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Southeast Asia leads SAS trustworthy AI index, but ROI and audit rates slip
A SAS and IDC study finds stronger trustworthy-AI scores across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, even as reported ROI and regular audit rates decline.
September 15, 2026
Malaysia,News,Telecommunications,AI
China’s Tencent Cloud, Malaysia’s U Mobile to cooperate in enterprise 5G, AI
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysia's U Mobile will jointly develop 5G and AI solutions for businesses in Malaysia, the companies said.
September 15, 2026
News,Enterprise,Asia,Telecommunications
SES completes O3b mPOWER constellation after final launch
SES launched the final three O3b mPOWER satellites, completing its 13-spacecraft MEO constellation ahead of their planned mid-2027 service entry.
September 15, 2026
News,Investments,Telecommunications,Asia,IoT
Space42 and Viasat plan up to $1 billion for Equatys
Space42 and Viasat signed a binding agreement to form Equatys, with founder equity commitments of up to $1 billion once closing conditions are met.
September 15, 2026
China foreign ministry labels AI-slowdown suggestion ‘fear-mongering’ after Anthropic’s founder Amodei warns
China's foreign ministry warned against "fear-mongering" over AI after U.S. executives, led by Anthropic's Dario Amodei, called for slowing the technology's development and cautioned that a Chinese lead would threaten U.S. security.
September 15, 2026
Amilo completes fourth acquisition in four years, integrates SG Link as ShipX
Amilo has completed its fourth acquisition in four years, integrating Vietnam-based cross-border specialist SG Link under the ShipX brand for 220+ destinations.
September 15, 2026
MBSB sees data center demand to drive Malaysia’s power capacity upcycle
MBSB Research has maintained its positive stance on Malaysia's renewable energy (RE) subsector, as accelerating data center electricity demand is driving a broader power capacity upcycle across generation, grid infrastructure, RE and battery energy storage system (BESS).
September 14, 2026
News,Electric Vehicles & Mobility,Vietnam
Hanoi police fine individual suggesting labor strike against ride-hailing service Grab Vietnam
Hanoi police have issued an administrative fine against DXH, a local citizen making post to urge Grab drivers to stop working as a "labor strike" against the Singapore-based ride-hailing service.
September 14, 2026
Malaysia’s GXBank, World Bank’s IFC to unlock $110M MSME financing in risk-sharing deal
Malaysia's digital bank GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will jointly provide loan portfolio of up to $110 million to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
September 14, 2026
News,Vietnam,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
VinFast founder hands CEO roles of automaker, ride-hailing service to sons
Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) manufactuer VinFast, has handed the top executive roles at his electric-vehicle maker VinFast and its affiliated ride-hailing company GSM to his two sons.
September 14, 2026













