TechNode Global Staff

Antler announces $1.55M investment across ten Japanese startups

Antler Japan, the Japanese entity of the Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler, announced Tuesday a total investment of ¥240 million ($1.55 million) across ten Japanese startups in 2025, reinforcing its conviction in Japan as a strong base for globally ambitious founders.

Micron invests $24B to advance wafer fabrication facility in Singapore

US tech firm Micron Technology, Inc. will invest $24 billion over ten years to advance wafer fabrication facility in Singapore.

VinFast partners Autobrains for autonomous driving technology and robo car

Vietnam-based electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast and Israel-based automotive artificial intelligence (AI) firm Autobrains announced Tuesday a strategic partnership on developing autonomous driving technology L2++ and a new autonomous vehicle architecture capable of transforming virtually any car into a self-driving “robo-car”.

Asia-Pacific is re-emerging as a priority region for global limited partners – Coller Capital

Asia-Pacific is re-emerging as a priority region for global limited partners (LPs), Coller Capital said Monday.

Malaysia to strengthen digital economy partnerships

Malaysia has reinforced its commitment to building a sustainable, inclusive and future-ready digital economy through a series of strategic engagements at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, led by the minister of Digital, Gobind Singh Deo.

Thai Paiboon Insurance partners Mpire Mobility to provide digital solutions and services for Malaysian motorists driving into Thailand

Thai Paiboon Insurance Public Company Limited (TPB), a Thailand-based non-life insurance company, has on last Thursday entered into a strategic partnership with Mpire Mobility Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Greentronics Technology Berhad, to offer innovation digital solutions and services for Malaysian motorists travelling into Thailand.

Maybank foresees competitive easing to support Sea’s margin improvement outlook

Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen competitive easing to supports Sea's margin improvement outlook.

LGMS completes acquisition of 27 percent stake in advanced cyber defense technology company Antarex

Malaysia-based cyber security firm LGMS Berhad has completed the MYR 22.68 million ($5.66 million) acquisition of 3.09 million or 27 percent shares in advanced cyber defense technology company Antarex Holdings Sdn Bhd.

J&T Express aims to raise $596M for overseas expansion and technology advancement

Indonesian courier services firm J&T Global Express (J&T Express) said Friday that it is looking to raise around HK$4.65 billion ($596.40 million) through an issue of convertible bonds.

Escalating project cost may delay large scale solar projects in Malaysia – UOBKayHian

UOBKayhian has expected upcoming large scale solar projects in Malaysia, such as the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) and Large Scale Solar 6 (LSS6) program, to face delays in the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) as project costs are expected to rise substantially.