China foreign ministry labels AI-slowdown suggestion ‘fear-mongering’ after Anthropic’s founder Amodei warns

China's foreign ministry warned against "fear-mongering" over AI after U.S. executives, led by Anthropic's Dario Amodei, called for slowing the technology's development and…

Mario Ferro on how GFE’s Pay It Forward model could scale education funding across ASEAN [Q&A]

GFE Founder Mario Ferro explains how the Pay It Forward education-funding model assesses students, sets income-linked contributions and plans to scale across ASEAN.

FutureChina Global Forum 2026 adds AI track as Singapore event focuses on resilience and trust

Business China’s FutureChina Global Forum returns to Singapore on Sept. 24-25 with a new AI track and discussions spanning resilience, regional cooperation and China’s economic…

Amilo completes fourth acquisition in four years, integrates SG Link as ShipX

Amilo has completed its fourth acquisition in four years, integrating Vietnam-based cross-border specialist SG Link under the ShipX brand for 220+ destinations.

[Central Asia Rising] From Astana to Hong Kong: new capital routes for Central Asia

At an SCMP Live panel in Astana, representatives of AIX, HKEX, Alem Capital Management and Gobi Partners discussed how Central Asian companies could connect with international…

MBSB sees data center demand to drive Malaysia’s power capacity upcycle

MBSB Research has maintained its positive stance on Malaysia's renewable energy (RE) subsector, as accelerating data center electricity demand is driving a broader power capacity…

Hanoi police fine individual suggesting labor strike against ride-hailing service Grab Vietnam

Hanoi police have issued an administrative fine against DXH, a local citizen making post to urge Grab drivers to stop working as a "labor strike" against the Singapore-based…

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The AI citation gap for Southeast Asian SMEs: A seven-check visibility audit

Here is a seven-check audit for Southeast Asian SMEs trying to make their public information easier for search and AI systems to access and verify.

Malaysia’s GXBank, World Bank’s IFC to unlock $110M MSME financing in risk-sharing deal

Malaysia's digital bank GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will jointly provide loan portfolio of up to…

VinFast founder hands CEO roles of automaker, ride-hailing service to sons

Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) manufactuer VinFast, has handed the top executive roles at his electric-vehicle maker VinFast and its affiliated…