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Singapore’s Boroo to buy Canada’s Eagle gold mine for C$140M
Boroo, a privately held investment holding company based in Singapore, has signed an agreement to acquire Victoria Gold Corp., whose main asset is the Eagle Gold Mine in Canada, for C$140 million ($100 million).
Google Cloud to offer OpenAI models through Model Garden
Google Cloud is adding OpenAI models and Codex workflows to its enterprise AI platform, initially in private preview, with wider availability planned in the coming weeks.
AI-related job ads in Singapore more than triple, Jobstreet study finds
The share of Singapore job ads mentioning AI-related skills rose from 1.3 percent in January 2024 to 5.1 percent in August 2026, according to Jobstreet by SEEK.
Stablecoins can ease Vietnam cross-border settlement, but domestic payments stay on local rails: Circle
Vietnam ranks fourth globally in grassroots crypto adoption and 17-21 million of its 101.6 million people hold digital assets, said Vidit Agrawal, Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development, APAC, at Circle.
Vietnam PVN, Denmark CIP to jointly develop $4B offshore wind power project
Vietnam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam or PVN) and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed an agreement to develop the Nam Trung Bo 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam's south-central region.
Singapore launches first national embodied AI challenge to accelerate real-world robotics deployment in manufacturing
The National Robotics Program (NRP), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), PINE Lab@NTU, and semiconductor company Micron Technology announced Wednesday the launch of the Singapore Embodied AI Challenge for Manufacturing, Singapore's first national-level competition dedicated to advancing embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics…
Waze says it adheres to strict privacy policies after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app
“Claims that Waze collects sensitive government information or allows any entity to exploit personal user data are completely false,” the company said in a response to TNGlobal. “Waze operates under strict privacy policies that protect user data and comply with global legal data protection standards,” Waze wrote in an email.
Singapore’s Thunes expands real-time payouts to Venezuela
Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, announced Tuesday the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Venezuela, one of Latin America’s critical financial corridors.
UK and Singapore deepen cooperation on digital finance and sustainable finance
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore are deepening their cooperation on digital finance and sustainable finance.
Bus Cap and StarCharge collaborate to expand EV charging infrastructure and integrated mobility ecosystem
Bus Cap Berhad, Malaysia’s first pure-play bus builder listed on Bursa Malaysia, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a two-year memorandum of strategic collaboration (MOC) with Starcharge Energy Sdn. Bhd., an indirect subsidiary of StarCharge Digital Energy, to pursue joint opportunities in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and related…
