Yimie Yong

The central banks of India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are working together to start an instant cross-border retail payments platform.

In response to the cyberattack, Indonesia's state auditor said the president instructed it to examine the country's data centers.

The panelists shared their views on the most promising sectors in Southeast Asia, the future development of the tech ecosystem, among others. These investors also shared their views on several issues related to the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia from a foreign investor's and a regional investor's point of view.

Chinese automakers are ramping up their investments in emerging EV markets overseas, especially in regions such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, at a time when competition remains intense at home and the US and Europe are imposing punitive tariffs on China-made EV imports.

US tech giants including Microsoft Corp, Google and Nvidia Corp had already announced plans to build data centers in Malaysia in the past year, and Chinese firms are interested in developing more to serve the nation’s tech companies which want to enter the Southeast Asian market

Forty-four government agencies, including key ministries, were targets of the ransomware attack, said Usman Kansong, an official from the communications ministry.

This landmark collaboration between the diplomatic mission of the world’s largest trading bloc and one of Southeast Asia’s leading conglomerates marks another significant milestone in both entities’ commitment towards a net zero future.

The panelists, from corporate venture capital, venture capital firm and venture builder, shared their views on the criteria and support needed to build a conducive tech ecosystem.

The entry comes at a time when Malaysians are seeing a rising number of local and international coffee chain brands and outlets in the country. Both local and international coffee brands are competing for a larger market share as US brand Starbucks faces ongoing boycott amid the Israel-Gaza war. In China, Luckin Coffee's home market, the entry also comes…

Among other things, the MoU will lead the scope of cooperation to include exchange programs of scientists and researchers, partnerships between research institutions as well as joint organisation of academic programs and conferences with the involvement of international scientists and researchers.