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  "id": 10409199,
  "title": "Semiconductor firm VSMC opens first S$8.5 billion plant in Singapore, expected to create 1,600 jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/semiconductor-firm-vsmc-opens-first-s-8-5-billion-plant-in-singapore-10409199",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:50:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/vsmc-semiconductor-wafer-plant-microchip-6415241"
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  "summary": "The site in Tampines is set to produce 44,000 wafers per month when it reaches full capacity by 2029.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Singapore semiconductor industry commits over S$500m to R&D as global chip race intensifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/singapore-semiconductor-industry-commits-over-s-500m-to-r-d-as-global",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:53:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Semiconductor firm VSMC opens first plant in Singapore, to create 1,600 jobs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/semiconductor-firm-vsmc-opens-first-plant-in-singapore-to-create-1",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:55:00.000Z"
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