61% of Singapore data analysts favor human AI oversight, highest globally, as governance gaps persist: Alteryx

As many as 61 percent of Singapore data analysts prefer a human-in-the-loop approach to AI, the highest share among all regions, as data quality and governance challenges continue…

Thailand cuts 3.8M tons of industrial CO₂ through cement clinker substitution

Thailand has reduced more than 3.8 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) equivalent since 2019 through clinker substitution in the Industrial Process and Product Use sector,…

Singapore’s Ant International closes $1.2B Series A with Ant Group, Alibaba

Singapore's Ant International has closed a Series A equity financing round of approximately $1.2 billion, with participation from existing investors Ant Group and Alibaba Group,…

GenAI tops Southeast Asia finance professionals’ skills wishlist, but proficiency-training lags: ACCA

Generative AI (GenAI) tools ranked as the single most critical future skill among finance professionals in Southeast Asia, yet 72 percent of respondents globally reported only…

Temasek-backed CuspAI raises $450M, reaches $2.6B valuation, launches AI materials discovery network

CuspAI has raised $450 million in a Series B round valuing the company at $2.6 billion, with Singapore's Temasek among the returning investors, the Cambridge-based AI firm said in…

Vietnam’s Viettel targets first pre-commercial 6G call by early 2029 as Qualcomm’s first early access partner

Viettel High Tech, under Vietnam's top telco Viettel, has signed a 6G Platform Early Access Program agreement with US semiconductor company Qualcomm Technologies.

Analysts view LSS6 a significant positive for Malaysia’s renewable energy ecosystem

Analysts view the sixth phase of the Large Scale Solar program (LSS6) as a significant positive for Malaysia’s renewable-energy ecosystem, which is now shifting towards hybrid…

KWAP seeks recovery of $40M eFishery investment

Malaysia's public pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) [KWAP] said it is pursuing all available avenues to recover its MYR 163.4 million ($39.97 million)…

Taiwan’s semiconductor firm Powertech Technology to invest $400M in Singapore chip packaging joint venture with Broadcom

Taiwan's semiconductor firm Powertech Technology plans to invest $400 million to establish a chip packaging joint venture in Singapore, in a cooperation with US semiconductor…

Maybank foresees visible growth ahead for Singapore’s JustCo

Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen visible growth ahead for Singapore's co-working space player JustCo, underpinned by a visible expansion pipeline and improving operational…