Temasek appoints Piyush Gupta as India Chairman
Singapore's state-owned investor Temasek has announced that Piyush Gupta will join Temasek in an advisory capacity as Chairman, India, with effect from December 1, 2025.
Authenticity-driven ECommerce is set to hit $150B by 2030 – Lazada
Authenticity-driven ECommerce is set to hit $150 billion by 2030, a recent Lazada survey showed.
Vietnam’s C4IR and Ant International partner to advance digital economy
The Vietnam Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR Vietnam), established by the World Economic Forum and the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, and Ant…
48 percent of boards prioritize AI adoption as a top strategic priority for 2026 – Diligent Institute
Amid escalating economic and geopolitical uncertainty, nearly half of governance leaders in Asia (48 percent) are prioritizing artificial intelligence (AI) adoption as a top…
Sunway iLabs and Jetro prepare four AI and deeptech Japanese startups for entry into Malaysia, ASEAN
Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), the innovation lab and corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Sunway Group, and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Kuala Lumpur,…
Cybersecurity foundations: A strategic addition to university curricula
Cyberthreats aren’t slowing down, and in this environment, by implementing cybersecurity programs, universities help their students resist emerging digital risks, get…
WeRide partners Uber to launch Middle East’s first driverless robotaxi in Abu Dhabi
WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving technology firm, and Uber Technologies, have on Wednesday announced the launch of Level 4 fully driverless Robotaxi commercial operations…
Alibaba’s Qwen powers AI Singapore’s latest LLM to strengthen multilingual performance in Southeast Asia
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence firm of Alibaba Group, announced Monday its support for the release of Qwen-SEA-LION-v4, the latest version of a large…
Funding Societies Thailand joins NCB to strengthen SME access to finance
FS Capital, direct lending arm of Funding Societies, one of Southeast Asia’s largest digital financing platforms for small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs), has officially…
Philippine fintech firm Higala closes $4M seed fund
Talino Venture Studios, Chemonics International, Kadan Capital, Tenco Capital, and 1982 Ventures have closed Higala’s seed funding round to $4 million, amplifying its abilities to…
Gobi Partners expands to Japan with JR East’s TAKANAWA GATEWAY Link Scholars’ Hub
Gobi Partners, one of Asia’s most active venture capital firms, has entered Japan through JR East’s TAKANAWA GATEWAY Link Scholars’ Hub (LiSH) as a Global Network Partner, marking…
Beyond AI: The quantum era has begun
The quantum era is not defined by dramatic breakthroughs alone. It is emerging through careful engineering, long-term investment, and collaboration between scientists, engineers,…
E-commerce continues to drive Malaysia’s digital economy with $227B in revenue for first three quarters of 2025
Malaysia’s e-commerce revenue for the first nine months of 2025 reached MYR 937.5 billion ($226.67 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 1.9 percent compared to the same period in…
MUFG extends $36M working capital facility to Carsome Capital
MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, a subsidiary of global financial institution, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), has extended a new revolving working capital facility…
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