Singapore establishes taskforce to strengthen cyber and technology resilience against AI-driven threats
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced Tuesday the establishment of the AI-Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce…
July 28, 2026
Japan’s ITOCHU, Vietnam’s FPT Software to jointly establish Global Tech Center for AI transformation
Japan's sogo shosha ITOCHU has established a Global Tech Center (GTC) and formed a partnership with FPT Software, the software contractor under Vietnam's technology giant FPT to…
July 28, 2026
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Switzerland’s Cicor to acquire Malaysia factory of Singapore’s EDMI in $20M deal, targets $50Mmannual revenue
Switzerland's Cicor Group (SIX: CICN), a contract electronics manufacturer, will acquire EDMI Electronics Sdn. Bhd. in Johor, Malaysia, which is in turn a manufacturing subsidiary…
July 28, 2026
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Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital, MDEC withdraw support for Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026
In a Linkedin post on Monday, MDEC said The Ministry of Digital and the agency are not involved in the planning, approval, or promotion of the Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026…
July 28, 2026
Malaysia’s Sime Darby Property sets up $640M green Sukuk program for data centers
Malaysia-based Sime Darby Property NEV (Holdings) Sdn. Bhd, a member of Sime Darby Property Berhad’s New Economy Venture (NEV) platform, has established a Sukuk Program of up to…
July 28, 2026
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Singapore crypto payments firm Triple-A says own digital assets hit by unauthorized access
Singapore-based digital payments firm Triple-A said on Monday that it had detected unauthorized access to wallets containing the company's own digital assets, but stressed that…
July 28, 2026
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Kaveh Wong of Xsolla Curine Academy on human creativity in the age of AI [Q&A]
Kaveh Wong, Co-Founder of Xsolla Curine Academy, discusses how AI is changing creative production, why human authorship remains commercially important, and how Southeast Asia can…
July 28, 2026
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Singapore’s Psalion launches $50M fund for next wave of blockchain adoption
Singapore digital asset firm Psalion announced Monday the launch of its third and largest venture fund to date, a $50 million vehicle aimed at the next wave of blockchain…
July 28, 2026
US’s Apollo to invests $1.5B in Singapore’s Keppel offshore energy fund
The United States-based alternative asset manager Apollo (NYSE: APO) will invest $1.5 billion through Apollo-managed funds and affiliates into Keppel Ltd.'s Keppel Offshore Fund…
July 28, 2026
HSBC to open global AI center in Singapore in H2/2026, hiring 100 specialists
HSBC is establishing a Global AI Center of Excellence in Singapore in the second half of 2026, hiring more than 100 AI specialists to develop artificial intelligence (AI)…
July 28, 2026







































