Malaysia EV transition steady but gradual as subsidies, infrastructure and localization shape adoption curve
Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) transition continues to progress at a steady but gradual pace, shaped by fuel subsidy structures, infrastructure constraints and intensifying…
Korea’s POSCO Future M to invest $400M in battery materials plant in Vietnam
POSCO Future M will invest at least $400 million in Song Cong 2 Industrial Park in Thai Nguyen province, northern Vietnam, in order to build its first large-scale battery…
ZTE, CIMB expand strategic partnership to support 5G deployment, digital infrastructure across ASEAN
ZTE Corporation, a China-based information and communication technology solutions provider, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB), to…
Sri Lanka, Alipay+ partner up to tap 1.8B users in tourism push
LankaPay, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, and Alipay+ have entered into a strategic collaboration aimed at boosting Sri Lanka’s tourism appeal and attracting…
Endowus and CIP collaborate to expand access to institutional-grade renewable energy investments
Endowus, the Singapore-based wealth advisory and investment platform, has on Tuesday announced a collaboration with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a Denmark-based…
Asia Pacific to drive two-thirds of global retail growth as agentic AI gains momentum
The Asia Pacific region is expected to generate around two-thirds of the world’s new retail sales over the next five years, driven by a consumer base of more than 4.3 billion…
Southeast Asia’s Ecommerce market up 22.8 percent year on year to $157.6B in 2025 – Momentum Works
Southeast Asia’s ecommerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew 22.8 percent year-on-year in 2025 to reach $157.6 billion in 2025, as leading platforms returned to growth…
BMI sees Batam emerging as compliance-led data center hub, while Jakarta retains structural dominance
Indonesia’s data center sector is entering a structurally differentiated growth phase, with Batam increasingly positioned as a regulatory compliance and Singapore-linked overflow…
Southeast Asia’s IPO proceeds jump 174 percent year on year to $1.8B in first quarter
Southeast Asia saw a total of 14 initial public offerings (IPOs) that raised $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 48 percent decline in volume but 174 percent increase in…
Singapore advances for third consecutive year as AI readiness reshapes digital services – Adobe Digital Government Index
Global technology firm Adobe has on Monday released its 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI) for Singapore, which reveals that the nation’s overall score rose to 65, a 4.7 percent…
