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SQREEM appointed to Singapore Government’s Whole-of-Government digital consumption analytics services framework
SQREEM Technologies (SQREEM), an AI-powered behavioural intelligence and data analytics company, has been appointed under the Singapore Government’s Whole-of-Government Digital Consumption Analytics Services Period Contract and Framework Agreement (2nd Edition).
British International Investment targets $1.6 billion for climate finance in Southeast Asia
The capital will be used to support developing economies in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, which rely on high-emitting fossil fuel power generation, to transit to a renewables-based future.
Vietnam’s FPT, Korea’s NAVER Cloud to jointly expand AI cloud across Asia-Pacific
FPT, among the largest tech firms in Vietnam Vietnam, and South Korea's NAVER Cloud will jointly develop and sell artificial-intelligence (AI) services across Asia-Pacific.
WEX, Mastercard form Asia-Pacific fleet payments partnership
Two American businesses, WEX Inc. and payments group Mastercard, will combine fuel, maintenance, tolling, and parking payments for vehicle fleets into a single system across Asia-Pacific.
VinFast sells 178K EV in Jan-Sep, tops Vietnam’s vehicle market
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under conglomerate Vingroup, remained Vietnam’s single biggest vehicle seller in the first nine months of 2026, delivering 177,697 cars at home, or roughly a third of a combined national total at 495,138 units.
Dropbox launches Protect content governance tool in Singapore
Dropbox has launched its cross-cloud content governance product in Singapore, the second market worldwide after Japan.
Vietnam’s Saigontel becomes authorized Starlink distributor with satellite-telecom licence to 2030
Saigontel, an infrastructure builder in Vietnam, has become an authorized distributor of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service and won a license to resell it.
[Malaysia Budget 2027] Khazanah’s Jelawang Capital, KWAP’s Dana Perintis to invest $110M in startups
According to Anwar, Malaysia's economy is projected to expand by a commendable 4.2 percent to 5.2 percent in 2027. Growth in 2026 is projected at between 4.8 percent and 5.3 percent.
[Malaysia Budget 2027] Malaysia’s central bank announces additional funding for SME relief facility
The additional allocation is expected to benefit around another 9,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) including microenterprises to have access to affordable working capital, Bank Negara said in a statement following the tabling of Budget 2027.
Firmus scraps A$7 billion Australian IPO
Firmus has withdrawn its planned A$7 billion Australian IPO and will pursue private funding after investor concerns over valuation and expansion risk.
