Google Cloud appoints Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia

Google Cloud has on Tuesday named veteran tech executive Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia.

Geopolitical risk drives 87% of APAC investors to expect greater market volatility: Survey

As many as 87 percent of investors in Asia Pacific expect greater market volatility over the next year, with only 5 percent planning to maintain their existing strategic…

Energy Transition Acceleration Finance Partnership under Singapore’s FAST-P initiative raises $250M in first close

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Clifford Capital, and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) announced Wednesday that the Energy Transition Acceleration…

Malaysia, China boost joint research in AI, biotech and green tech

Malaysia and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI), with both countries expanding collaboration in emerging technologies such as…

Vietnam plans $100M national venture capital fund, modelled on Israel’s Yozma program

Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology has proposed establishing a National Venture Capital Fund with an initial capital of $100 million for the 2026-2028 period.

Asia does not have an innovation problem; It has an innovation transfer problem

If Asia wants to build stronger innovation ecosystems, the answer may not be creating more ideas. It may simply be building better systems around the ideas that already exist.

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Why the smallest room in the office is the hardest to get right

In markets where office rents are high, and meeting room utilization is increasingly tracked at the senior level, the difference between a room that consistently works and one…

Google Cloud appoints Saruj Thipsena as Country Manager for Thailand

Google Cloud announced Tuesday the appointment of Saruj Thipsena as Country Manager of Thailand, who will lead the company’s go-to-market strategy, customer and partner…

Thailand data center capacity set to quadruple as hyperscalers drive growth – BMI

Thailand’s data center sector is set to sustain strong medium-term growth, driven by a rapidly expanding pipeline of hyperscale investments and supportive government policies,…

Agentic commerce, bank-backed wallets, Click to Pay become top consumer payments technologies: Juniper Research

Agentic commerce, bank-backed wallets, and Click to Pay are the three technologies expected to have the most significant impact on consumer payments over the next 12 months,…