My eldest son Foo Zheng Yu 胡正宇 has won a bronze medal 🥉 in the lower secondary Math Olympiad at Yishun Town Secondary School. 长子 胡正宇 在毅道中学初中组数学奥林匹克竞赛中，荣获 铜牌 🥉。 A medal is a milestone, but values are the true legacy.The best gift parents can give is not material wealth, but a character built on diligence,…
🧠 从 AlphaGo、AlphaFold 到如今的 AlphaEvolve —— Google 在人工智能领域的沉默革命，已不再只是炫目的胜利，而是正在重塑机器可以突破的极限。 When AlphaGo defeated world champions in Go, it shattered the myth that intuition and creativity were exclusive to humans. With AlphaFold, AI mapped protein structures in hours — something biologists had struggled with for decades. 当 AlphaGo 战胜世界围棋冠军时，它打破了“直觉与创造力只属于人类”的神话。随后，AlphaFold 用数小时完成了生物学家数十年来难以解决的蛋白质结构预测。 Now, AlphaEvolve emerges as the next leap —…
华文版在英文刊文下方 In the words of Britney Spears, “Oops!… I Did It Again” — but this time, it’s not pop stardom we’re talking about, it’s planetary exploration. After becoming the first nation to land on the far side of the Moon, China is now setting its sights on the Red Planet. Scheduled for launch around 2028,…
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#54 🚀 Lithan AI Masterclass: Future-Ready Skills in Action [💡 Upskill with Impact | #SkillsFuture | #AITransformation | #WorkforceDevelopment] Had the privilege to attend an insightful AI Masterclass organized by Lithan as part of the SkillsFuture SG Festival—a solid convergence of industry relevance, structured learning, and real-world application. With the speakers at the AI-Powered Self-Service…
![#50 [🌏 Business Outlook 2025] SCCCI – Maybank Mid-Year Business Outlook Forum 2025 新加坡中华总商会与马来亚银行联合主办 2025年中经济展望论坛（华语）](https://marvinfoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20250717_183143-768x1013.jpg)
🗓 17 July 2025📍Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry🔍 “Insight into Disruption, Breaking Through Adversity”世界经贸新秩序：洞察变局，逆势突围 As global uncertainties persist, business leaders, policymakers, and strategists convened at the SCCCI-Maybank Mid-Year Forum to dissect economic shifts and seize regional opportunities. 随着全球经济格局持续变化，新加坡中华总商会与马来亚银行联合举办论坛，邀请政商学界代表，共同探索趋势变化下的前瞻布局与协作契机。 💬 Highlights & Quotes | 精彩观点汇总🏛 黄泉庆会长 (Mr. Kho Choon Keng, President, SCCCI)资深部长李显龙近期指出：全球贸易将持续面临关税障碍，但这正是我们加速法律与金融服务发展的机会窗口。 现今科技百花齐放，尤其在中国科技生态圈可见一斑。 国际化布局应着眼东盟，聚焦区域增长动力。…
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Caught up with seasoned business associates Manuel Arbues II and Sheryl Lee from Ayala Land, Inc., who brought with them more than just corporate decks — they brought a vision of the Philippines rising. 📊 5.4% GDP growth in Q1 2025 — steady and resilient, outpacing Q4 2024. 👷 75.8M working-age Filipinos, 96.2% employed, average…
🌱 How many employees are truly looking to work for environmentally sustainable companies? 🌱 Are we doing enough to equip our workforce with sustainability skills? 🌱 Why should SMEs care about Scope 3 emissions? These were just some of the powerful questions that stirred our minds at the exclusive HR Learning Journey (HRLJ) preview hosted…
Co-organised by Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and Stone Cybersecurity In an era where digital transformation is accelerating, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue — it is a business survival imperative. 🔑 Dr. Stephen Yee (Assistant CEO, SNEF) opened with a firm reminder: > “Singapore may be small, but we are effective. Our…
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English-translated article can be found below. 根据《海峡时报》的最新报道： 👉 玻璃瓶中的微塑料含量可能是塑料瓶的多达 50 倍。 这背后的“隐形杀手”是什么？ 不是瓶子本身，而是瓶盖。 当瓶盖在封瓶前没有进行空气吹洗（Air Blowing），微塑料就可能滞留在瓶盖缝隙中，被封入饮料。 🔍 每一个瓶盖，每一次呼吸都至关重要。 我们呼吁饮料制造商主动采取简单且低成本的措施 —— ✅ 在灌装前空气吹洗瓶盖，以减少潜在微塑料污染。 这不仅仅是一个操作优化的问题，更是一个品牌责任与消费者信任的问题。 💡 想象一下这样的品牌宣言： “我们为您吹走每一粒微塑料，只为带来更安心的一口。” 在一个信任就是价值的时代， 这项微小的举措可以成为品牌 ESG 叙事的转折点 —— 帮助品牌在健康、安全、环保等层面占领先机。 📢 致饮料厂商、F&B 负责人与包装技术人员： 让我们从一个瓶盖开始，为健康发声，为信任加分。 #微塑料 #食品安全 #饮料行业 #包装创新 #可持续制造 #ESG战略 #品牌信任 #消费透明化 #绿色转型 🔗 阅读原文报道： 玻璃瓶微塑料含量比塑料瓶高达 50 倍 – 海峡时报 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/up-to-50-times-more-microplastics-in-glass-bottles-than-plastic-study-shows 这则刊文也发布在领英社交媒体。若想读阅类似的独家见解文章，请点击此处，游览【胡马宾的博客页面】。 https://marvinfoo.com/blog 💧…
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