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Hong Kong’s BOCHK, Singapore’s Ant International partner on cross-border payments, treasury, SME services
Bank of China (Hong Kong), or BOCHK, and Singapore-based Ant International will jointly develop cross-border payments, treasury management, and financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).
Robots need real-world data, not just better hardware, says Ropedia Co-Founder [Q&A]
In an interview, Ropedia Co-Founder and CTO Fangzhou Hong told TNGlobal about why Asia is emerging as a hub for Physical AI, how Singapore can take the lead, whether data or hardware will determine the winners, and how robots entering everyday life could reshape employment.
Tencent’s TenPay Global, ShopeePay jointly launch cross-border payment service in China for SE Asian users
TenPay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform, and ShopeePay, the digital payment arm of Singapore's Sea Ltd and associated with the e-commerce platform Shopee, have jointly launched a cross-border payment service connecting Southeast Asian users with merchants in China.
Vietnam leases 5 hectares to Singapore-backed Evolution for $508M hyperscale data center
The authorities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have granted Evolution DC VN HCMC a 50-year lease on about 4.96 hectares of land in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park for a $508 million data center project, invested by Singapore business.
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered adopt Ant International’s FalconTST AI model 2.0
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Standard Chartered have integrated the Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST), a forecasting AI model built by Singapore-based Ant International, into their foreign-exchange systems.
Zeekr Malaysia gives owners 25 percent charging discount at 1,000 JomCharge points
Zeekr, the electric-vehicle brand owned by China's Geely Holding Group, said its Malaysian unit had partnered with the charge point operator JomCharge to give Zeekr owners a complimentary JomCharge Platinum membership, until December 31, 2026.
Vietnam’s VNG to buy back data center project stake from Singapore’s STT GDC for $18.3M
VNG Group JSC, a leading technology firm in Vietnam, will buy back a majority stake in VTH Software Development JSC for VND480 billion ($18.3 million), after its Singapore-based partner STT GDC withdrew from a planned data center project on the site of VTH.
Taiwan’s Foxconn to invest $265M more in Vietnam, $57M in Singapore
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, known globally as Foxconn, will invest $265 million more into its manufacturing operations in Vietnam and $57 million more in Singapore, according to filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) dated August 12-18.
38% of Malaysian businesses use AI, but most stuck on basics: AWS
The share of Malaysian businesses that consistently use at least one AI tool rose to 38 percent from 27 percent a year earlier, according to "Unlocking Malaysia's AI Potential 2026" study commissioned by Amazon Web Services, though most remain limited to basic applications.
New Zealand’s Neocrete raises $3.5M to expand low-carbon concrete technology
Neocrete, a New Zealand company that develops technology to cut the carbon and cost of concrete, has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by returning investor Wavemaker Ventures, with participation from Icehouse Ventures and new investor Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health, a vehicle backed by Temasek Trust.
