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Singapore’s digital economy reaches 19.3% of GDP as AI adoption deepens: IMDA
Singapore's Digital Economy grew to S$144.1 billion ($113 billion) in 2025, or 19.3 percent of the country's GDP, up from 18.8 percent in 2024.
Half of Asia-Pacific consumers open to stablecoins within 5 years: Visa
Nearly half of consumers in the Asia-Pacific region say they are likely to use stablecoins within five years, according to Consumer 360 study, a survey conducted by payments company Visa.
Singapore’s OneByZero raises $20M Series A from Jungle Ventures for enterprise AI
OneByZero, a Singapore-based company that deploys and manages AI systems inside large enterprises, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Jungle Ventures, also the venture fund's first outside funding.
US’ First Solar sues China’s JA Solar, Vietnam unit over solar cell patent
The US-based solar cell maker First Solar has sued Chinese rival JA Solar and the US-based distributor American Panel Solutions, alleging they infringed its patent on making TOPCon solar cells
Singapore students divert 892 kg of waste in 6-week sustainability program
More than 120 Singapore tertiary students diverted 892 kilograms of food and plastic waste over six weeks in national sustainability program SG Eco Loop 2.0.
Vietnam to host SEMIEXPO chip exhibition in December, drawing global firms
Vietnam will host SEMIEXPO Vietnam 2026, an international semiconductor exhibition, in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13-14, drawing some 200 companies and global chip leaders,
PRECISE, Temus form center to support Singapore’s genome program’s Phase III
Singapore's national precision-medicine agency (PRECISE) and Temasek-backed technology firm Temus will jointly build the data and computing systems for the next phase of the country's effort to sequence hundreds of thousands of residents' genomes.
Taiwan’s AVC plans $500M Vietnam expansion, R&D center amid AI-cooling boom
Asia Vital Components (AVC), a Taiwanese maker of cooling systems for computers and AI servers, plans to invest about $500 million more in Vietnam and build a research-and-development center there.
Amazon to buy Malaysian land for data center in $75M deal
Amazon Data Services Malaysia, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Amazon, will buy a plot of land in Malaysia's Selangor state to build a data center, paying MYR316.84 million ($75 million) in cash to local property developer Sunsuria.
Singapore’s Temasek to open first Middle East offices in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi
Singapore's Temasek will open its first Middle East offices, in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, and engage with institutions in Qatar.
