Author: TechNode Global Staff

Tala partners with CIMB in $100M deal for Vietnam launch

Tala, the global financial infrastructure company, announced Wednesday a $100 million partnership deal with Malaysia-based bank CIMB to accelerate its launch in the fast-growing Vietnam market.

Penang opens shared lab for IC design validation & characterization to support Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem

Penang has on Tuesday marked another major milestone under the Penang Silicon Design @5KM+ (PSD@5KM+) initiative, with the official opening of the Shared Lab for IC Design Validation & Characterization as a shared facility for Penang-based integrated circuit (IC) design companies, and the onboarding of its second batch of technology collaborators,…

Bridge Alliance appoints Loo Boon Chee as next CEO after Ong Geok Chwee stepping down

Bridge Alliance, the alliance of leading mobile operators globally, announced Tuesday that Dr Ong Geok Chwee will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of March.

KKR-led consortium with Singtel to fully acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centers at $5.1B

Global investment firm KKR and Singapore's communications technology group Singtel announced Wednesday they will fully acquire data center colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) at S$6.6 billion ($5.1 billion).

Malaysia’s tech hardware industry conditions to improve this year – Maybank

Maybank Investment Bank Research has returned from its recent visit to Malaysia's Penang road trip feeling optimistic as tech hardware players suggest that industry conditions are improving into 2026.

SoftBank subsidiary SAIMEMORY partners Intel to commercialize next-generation memory technology

SoftBank Corp. announced Tuesday its wholly owned subsidiary SAIMEMORY Corp. has signed a collaborative agreement with Intel Corporation to advance the commercialization of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-generation memory technology designed for high capacity, high bandwidth and low power consumption.

Singapore to set up national space agency to build and operate space capabilities

Singapore will establish a national space agency on April 1 to help the country seize opportunities in the rapidly expanding space economy and strengthen its space capabilities, the Straits Times quoted Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng as saying.

NetDragon joins government-backed AI push to advance AI-driven workforce development in Thailand

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (NetDragon), a China-based technology firm, announced Monday that, together with its subsidiary, EDA (Thailand), it has joined forces to drive a government-backed artificial intelligence (AI) initiative aimed at building Thailand’s future-ready workforce by linking education, skills development, and productivity through an…

Singapore launches three new space projects to test and validate new technologies

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore is launching three new space projects under Singapore’s Space Technology Development Program (STDP), marking a major step in accelerating the commercialization of space technologies developed in Singapore.

VinFast eyes the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia as key markets for electric scooters

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) firm VinFast has unveiled its international business strategy for electric scooters, identifying five initial key markets: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia.