https://www.scmp.com/rss/326849/feed May Chen is a social media producer for the Post, helping to manage its voice and brand on social networks. Before joining the team in 2017, May was a sports correspondent for The Straits Times in Singapore and has covered two Olympic Games, as well as one Olympic Winter Games. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Singapore has overtaken the United States to become the world’s most competitive economy, according to Switzerland’s IMD Business School’s annual rankings. It regained a spot it last claimed in 2010, an accolade that means it came up tops among the 63 economies assessed for sustainable growth, job generation and welfare for its citizens. The US was knocked off its perch at the top, slipping to third as the confidence boost from tax cuts faded and high-technology exports weakened. The... https://www.scmp.com/business/singapore-leapfrogs-united-states-become-worlds-most-competitive-economy/article/3012237?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/singapore-leapfrogs-united-states-become-worlds-most-competitive-economy/article/3012237?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 May 2019 10:30:49 +0000 There is no animal like the giant panda. But between themselves, the fluffy, rotund creatures can be hard to tell apart. But a new app could soon help us do just that using facial technology. Researchers spent two years amassing a database of more than 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips of giant pandas. Analysis of these images has allowed them to create an app that can identify unique features on each panda’s face, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding said on Friday. This... https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-creates-facial-recognition-app-pandas/article/3011095?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-creates-facial-recognition-app-pandas/article/3011095?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 May 2019 08:02:17 +0000 It is not the ultimate prize of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, but the new owners of the Bowl hope it is a piece of silverware that can help solve a chicken-and-egg conundrum for French sevens rugby. France trounced Canada 33-7 in the Bowl final on Sunday at Hong Kong Stadium, giving a team hungry for results and desperate for greater support some ground to stand on. “We don’t have a sevens culture in France. We have this problem at the moment,” said coach Jerome Daret. “We need to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/2140804/change-rugby-culture-needed-say-french-if-they-want-compete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/2140804/change-rugby-culture-needed-say-french-if-they-want-compete?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:21:34 +0000