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Southeast Asia’s quick commerce reaches $7.3B in 2025 – Momentum Works
Southeast Asia's quick commerce gross merchandise value (GMV) reached $7.3 billion in 2025, equivalent to 4.6 percent of the region's ecommerce GMV but still less than 1 percent of total retail, Momentum Works said Wednesday.
Singapore to undergo IAEA review on nuclear energy readiness
Starting in 2027, Singapore will undertake an assessment by international experts to determine the country’s ability to make an informed decision on the potential deployment of advanced nuclear energy technologies in the future, its government agencies said Tuesday.
Singapore expands AI push through new national partnership with Google
Singapore and Google will jointly expand the deployment of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) across public services, research, education, and enterprise innovation.
Singapore-based East Ventures pushes emissions cut, expands sustainability across Southeast Asia
Singapore-based East Ventures has released its 2026 Sustainability Report, outlining the firm’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, investment impact, and emissions reduction targets across Southeast Asia.
MAS, IBF roll out young talent program for AI in finance
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) have on Tuesday launched the Young Talent Program for AI in Finance (YTP-AIF), with plans to offer more than 1,000 internship and traineeship positions through structured programs over the next year starting from August.
Zeekr emerges Malaysia’s top premium EV brand in Jan-Apr 2026
Zeekr Intelligent Technology Malaysia remained Malaysia’s top premium electric vehicle (EV) brand in the first four months 2026, according to vehicle registrations data from Malaysia’s Road Transport Department (JPJ) as of April 2026.
V-GREEN partners with local authorities, businesses in the Philippines to advance EV infrastructure
V-GREEN, the Vietnam-based charging infrastructure development company, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Provincial Government of Bataan and Clean Fuel, one of the independent fuel companies in the Philippines, to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping infrastructure in high-traffic areas across the provinces of…
TNB commissions Malaysia’s first grid-connected BESS
Malaysia's utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has on Monday commissioned the 100 megawatt (MW) / 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) Santong Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the 132/33kV Santong BESS Main Intake Substation (PMU), Dungun, Terengganu, making it the first BESS in Malaysia connected to the grid.
DBS, Climate Bonds Initiative team up to advance climate adaptation financing across APAC
Amid a growing need to catalyze financing for climate adaptation and resilience across the region, DBS has on Tuesday announced a partnership with global non-governmental organization, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), to deepen capabilities and advance financing solutions in this space.
BMI sees AI supercycle to boost growth in East Asia
BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said it has made further upward growth forecast revisions in East Asia amid artificial intelligence (AI) capital expenditure (capex) boom.
