Southeast Asia-focused courier J&T Express records $12.2B revenue in 2025, up 19%
Indonesia-headquartered J&T Global Express, a global logistics service provider affiliated with China's smartphone brand Oppo, reported a revenue of $12.2 billion in 2025, up…
Singapore-based Bitcoin mining facilitator Bitdeer to jointly develop 180 MW AI data center in Norway
Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, will jointly develop an AI data…
How a Russian bank is building its own language model GigaChat from scratch
Sber is Russia's largest bank and one of the country's leading technology companies, whose ecosystem of AI-powered digital, financial, and retail services reaches tens of millions…
Japan’s Furukawa Electric to invest $345M in data center cooling production in Philippines, Thailand, China
Furukawa Electric is set to invest at least JPY55 billion ($345 million) in expanding data center cooling production in the Philippines, Thailand, and China, the Japanese firm…
Lotte Ventures Vietnam: State fund can boost private venture capital in Vietnam
Vietnam's establishment of state funds for venture capital, such as Hanoi with a VND600-billion ($22.8 million) venture capital fund and Ho Chi Minh City with a VND500-billion,…
Maybank completes on-chain tokenized FX and cross border payment via MYR-SGD corridor
Malaysia's largest lender Maybank has successfully completed the first transaction under its inaugural pilot project for tokenized deposits and cross-border payments with Yinson…
IFC backs Southeast Asia’s first semiconductor-grade polysilicon plant in Malaysia with $125M
The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is partnering with OCI TerraSus Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of South Korea’s OCI Holdings, to…
Operational advantage starts with unified workflows
Operational advantage will come less from having AI in the stack than from knowing how to organize around it. The businesses that get this right are likely to be the ones that…
Vietnam slaps 0.1% personal income tax on digital asset transaction
Vietnam applies a 0.1% personal income tax on the value of each digital asset transaction, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Circular 32/2026.
UOB sees stablecoins, CBDCs, and tokenized deposits drive digital money evolution
The global push for tokenized money is entering a new, more mature phase. According to a recent UOB report, industry expectations are shifting from isolated pilots toward scalable…
Toyota to build $360M factory line in Vietnam to manufacture hybrid vehicles
Japan's automotive manufacturer Toyota is set to invest $360 million in building a hybrid vehicle line within its factory in Vietnam, Toyota Vietnam CEO Hirata Osamu said.
Singapore’s Sembcorp to jointly build $450M data center in Vietnam HCMC
StarMason JSC, a joint venture between Singapore's Sembcorp Development and Vietnam's BB Holdings, has received investment approval for the proposed development of a…
Thailand sets new rules for E-commerce platforms to curb unfair trade
Thailand’s Trade Competition Commission (TCCT) has introduced new guidelines for e-commerce platforms, setting out standards on pricing and business conduct aimed at curbing…
Kenanga foresees heightened external risks for Malaysia’s technology sector
Kenanga Research has on Friday downgraded Malaysia’s technology sector rating to neutral from overweight as external risks have intensified, particularly from global memory…
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