Malaysia deepens national AI partnership with Microsoft
Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital and Microsoft have on Friday announced the launch of Microsoft Elevate, an expanded national artificial intelligence (AI) capacity building…
DBS expands AI program to boost SME AI adoption
DBS, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), have on Friday announced an enhanced version of its Spark GenAI…
BII launches $1.5B new climate initiative for Asia
British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, has on Thursday launched $1.5 billion new climate initiative for…
The transitional decade: Why mythos is a problem for legacy code, not for cybersecurity vendors
Mythos's capabilities are real — Cybench and OpenBSD settle that. The harder problem is how the world gets through the window between a system built on the assumption that…
Korea’s SK Innovation to build 1,500 MW power plant in Vietnam to support AI data center
South Korea's SK Innovation plans to develop a 1,500 MW LNG-fired power plant in Vietnam, partly to electrify a AI data center, highlighting the growing link between energy…
Southeast Asia private equity market falls 10% to $14B amid exit constraints
Southeast Asia’s private equity market remained subdued in 2025, with total deal value declining about 10 percent year-on-year to $14.3 billion across 84 transactions, according…
Earth Day: Reflections on energy resilience & climate risks for Southeast Asia
From energy shocks to food inflation, geopolitical risks are reshaping how capital is deployed across Southeast Asia.
Vietnam, South Korea launch cross-border QR payment service
Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam National Payment Corporation (NAPAS), and South Korea's KEB Hana Bank and GLN International, launched a cross-border…
Indonesia’s BNPL platform Kredivo now owns 99.99% of Vietnam’s digital bank Timo
Indonesia's buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Kredivo now holds a 99.99 percent stake at Timo Vietnam JSC, also known as Timo digital bank by BVBank in Vietnam.
Malaysia’s digital payments rise as 8.44 billion transactions processed in 2025
Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) said Thursday it processed 8.44 billion digital payment transactions in 2025, reflecting how digital payments are increasingly the…
PwC Singapore commits $3.1M for AI trade hub
PwC Singapore said Wednesday that it will invest S$4 million ($3.1 million) over three years to establish the Trade Advisory Hub that invests heavily on artificial intelligence…
Vietnam’s electric vehicle maker VinFast reports 4,893 overseas sales in Q1/2026
VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer under Vietnam's conglomerate VinFast, reached a global delivery of 58,577 electric vehicles (EVs) in the first quarter of 2026, up 61…
Alibaba Cloud expands lead in Asia-Pacific IaaS market: Gartner Report
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of Chinese giant Alibaba Group, continued as the largest Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider by revenue in the Asia-Pacific…
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