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Klook, Visa partner across six Southeast Asian markets on travel experiences
Klook and Visa have signed a memorandum covering Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, combining travel experiences, cardholder offers and creator-led commerce.
Hong Kong’s fintech TROOPS to commit $12M to new Southeast Asia AI-infrastructure unit
TROOPS, a Hong Kong money-lending and property group listed on Nasdaq, will commit $12 million to launch a business unit building AI computing infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s NUS Enterprise rebrands as NUSX, launches AI licensing tool, sets outposts in Munich, Shanghai
NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), has rebranded as NUSX and unveiled an AI tool for commercializing research patents along with new overseas outposts in Munich and Shanghai.
MAS flags risks from potential AI investment pullback
A sharp pullback in artificial intelligence (AI)-related investment and a reassessment of AI asset valuations could weigh on Singapore’s corporate earnings, household incomes and financial stability, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s data center operator CMC, Viettel petition ministry over power pricing after cutoff threat
Two of Vietnam's largest data-center operators, CMC and Viettel, have asked ministries to clarify a dispute over electricity pricing that brought their Ho Chi Minh City facilities close to a power cut-off.
US President Trump rejects ‘globalist’ AI control, clashes with OpenAI, Anthropic
U.S. President Donald Trump rejects international oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) as a "globalist scheme" and said the United States would rename the technology "super intelligence" in official documents.
Global technology, AI trend help boost Southeast Asia’s growth: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for developing Southeast Asia to 4.7 percent, crediting the global technology and artificial-intelligence (AI) investment cycle and resilient electronics exports.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories invests in Pathology Asia and LifeStrands Genomics
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has invested in Singapore-based Pathology Asia Holdings and LifeStrands Genomics to expand advanced diagnostics and precision medicine across Asia Pacific.
Ofiniti to acquire ZeroNorth eBDN business as it expands in Singapore
Ofiniti has agreed to acquire ZeroNorth's electronic bunker delivery note business, including Singapore-based BTS, and move its customers onto Ofiniti's Bunker Operating System.
Alibaba Cloud to open new regions in Europe, expand capacity in Malaysia and Hong Kong
Alibaba Cloud plans first cloud regions in Türkiye, Finland, and the Netherlands, while expanding data-center capacity in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Germany, France, and the UAE.
