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SINGAPORE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Business investment commitments into Singapore dropped about 31% last year, marking the first decline in five years and after hitting a more than decade high in 2020, government data showed on Wednesday. Commitments for investments in fixed assets such as facilities, machinery and other equipment shrank to S$11.8 billion ($8.78 billion) in 2021, but remained above a medium-to- long-term goal of S$8 billion to S$10 billion, according to the Economic Development Board (EDB). "2021 was an unusual year, (there were) many disruptions as a result of COVID...the numbers in 2020 were actually quite exceptional. And we did not expect to repeat that in 2021," Beh Swan Gin, chairman of the EDB, said. Commitments on total business expenditure, which includes wages and rental, fell about 24% to S$5.2 billion. Most of the 2021 commitments came from the bio- and medical technology fields, and EDB is "very optimistic" about further growth this year, Jacqueline Poh, managing director EDB, said. Biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms like BioNTech(22UAy.DE) and Sanofi(SASY.PA) have announced plans to invest in production sites in Singapore. Commitments in 2021 are projected to directly contribute S$ 16.8 billion annually to the economy with biomedical manufacturing and electronics, which includes semiconductor and Biotech firms, forming more than a half. While 2021 was a challenging year due to COVID-19 travel curbs, Singapore saw some large investments by semiconductor companies to meet demand from a global chip shortage. Semiconductors will still be a strong contributor to investment commitments in the next few years, Poh said. Singapore's economy grew 7.2% in 2021, its fastest pace in over a decade, rebounding from a record 5.4% contraction in 2020. Labour shortages, partly caused by COVID-19 travel curbs, as well as rising energy costs and geopolitics, were some of the risk factors going forward, Beh said.1 point
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Kgk, y nowadays dun post here? Dun chiu want to be part of My Winning Team?1 point
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Kgk @kokleong since chiu rike my posts, cum here tcss jjww leh n be part of My Winning Team wahaha1 point
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hahahahaha 4th feb then is tiger year la. it called 立春 aka Lichun. No wonder 160th media What is the meaning of Li Chun? Li Chun (立春) is the first festival of the Chinese solar year and falls on either the third, fourth or fifth of February. Known as “the Beginning of Spring”, it is the start of a new Chinese solar year when we are revitalized and look forward to a fresh beginning.1 point
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Other then slow home design, my own practical design. these are not bad wow i wish i got home like this1 point
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Hcny to my chinese fans from all parts of tbe world wahaha1 point
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An almost 500-mile long bolt of lightning that lit up the sky across three US states has set a new world record for longest flash, scientists have confirmed. The bolt in 2020, extended a total of 477.2 miles (768 km) and spread across Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The previous record was 440.6 miles (709 km) and recorded in Brazil in 2018. Lightning rarely extends over 10 miles and usually lasts under a second. Another lightning flash recorded in 2020 - in Uruguay and Argentina - has also set a new record for duration at 17.1 seconds. The previous record was 16.7 seconds. "These are extraordinary records from lightning flash events," Professor Randall Cerveny, the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) rapporteur of weather and climate extremes, said. According to the WMO, both records took place in areas prone to intense storms that produce "megaflashes". Professor Cerveny added that greater extremes are likely to exist and are likely to be recorded in the future thanks to advances in space-based lightning detection technology. The WMO warned that lightning was a hazard and urged people in both regions and around the world to take caution during storms. "These extremely large and long-duration lightning events were not isolated but happened during active thunderstorms," lightning specialist Ron Holle said in a WMO statement. "Any time there is thunder heard, it is time to reach a lightning-safe place". Previously accepted WMO 'lightning extremes' include a 1975 incident in which 21 people were killed by a single flash of a lightning as they huddled inside a tent in Zimbabwe. In another incident, 469 people were killed when lightning struck the Egyptian town of Dronka in 1994, causing burning oil to flood the town. The WMO notes that the only lightning-safe locations are "substantial" buildings with wiring and plumbing, rather than structures such as bus stops or those found at beaches. Fully enclosed metal-topped vehicles are also considered reliably safe0 points
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