Affordable airline Vietjet to lease 10 COMAC aircraft, expanding Vietnam–China cooperation
Vietnam's affordable airline Vietjet and China's SPDB Financial Leasing (SPDBFL), a subsidiary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, have signed an agreement for the finance lease…
Vietnam plans $1.1B national AI development fund
Vietnam is planning to establish a national artificial intelligence (AI) development fund, with the State budget funding at least VND30,000 billion ($1.14 billion), according to…
The importance of the digital economy for Penang’s future
Penang possesses strong fundamentals—a well-established industrial base, a skilled workforce, and a proven capacity for adaptation. However, the pace of global change demands…
Singapore’s TechCoop secures $12M loan to support agricultural trade in Vietnam
Farmnet, the Vietnam-based trading arm of agricultural supply chain firm TechCoop, has received a $11.75 million senior secured loan from Symbiotics, a Geneva-based impact…
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers and SuperX debut AI Innovation Center in Singapore
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), a Singapore-based data center colocation provider, and SuperX AI Technology Limited, an emerging artificial intelligence (AI) data…
Foxconn to pour $58M more in Vietnam subsidiary for long-term investment
Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, will invest $58.3 million more in its Vietnamese subsidiary Fushan Technology (Vietnam), according to a filing of the Taiwanese…
Globe Telecom’s Candle Cable stake to strengthen Philippines’ digital hub ambitions – BMI
Philippines-based Globe Telecom’s participation in the Candle Cable system will significantly boost the Philippines’ international connectivity, supporting regional ambitions for…
AEON360, Google Cloud partner on AI-driven retail ecosystem in Southeast Asia
AEON360, a personalized retail service, and AI-powered cloud platform Google Cloud will jointly develop a “continuous commerce” experience across AEON’s retail, finance, and…
Asia’s AI ambitions hampered by infrastructure and talent gaps – STT GDC
Asia’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions are hampered by infrastructure and talent gaps, Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) said Wednesday.
Southeast Asian startups total funding surges 110 percent year on year to $2.8B in Q1 – Tracxn
Southeast Asian startups raised a total of $2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a surge of 146 percent compared to $1.1 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2025, and a…
