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Jo Soo-Tang
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Jo Soo-Tang – Co-Founder of Cookie Smiles, & Strategic Advisor of Food Made Good Hong Kong

An NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) Advisor, A Cooking Aficionado, And Mother To Three, Partnered With Agnes Chin To Create Cookie Smiles. What’s your story?Amidst the Covid-19 upheaval in 2020, Agnes Chin (the director of Complete Deelite) sensed an opportunity to help spread joy and hope in a time when it was sorely needed. We partnered up […]
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TikTok: Beneath Its Fun, A Sinister Purpose?

Three years since TikTok was launched, the video-sharing social network grown rapidly to accumulate more than two billion downloads, one of the most popular apps of the moment, beating even Instagram or YouTube in consumption time in the United States, United Kingdom or Spain, particularly among younger age segments.  TikTok might be described as a repository of canned content to be […]
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New Times Call For New Energies

With the stock market capitalization of the five-biggest US oil companies slashed by half since the beginning of the year, the future is increasingly clear: although stopping oil production overnight would bring the world to a grinding halt, particularly in the transport, cement and metals industries, but as we emerge from lockdown, we must now focus on […]
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Alwin Ng, Technology & Operations Consultant of SmartB Solutions

Alwin Ng has a background in finance and technology. In 2017, he started a techology comapany, SmartB, and is now offering his services in an all-in-one (ERP) software for SMEs in Asia. What’s your story? My first business was a mini “grocer” in my bedroom during A-levels (boarding school). I graduated with mechanical engineering (Imperial […]

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The Future Tech Of Music Is Space-Bending

Key Takeaway: Researchers have developed a technology that creates “audible enclaves” in open air, creating highly focused, localized zones of sound. These isolated audio pockets allow sound to materialize only at a precise point in space, unheard by others nearby. This breakthrough could revolutionize public communication, entertainment, military applications, and office design. The process, known […]
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How Hidden Friendships Redefine Animal Intelligence

Key Takeaway: Research shows that some animals form surprising partnerships, challenging traditional views on how intelligence evolves in the animal kingdom. For example, Octavia and Finn, a day octopus and coral trout, work as a team, each bringing unique skills to the hunt. Other species have also developed remarkable partnerships, such as the greater honeyguide […]
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The Hidden Cost Of Space

Key Takeaway: Satellite re-entry, a process where defunct satellites are disposed of, is causing a significant environmental impact on Earth’s atmosphere. As satellite usage increases, researchers are focusing on the re-entry process itself, which releases metal particles into the Earth’s atmosphere. These particles, such as aluminum oxide and lithium, can influence the planet’s energy balance, […]
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How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning

I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […]
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