Loud decorations, open doors: Disappearing Chinese New Year traditions in Singapore, Lifestyle News
02 Mar
Lifestyle

Loud decorations, open doors: Disappearing Chinese New Year traditions in Singapore, Lifestyle News

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Lifestyle With Chinese New Year approaching, conversations about whether it feels "less festive" or whether it still "feels like Chinese New Year" tend to resurface. While we take part in the festive celebrations in Singapore, some traditions that once felt common are gradually evolving — or even quietly fading — amid growing awareness of sustainability, technological developments and shifting generational ideologies. From childhood non-negotiables such as buying brand new clothes to traditional customs such as leaving doors open at certain auspicious hours, here are some disappearing Chinese New Year traditions in Singapore.Lifestyle 1. Gifting new notesDuring Chinese New Year, brand-new notes are often gifted in red packets to symbolise fresh beginnings for the new year. In recent years, however, banks have started to promote the use of "fit notes"which are clean but used notes, for sustainability. While brand-new...
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Canada revises express entry immigration rules, adds military roles
02 Mar
Health News

Canada revises express entry immigration rules, adds military roles

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Published February 19, 2026 5:27am TORONTO, Canada - Canada introduced new immigration priority categories on Wednesday to bring in skilled workers in fields ranging from research and health care to aviation, and to include certain military recruits. The new categories align with Prime Minister Mark Carney's goals of broadly reducing the number of new permanent residents in Canada while recruiting skilled workers and scholars and boosting defense capabilities to lessen dependence on the United States. The government said the shift was aimed at restoring immigration to sustainable levels while finding workers for key industries. Canada's government in recent years has sought to reduce the number of immigrants to ease strains on housing and social services. Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said the 2026 changes to the...
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Kucoin told to halt new EU business due to compliance staffing shortfalls
02 Mar
Business News

Kucoin told to halt new EU business due to compliance staffing shortfalls

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Business Business Kucoin told to halt new EU business due to compliance staffing shortfallsBusiness Austria's financial regulator said Kucoin EU must appoint an anti-money-laundering officer and deputy officer, as well as a sanctions compliance officer and deputy. Feb 23, 2026, 10:24 a.m. Austria's financial regulator said it prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business and onboarding customers after the crypto exchange lost key compliance staff just months after gaining a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) permit to operate across the European Union. KuCoin EU no longer has key function holders in anti-money laundering (AML) and prevention of terrorist financing roles, according to a statement from the regulator, the FMA, which granted the license in November. The freeze will last until the firm appoints the necessary compliance reporting staff, it said. The effective...
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HCLTech joins Microsoft Discovery Platform to accelerate research innovation
26 Dec
Science & Technology

HCLTech joins Microsoft Discovery Platform to accelerate research innovation

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NEW YORK and NOIDA, India – WEBWIRE – Friday, December 26, 2025 HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced that it has joined the Microsoft Discovery platform, an advanced agentic AI platform designed to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. As part of this collaboration, HCLTech will participate in deep technical onboarding sessions with Microsofts Discovery team to align platform architecture, partner collaboration models and explore joint go-to-market opportunities. Following onboarding, HCLTech will take part in projects to accelerate solutions in areas such as chemistry and materials science, drug discovery and semiconductor design, leveraging its strong domain expertise across industries. Through the Discovery initiative, HCLTechjoins a select group of research institutions and tech innovators shaping the next frontier of innovation. The Microsoft Discovery platform empowers R&D teams to conduct large-scale data processing and simulation, automate workflows and accelerate scientific innovation to...
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