Malaysia’s Digital Penang, OSK Ventures to jointly expand financing access for AI, deeptech startups

Digital Penang and OSK Ventures International Berhad have signed a one-year memorandum of understanding to strengthen access to growth capital for startups and SMEs in Penang,…

GSMA MWC26 Shanghai wraps up as the AI economy & 6G innovation delight global attendees

MWC26 Shanghai has concluded with 37,300 attendees for three days of conference and exhibition focused on the AI economy, 6G innovation and more. International attendance at MWC…

Japan private equity deal value hits $30B as competition intensifies: Bain report

Japan's private equity (PE) market maintained strong momentum in 2025, with deal value reaching JPY4.8 trillion ($29.8 billion), marking the fifth consecutive year that annual…

Healthcare firm Vinmec launches Vietnam’s first multi-connected robotic surgery network

Vinmec Healthcare System, under Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, has launched a nationwide network of High-Tech Robotic Surgery Centers, establishing Vietnam's first…

Germany’s DDB AG acquires Singapore’s Infinium Robotics in $22M deal

German-listed Deutsche Defence Beteiligungen AG (DDB AG) has acquired Infinium Robotics, a Singapore-founded logistics technology company with deployments across Malaysian…

MAS invites applications for 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and FinTech Excellence Awards

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Monday a call for applications and nominations for the 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and the Singapore FinTech Festival…

Maybank turns positive on Malaysia’s technology sector on global AI, data-center spending

Maybank Investment Bank has turned positive on the Malaysian technology sector amid improvement in the earnings outlook and rising exposure across the space to global AI and…

NVIDIA, Australia’s Firmus to jointly deploy 170,000 AI accelerators in Indonesia, targeting $30B in revenue

NVIDIA and Australia's AI facilitator Firmus Technologies will jointly provide global AI-native, enterprise, and ISV customers access to NVIDIA's AI accelerated computing stack,…

Singapore sets 8 economic growth guides, to solve startup funding gap

Singapore has set concrete targets to support 10,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and upskill 100,000 workers in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next three years, as…

Manit Parikh of The Binary Holdings on DEFA and ASEAN’s digital economy [Q&A]

Manit Parikh, founder and CEO of The Binary Holdings, discusses how ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement could help make telco apps, payments, rewards, and digital services…