VinBrain and Global Fund continue joining forces to tackle Vietnam’s tuberculosis challenge through AI in 2024

VinBrain, an artificial intelligence (AI) HealthTech company within Vingroup conglomerate, has officially signed a commercial agreement with Global Fund to transfer Artificial…

AirAsia MOVE partners HTS to integrate Fintech ancillaries

Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) and AirAsia MOVE (formerly airasia Superapp) have announced partnership to integrate fintech ancillaries from HTS into AirAsia MOVE’s digital…

Singapore’s Silence Laboratories raises $4.1M in funding led by Pi Ventures and others

Singapore-based privacy tech company Silence Laboratories has on Thursday announced a $4.1 million pre-series A round. The funding round is led by Pi Ventures and Kira Studio,…

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VMware acquisition by Broadcom: Who benefits from the deal and what Southeast Asian businesses can do

The Broadcom acquisition of VMware shook the virtualization industry in #SoutheastAsia. While some see it as a mere shift of ownership, others fear price hikes, product cuts, and…

Singapore’s Nium secures payment license in Japan

Nium, a real-time cross-border payments firm based in the United States and Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has become the first non-Japanese company to have secured a Type…

Thai bank SCBX acquires Home Credit Vietnam for $864M

Home Credit Vietnam Finance Company Limited (Home Credit Vietnam), the consumer finance business of Home Credit N.V. (Home Credit Group), for approximately VND 20,973 billion…

JC3 works on specific action plans to support economy transition in Malaysia

The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), the platform established in 2019 to pursue collaborative actions for building climate resilience within the Malaysian financial…

China’s GDS inks renewable energy agreement with Malaysia’s Cenergi

GDS, a China-based developer and operator of high-performance data centers, has reinforced its commitment to sustainability by establishing a 21-year renewable energy virtual…

Vietnam’s VinFast signs dealer sales agreement with first dealer in Middle East

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast Auto has officially signed a dealer sales agreement with Bahwan Automobiles Trading LLC (BAT) for the distribution of electric vehicles in the Oman…

Geely-backed EV firm Polestar secures $950M external funding

Geely-backed Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, the Swedish electric performance car brand, has on Wednesday announced that it has secured $950 million in external funding. The…

QIA to invest $1 billion to support local and regional entrepreneurs

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is set to launch Qatar's first venture capital (VC) fund of funds, a strategic investment program to foster innovation in Qatar. The fund of funds…

Capital A to list brand management platform in United States

Malaysia-based Capital A (formerly known as AirAsia Group Berhad) said Wednesday that Capital A International (CAPI), owner of the iconic AirAsia brand, will be publicly listed in…

KMP invests in AI computer vision and consumer engagement advertising platform SmartRetail

Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP), a Malaysian government-owned tech-focused venture capital, announced Tuesday their successful investment in SmartRetail, a Singapore-based computer…

iFLYTEK, Zense Entertainment, and Chulalongkorn University ink deal to accelerate advancement of Thai speech recognition

China-based artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology provider IFLYTEK has announced a collaboration with Thailand entertainment technology firm Zense Entertainment and…