Author: Yimie Yong

SoftBank, Ant Group seek to sell Paytm stake to reduce holding in payments firm – report

Ant Group and SoftBank have discussed selling shares in the company through a secondary stock deal, according to the report.

Tencent sets up team to develop ChatGPT-like chatbot – report

Chinese tech giants such as Baidu and Alibaba Group have already announced plans to launch their own AI chatbots and incorporate the technology into their core businesses.

Indonesia seek to dual list home-grown startups in Hong Kong – report

IDX has proposed to bring its local startups to also list on the bourse operated by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX)

Malaysia government in talks with Proton, Perodua to expedite production of national EVs – report

Fitch Solutions has anticipated that passenger electric vehicle (EV) sales in Malaysia will expand in 2023, albeit from a low base, as a result of the implementation of incentives to encourage adoption. The research house said in a recent report that according to its projections, sales of passenger EVs will rise by 82 percent in 2023, reaching a volume of…

Here’s a closer look at the winners of She Loves Tech Global Competition 2022

We talked to the winners of She Loves Tech Global Winners 2022, to learn more about these female entrepreneurs, their ambition, their aspirations and their plans in 2023.

EV, bioeconomy among industries poised for exponential growth, says investor & author Azeem Azhar

Azeem is one of the speakers at the DLD Conference held between January 12 and 14 in Munich, Germany.

Malaysian Government drafting strategic framework to develop EV charging infrastructure – report

The EV industry has become one of the hottest sectors among Southeast Asian countries. Often seen as the future of automobile, neighboring countries Indonesia and Thailand has hoped to become EV regional hubs, luring car makers from Japan, South Korea and the US to invest and build factories here. Countries including Malaysia and Vietnam have started to…

DBS to apply for crypto licence in Hong Kong – report

When the regulations in Hong Kong are clear, and the bank “understands exactly the framework,” DBS will be one of the lenders interested in participating, said Paredes.

Australia’s plastic alternative firm Uluu aims to build commercial plant in 2025

Uluu uses farmed seaweed rather than terrestial crops or waste as a carbon source to produce a plastic alternative. Doing so not only provides economic advantages but, more importantly, the unique potential to scale enough carbon to decouple our polymer economy from fossil fuels, information from its website showed. From its unique seawater process, Uluu’s…

This startup aims to capture 10,000 tons carbon from farmland this year using volcanic rock dusts

“Our [ultimate] goal is to get to a billion tons of carbon captured as quickly as possible," Yap said.