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VVMF wins TGA license for Sydney viral vector facility
Australia’s VVMF has secured a TGA manufacturing license for its Westmead facility to produce specified viral vectors under GMP standards.
Grab in talks to buy SoftBank-backed fintech firm Atome — report
Grab has been pursuing growth through both acquisitions and expansion of its existing businesses, according to the report. Earlier this year, Grab acquired US-based Stash Financial Inc at an enterprise value of US$425 million and bought Foodpanda’s Taiwan operations from Delivery Hero SE for $600 million.
Krungsri renews Kyndryl core banking agreement for five years
Thailand's Krungsri renewed a five-year agreement with Kyndryl covering core infrastructure, mainframe services, automation and AI-enabled operations.
Anthropic reports AI-orchestrated attacks and model theft
Anthropic says it disrupted AI-orchestrated cyber operations and unauthorized attempts by labs to extract capabilities from Claude.
Ant International initiates Agentic Mobile Protocol globally; aligns with Mastercard, Visa on ‘Know-Your-Agent’ standards
Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa will collaborate on common "Know-Your-Agent" standards to verify the AI agents that make payments, as the three payment groups push to let autonomous software transact across their networks.
Japan’s Mitsui taps Singapore’s Oncoshot for AI oncology-data platform across IHH hospital network
Japan's Mitsui & Co. will collaborate with Singapore's Oncoshot to use the firm's AI platform for analyzing cancer-clinical data, aiming to expand oncology research across the hospital network of Malaysia's IHH Healthcare.
Vietnam leases 4.5 hectares land to Singapore’s Sembcorp joint venture for $480M data center
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has leased 4.5 hectares in its Saigon Hi-Tech Park to Starmason, a joint venture of Singapore's Sembcorp Development and Vietnamese partner BB Holding, to build a $480 million hyperscale data center.
Thailand’s Gulf, Singapore’s Singtel to invest in Vietnam-Thailand-Singapore submarine cable
Thailand's Gulf Development and Singapore's Singtel will invest in a Vietnam-Thailand-Singapore submarine cable to meet rising demand for cloud, AI and data-center services across Southeast Asia.
Malaysia ranks second to Singapore in GSMA’s ASEAN Digital Nations Index
Malaysia ranked second in Southeast Asia, behind Singapore, in ASEAN Digital Nations Index, an annual digital-development index published by the mobile-industry body GSMA.
Singapore’s Sembcorp scraps $82M full takeover of Philippines’ solar developer Puente Al Sol
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries has terminated a proposed S$105 million ($82 million) acquisition of Philippine solar developer Puente Al Sol, ending its planned entry into the Philippine renewable-energy market.
