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[Central Asia Rising] Uzbekistan’s tech gambit: nation vies for global stage with new “Enterprise Uzbekistan” free zone

Uzbekistan is trying to position itself as a technology hub for Central Asia, combining tax incentives, sector-specific tech parks, a young workforce and closer regional ties. A key part of that push is “Enterprise Uzbekistan,” a free zone for technology companies and financial organizations that is expected to operate under English common law.

Singapore’s Trust Bank adds miles rewards to Freedom credit card

Trust Bank has added Trust Miles to its Freedom credit card, offering 1.3 miles per Singapore dollar on eligible local and overseas spending with no miles cap.

China’s CXMT says fifth-generation DRAM platform enters mass production

China’s CXMT says its fifth-generation DRAM platform has entered mass production, with new 24-gigabit LPDDR5X chips and higher output per wafer.

Alibaba’s Amap, Singapore Tourism Board launch city guides with 104 local picks

Alibaba’s Amap and the Singapore Tourism Board have launched Singapore Street Stars, seven themed rankings covering 104 attractions, neighborhoods and lifestyle spots.

RoboTechnik seeks up to $660M in Hong Kong share sale

China’s RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology is seeking up to about HK$5.18 billion ($660 million) in a Hong Kong share sale, with trading expected September 29.

China’s CXMT eyes NAND flash expansion as AI drives memory shortage

China’s CXMT is preparing an R&D production line for NAND flash memory, broadening beyond DRAM as AI infrastructure contributes to a global memory shortage.

Singlife says Salesforce AI agents cut handling time 30%, training time by half

Singlife says its Salesforce-powered AI agents are producing measurable customer-service gains, including 30 percent lower handling time and 50 percent shorter training for new hires.

Ant International rolls out AI-native stack across payments, FX, treasury and credit

Ant International has unveiled an AI-native financial stack spanning payments, accounts, FX, treasury, credit and merchant growth across its Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Bettr businesses.

Circle launches Arc mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders

Circle has launched the Arc public mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders, including Standard Chartered, SBI Group and Sumitomo in its validator cohort.

AnyMind launches AnyCreator Stream for live-stream analytics and brand campaigns

AnyMind Group has launched AnyCreator Stream, bringing live-stream analytics, brand campaign discovery and earnings tracking into one creator platform.