Japan

SoftBank, Grab & PETROS to explore AI infrastructure & ecosystem development in Sarawak, Malaysia

Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp, Singapore-headquartered Grab Holdings Ltd and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS) on Thursday signed a Framework Agreement to explore the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure platform in Sarawak, Malaysia.

BEYOND Expo upgrades to BEYOND as Asia’s most dynamic tech festival, returning to Macao on May 26-29, 2027

BEYOND announced on Wednesday that its flagship annual event will return to The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo from May 26-29, 2027, with a refreshed global identity under the BEYOND brand.

Japan’s NETSTARS, Singapore’s imToken to jointly explore stablecoin payments at Japanese stores

Japan's cashless payment platform NETSTARS and Singapore-based imToken, a Web3 wallet provider, will explore collaboration toward the real-world adoption of stablecoin payments.

Singapore’s Keppel DC REIT acquires two hyperscale colocation data centers in Tokyo for $1.19B

Keppel DC REIT and Keppel Ltd. (Keppel) have indirectly entered into agreements with unrelated third-party sellers, to collectively acquire 90 percent effective interests in Tokyo Data Center 4 and Tokyo Data Center 5, two freehold, hyperscale fully-fitted (colocation) data centers located in Inzai City, Greater Tokyo, Japan, for JPY 190 billion ($1.19…