’s Black Friday sales.

In addition, Amazon Singapore is partnering with Huggs Coffee this Black Friday and will be providing free coffee at the Amazon.sg House. More details below.

Black Friday Top Deals Preview
Below is a sneak peek of the top deals available during Amazon Singapore’s Black Friday event, from November 25 through November 28, while supplies last. Specific product deals can be found below.

  • Amazon.sg
    • Up to 75% off on eligible deals and promotions
    • Buy 2 get 5% off, buy 3 get 10% off across items from Amazon US or Amazon Japan
  • Beauty, Health & Personal Care –
    • Enjoy up to 60% off selected items from beauty, health & personal care category
    • Buy 4 get 30% off selected items from beauty, health & personal care category
    • Buy 3 get extra 25% off selected items from beauty, health & personal care category
    • Up to 50% off selected items from Sukin
    • Up to 50% off selected items from Gilette
    • Up to 30% off selected items from FOREO
    • Up to 45% off selected items from Tide
    • Up to 40% off selected items from Oral B
    • Up to 30% off selected items from Renpho
  • Toys, Book and Baby –
    • Enjoy up to 60% off selected items from toys category
    • Save S$20 when you spend S$80 or more.
    • Get S$25 off S$80 across Hasbro items
    • Up to 43% off on selected items from MONOPOLY Games
    • Enjoy up to 50% off selected items from books category
    • Buy 2 get 35% off selected items from books category
    • Enjoy up to 50% off selected items from books category
    • Buy 2 get 35% off selected items from books category
    • Up to 36% off selected items from Philips Avent
    • Up to 20% off selected items from Baby Tula

  • PC, Gaming & Electronics –
    • Enjoy up to 50% off selected items from PC, gaming & electronics category
    • Up to 40% off on selected items from Bose Audio and Entertainment
    • Up to 50% off on selected items from Sennheiser
    • Up to 34% off on selected items from Jabra
    • Up to 32% off on selected items from Sony
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from JBL Speakers and Sound bars
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from UGREEN
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from Spigen
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from Hyper

  • Household, Kitchen, Home Improvement & Smart Home –
    • Buy 3 and get 20% off selected Home & Kitchen products
    • Get S$15 off S$150 across Tefal items
    • 15% off Philips Home & Kitchen Products
    • S$50 off with min. spend of S$500 on selected brands – Dyson, Sharp and more
    • Up to 72% off on selected items from ZOJIRUSHI
    • Up to 52% off on selected items from THERMOS


Support local brands and small businesses at
http://www.amazon.sg/smallbusinesses

In support of local brands and small businesses, Amazon Singapore will also be featuring special Black Friday promotions from brands such as Hush Candles, Epitex, PRISM+ and more. Enjoy discounts up to 40% on:

  • Hush Candle products including Hush Candle Holiday Collection and Trio Candle Festive Bundle
  • PRISM+ Q55-QE | 55″ 4K Android TV Quantum Edition
  • Epitex Luxurious Hotel Collection 100% Egyptian Cotton, 1200 Thread Count Bed set, With Pillow
  • Table Matters Assorted Bowls, Plates and Dinnerware Sets
  • Coco Republic Original Coconut Water, 24 x 330ml
  • New Moon Bird’s Nest with White Fungus Rock Sugar, 6 x 150g
  • Amazin’ Graze Nuts Variety Box, 30g (Pack of 8)
  • UPERFECT 156QLED 15.6″ QLED FHD 1080P Portable Monitor
  • Armaggeddon TRON III (T3) Gaming PC Case, Black
  • Toyogo Storage and Home Organisers
  • Redragon K585 DITI One-Handed RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
  • SoundPEATS TrueAir2 Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth V5.2 Earphones
  • Renpho Foot Massager
  • Breo Foot Massager with Heat and Deep Kneading Rolling Therapy Massage with Air Compression


More Ways to Save this Season

  • Partnership with PS Cafe and Huggs: Treat yourselves with sweet deals and treats from our partners:
    PS Café
    • $10 off $80 Amazon.sg voucher with every $100 spend in PS Café
    • First 400 Prime members get free blackout cake with a min. spend of $100 in-store, on the 25 Nov (Black Friday) only.
    Huggs
    • Amazon.sg voucher (in the form of a scratch card) will be given to customers when they make a purchase at participating Huggs outlets (19 outlets) valid from 10-28th Nov, while stocks last
    • Amazon Singapore is partnering with Huggs for Amazon.sg House, happening Suntec City Mall, Atrium (Convention Centre) from 24-28 November. First 300 customers can enjoy free coffee from Huggs

  • Amazon Vouchers: Discover more ways to save with Amazon Vouchers. Find discounts on everyday essentials, as well as gifts, electronics, beauty, toys, and more. Simply clip the voucher and the discount will be applied at checkout. Explore the most popular vouchers on amazon.sg/vouchers.

  • Amazon.sg eGift Cards offer a simple and convenient gifting experience. Consumers can shop for Gift Cards at amazon.sg/giftcard and check out the latest holiday designs at amazon.sg/xmasgiftcard
    • From 25-28 Nov, get S$10 bonus with purchase of S$100 Amazon.sg eGift Card

  • Bank Promotions with Amazon.sg e-Gift Cards: Enjoy greater savings when shopping at Amazon.sg.
    • From 25-28 November, get up to S$10 Amazon.sg Gift Card when you spend on your DBS, Citi, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC or UOB cards. The Amazon.sg Gift Card will be added to your Amazon account for use on a future purchase, while stocks last. Please visit amazon.sg/bankpromotions for more information, T&Cs and minimum spend apply.


*Terms and Conditions apply to all deals and promotions listed above.

Delivering Smiles to children during holidays in Singapore
In the spirit of giving during the holidays, Amazon is also ramping up support for underprivileged children in Singapore via local non-profit organizations (NPOs) that are part of the Amazon x Shop for Good wishlist initiative.

Arc Children’s Centre, Blessings in a Bag, SHINE Children and Youth Services, and Singapore Children’s Society will receive S$25,000 each in cash to help vulnerable children and youths in Singapore better learn, play, and develop in the long term. With Amazon’s donation, 25,000 children in Singapore, aged between three and 21 years in Singapore will get greater access to better and more enrichment activities, meals, and medical care, among help with other needs.

As people shop on Amazon.sg for holiday gifts or everyday essentials, they can directly support the causes closest to their hearts by browsing the wishlists of items requested by NPOs – a depository of items they need the most. As of today, 16 NPOs in Singapore are part of the Amazon x Shop for Good wishlist initiative.

Fast, Free & Convenient Delivery Options

  • Unlimited Free Local and International Delivery: This holiday season, non-Prime customers can enjoy free local delivery and international delivery with S$40 minimum spend on eligible orders shipped by Amazon SG. Prime members can enjoy unlimited free local and international delivery on eligible orders with no minimum spend. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Ultrafast & Free Grocery Delivery: In addition to tens of thousands of groceries and local favourites, Prime members in Singapore can find toys, gifts, household products, and everyday essentials, electronics, and more available on Amazon Fresh & Fast, all with free, two-hour scheduled delivery with a min. spend of S$60.

Every Day Made Better with Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 200 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment. In Singapore, Prime membership includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, unlimited access to video game benefits with Prime Gaming, Prime Day, and more. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. Prime members enjoy access to tens of thousands of items available for free two-hour delivery on Amazon Fresh & Fast on orders over S$60, as well as free one-day delivery on domestic Prime eligible selection on Amazon.sg. Prime is S$2.99 per month. Start a 30-day free trial of Prime at amazon.sg/prime.

Hashtag: #Amazon

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit Amazon.sg.

Local property portal MOGUL.sg raises S$9m in its first Series A

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – MOGUL.sg, a homegrown AI-driven property portal, has raised S$9 million in its first-ever funding round.

The lead investor is Nech Capital, a Singapore-based alternative investment management company that invests in both public and private equities, including SMEs and start-ups.

Gerald Sim, CEO and founder of Mogul.sg

Gerald Sim, CEO and founder of Mogul.sg

Gerald Sim, CEO, and founder of MOGUL.sg said: “Here at MOGUL.sg, it has always been our aim to improve users’ experience in the property search. We have been consistently adding features to our website, so that users – be they buyers, sellers, agents, or real estate developers, can improve their productivity with the tools provided. With this aim in mind, we were careful in the selection of incoming investors during this Series A round. We are delighted to welcome our new partners who will not only help us fund the development of more useful features, but also value-add in their own ways to support our push towards reinventing the entire real estate transaction journey.”

With the funding, MOGUL.sg is looking to add more features to their website’s 3D map such as indoor mapping and navigation while providing additional data to users that will help them better understand the surroundings and derive more accurate valuations of the properties that banks will adopt readily.

Eventually, MOGUL.sg wants to empower users with the ability to directly transact property on the platform. This will encompass features such as online viewing of property (external, internal, shadow casting), valuation, conveyancing (via online mode), and online application of the mortgage.

Since the start of 2022, MOGUL.sg has seen a 20% growth among active and new users. Following the positive adoption rate, the Singapore company behind this portal has decided to start its first fundraising in June this year to expand its technology offering to users. Given its good business revenue over the past years and partially self-funded by its owners, it met with great enthusiasm from investors locally and abroad who wanted to be part of the new-generation portal, leading to an oversubscription of the rights to be issued. The business has seen an increase in revenue from property developers and agencies who have placed orders with Mogul to develop 3D models of new residential properties to be displayed on the 3D map.

MOGUL.sg started with the aim to make property search smarter using their custom keywords search algorithm, which was developed in-house, by gathering geospatial data from several sources, including authoritative platforms such as OneMap. Their library of over 5,000 custom keywords caters to a refined search that describes the characteristics of the property that the users are searching for. Keywords such as “East-West Line”, “Park”, “Primary School”, “And Balcony” among others, can be used to refine the search results, enabling users to learn about amenities in the neighbourhood and understand what they are signing up for before purchasing or renting the property.

Early this year, MOGUL.sg rolled out an interactive 3D map in its property search portal to support searches with an immersive experience to help prospective home buyers visualize the properties and their surrounding areas better. They can see whether the property encounters any view obstructions caused by nearby buildings, check whether the property has an unblocked view of the sea, and even the exact direction of the sun at various times of the day.

These features have attracted residential developers such as Guocoland, Victory Land, and Amara Holdings to include their yet-to-be-constructed upcoming new projects on MOGUL.sg’s 3D map so that potential buyers are able to view and examine the projects prior to purchase. Property agencies, including PropertyLim Brothers and OrangeTee, have also been quick to adopt MOGUL.sg’s 3D map to provide their clients with more information of the properties, thus improving the sales experience.

Hashtag: #MOGUL.sg

ABOUT MOGUL.SG

Launched in 2018, MOGUL.sg is a Singapore property search portal designed to reinvent the entire real estate journey for buyers, sellers, and agents. With its tagline of “Reinventing Real Estate”, MOGUL.sg aims to make property searches easy with smart keywords, property tagging, and a specially curated agent concierge team to assist homeowners. It is also the first property portal in Singapore to launch a full vector-based 3D map of Singapore.

MOGUL.sg has over 6,000 registered housing agents using the portal and facilitated over $50 million of real estate transactions on its website since its launch. MOGUL.sg has also collaborated with leading real estate developers such as Guoco, Keppel Land, Far East, The Four Seasons, and Capital Land in their property developments.

Cambodian PM Hun Sen Tests Covid Positive After ASEAN Summit

Cambodian PM Hun Sen at the 2022 ASEAN Summit.

On Tuesday Morning, the PM announced on his social media that he tested positive for Covid-19 in Indonesia, where he had just arrived to be part of the G20 summit as the ASEAN chair.  

IPO of 6-year-old “Future Food” startup – BASE FOOD, Inc.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – BASE FOOD, Inc., a Japan-based food-tech company, went public on 15th November 2022 after six years since it was established, and is now listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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BASE FOOD products, typified by BASE BREAD, combine natural ingredients such as soybean and whole-wheat flour to achieve the perfect nutritional balance without sacrificing taste and texture.

33 kinds of nutrients necessary for the human body are contained in a well-balanced manner.

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The company was founded by Shun Hashimoto, a former IT worker without any background in bread making and food industry. He came up with the idea of staple food containing every necessary nutrition when he did not have time to access a healthy diet due to busy working days. He tried his idea by starting to make noodles at home combining tens of natural ingredients to achieve perfect balance of nutrition.

The concept of “a complete nutritional diet” has been accepted by more and more people in Japan, and BASE FOOD, Inc. has sold more than 50 million bags of BASE FOOD products and acquired over 140,000 monthly active subscribers as of October 2022.

After the IPO, the company will invest more in research and development to produce better products and expand its business to overseas markets, in order to realize its mission “to reinvent staple food to make a healthy and sustainable lifestyle accessible to all”.

The products have potential of addressing both hunger and food satiation, as a result of which is especially lifestyle diseases.

BASE BREAD is already available in Hong Kong on HKTVmall. It will be directly shipped from Japan.

HKTV mall link: https://www.hktvmall.com/hktv/zh/main/BASE-FOOD-Inc-/s/H9748001

*1 meal, equivalent of 1 pack of BASE PASTA, 2 packs of BASE BREAD, or 4 packs of BASE Cookies, contains more than ⅓ of the baseline of all nutrients defined in the Japanese Nutrient Reference Value , except for fat, saturated fatty acid, carbohydrates, sodium and n-6 fatty acid whose overconsumption is concerned.

Hashtag: #basefood_hk

About BASE FOOD, Inc.

BASE FOOD, Inc. has been producing and selling complete food* “BASE FOOD” containing all 33 kinds of nutrients such as protein and dietary fiber as well as 26 types of vitamins/minerals since 2017. Both nutritional balance and deliciousness are kept by original recipe and blending technology besides usage of more than ten kinds of well-selected ingredients such as soybean, whole-wheat flour, and Chia seed.

Establishment : 5th April 2016
Founder and CEO: Shun Hashimoto
Head Quarter: 5-25-2, Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo, JAPAN, 153-0061
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