Ride-hailing service GSM, local dealers to deploy 18,497 EV in Philippines

GSM Green and Smart Mobility JSC (GSM), a ride-hailing service founded by chairman Pham Nhat Vuong of Vietnam’s top conglomerate Vingroup, and 75 transport companies and…

Law must evolve as AI outpaces legal systems – Singapore’s PM

Law and regulatory frameworks must continuously evolve to keep pace with rapid technological change, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), which is already challenging…

DBS partners CDL to launch $234M multi-currency sustainability-linked loan to advance nature-based urban development solutions in Singapore

Singaporean multinational real estate firm City Developments Limited (CDL) has secured a new S$300 million ($234 billion) multi-currency sustainability-linked loan (SLL) provided…

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AI at core of Singapore’s new growth strategy as ESR outlines eight economic thrusts

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play a central role in Singapore’s next phase of economic transformation, as the Economic Strategy Review (ESR) Committees unveiled…

Human empathy still critical as AI reshapes customer experience industry – MDEC’s CEO

Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) may be reshaping the customer experience industry, but human empathy and connection must remain at the center of how the sector…

Foxconn to invest $407M in Singapore subsidiary for long-term purpose

Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, is set to conduct a capital injection of $407.2 million to its subsidiary Foxconn Singapore Pte. Ltd,, through the…

How financial services can unlock the advantage of the agentic AI wake-up call 

Himanshu Gupta, Senior Architect, Capital Markets, Solace, identifies five key business use cases where properly orchestrated AI agents are delivering impact and ROI for frontier…

Australia’s NEXTDC launches $720M data center in Malaysia

NEXTDC Limited, an Australia-based digital infrastructure provider, has on Thursday announced the official launch of KL1 Kuala Lumpur, its first international data center with…

Singapore Space & Technology think tank launches Singapore’s first space innovation lab

The Singapore Space & Technology Think Tank (SST Think Tank) has launched the Singapore Space Lab, the country’s first dedicated space innovation lab aimed at supporting the…

Fasset raises $51M to expand stablecoin banking services in Asia, Americas, Africa

Fasset, a banking and investment platform headquartered in the United States, has raised $51 million in a Series B funding round as it expands its stablecoin-powered banking and…

Korea’s LS Eco Energy to supply power cables for AI data center of Vietnam’s Viettel

LS Eco Energy, under South Korean chaebol LS Group, will supply power cables for a large-scale AI data center project in Vietnam developed by telecommunications giant Viettel…

10th Huawei ICT competition APAC winners crowned at Asean headquarters

Teams from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Japan, Laos, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong SAR (China), and Macao SAR (China) took home first, second, and third prizes across the four…

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Why ASEAN’s most dangerous work should no longer be done by humans

The technologies needed to reduce exposure to hazardous work already exist. What is required now is broader adoption, supported by applied research, industry testbeds, and…

Sea, OpenAI launch APAC AI Hackathon series, starting in Singapore in June

Singapore technology giant Sea Ltd and OpenAI will launch the Sea x OpenAI Codex Hackathon in Singapore on June 6, 2026, marking the start of a regional hackathon series across…

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