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Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen province urges China’s Luxshare to expand investment, join Samsung supply chain
Vietnam's Thai Nguyen province has urged China's electronic manufacturer Luxshare-ICT to expand its investment in the province and join the electronics supply chain, including those linked to South Korea's Samsung and other tech giants corporations
Malaysia pushes drone, eVTOL sector as new economic frontier
Malaysia is seeking to position itself as a regional leader in the emerging low altitude economy (LAE), with the government working on a regulatory framework to support new aviation technologies such as drones, air taxis and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, its Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said Tuesday.
Malton partners NVIDIA cloud partner Ricloud for AI compute centers in Malaysia
Malaysia's property firm Malton has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NVIDIA cloud partner Ricloud to establish artificial intelligence (AI) compute centers in Malaysia.
HSBC, Google Cloud sign AI partnership, eyeing $100M return per use case
HSBC and Google Cloud will jointly build and deploy AI capabilities across HSBC's global operations, targeting more than 200 new AI use cases over the next two years, each of which HSBC estimates could return more than $100 million in direct revenue gains or efficiency improvements.
AllianzGI raises $744M at first close of Asia Pacific Secured Lending Fund III
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) announced Tuesday the first close of Allianz Asia Pacific Secured Lending Fund III (AAPSLF III), securing commitments of $744 million.
Google Cloud appoints Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia
Google Cloud has on Tuesday named veteran tech executive Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia.
Geopolitical risk drives 87% of APAC investors to expect greater market volatility: Survey
As many as 87 percent of investors in Asia Pacific expect greater market volatility over the next year, with only 5 percent planning to maintain their existing strategic allocations, according to Schroders' Global Investor Insights Survey 2026.
Energy Transition Acceleration Finance Partnership under Singapore’s FAST-P initiative raises $250M in first close
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Clifford Capital, and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) announced Wednesday that the Energy Transition Acceleration Finance partnership (ETAF) has achieved its first close with $250 million in committed capital for its displacement strategy.
Malaysia, China boost joint research in AI, biotech and green tech
Malaysia and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI), with both countries expanding collaboration in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, renewable energy and advanced materials.
Vietnam plans $100M national venture capital fund, modelled on Israel’s Yozma program
Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology has proposed establishing a National Venture Capital Fund with an initial capital of $100 million for the 2026-2028 period.
