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China cuts subsidies on electric vehicles

Bloomberg China said it’s scaling back subsidies on electric vehicles to encourage local manufacturers to rely on innovation rather than government assistance as the industry matures and costs fall. The cuts were deeper than expected and shares of the country’s top EV makers slid. The subsidy for pure battery electric cars with driving ranges of 400 kilometres (250 miles) and ...

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S’pore plans to move facilities underground

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Bloomberg The garden city of Singapore wants to be even more green. It also wants more homes in its central business district, and plans to move facilities underground to free up living space. As part of the plan to rejuvenate Singapore’s central area, a variety of homes and amenities in areas such as downtown, Marina South and Rochor will be ...

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Singapore to invest $535mn on tech transformation

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Bloomberg Singapore will allocate $535 million under a current plan to transform its economy into one that relies more on fields such as research and on companies that create new markets and jobs. The additional investment includes S$500 million for digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, super-computing and robotics under the five-year plan ending 2020, a government advisory panel on ...

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