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Danantara CIO Pandu Sjahrir says Indonesian corporate fundamentals remain strong despite market concerns

The investment chief cites 15 percent first-half profit growth among major listed companies as Indonesia pushes ahead with capital market reforms.

Singapore picks Keppel, Sembcorp, Tuas Power for Southeast Asia’s first biomethane import pilot

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) has appointed three power generators, Keppel Energy, Sembcorp Utilities, and Tuas Power Generation, as biomethane aggregators under Singapore's 300-MW regulatory sandbox.

Singapore launches S$143M industrial decarbonisation funding

Singapore has launched a S$143 million ($112 million) funding initiative to speed up the development and commercialization of low-carbon technologies for industry.

US-based Energy Impact Partners to jointly scale Singapore decarbonisation startups

Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global energy investor, and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) will boost their partnership to advance energy innovation and decarbonisation in Singapore.

Singapore’s Boroo to buy Canada’s Eagle gold mine for C$140M

Boroo, a privately held investment holding company based in Singapore, has signed an agreement to acquire Victoria Gold Corp., whose main asset is the Eagle Gold Mine in Canada, for C$140 million ($100 million).

Google Cloud to offer OpenAI models through Model Garden

Google Cloud is adding OpenAI models and Codex workflows to its enterprise AI platform, initially in private preview, with wider availability planned in the coming weeks.

AI-related job ads in Singapore more than triple, Jobstreet study finds

The share of Singapore job ads mentioning AI-related skills rose from 1.3 percent in January 2024 to 5.1 percent in August 2026, according to Jobstreet by SEEK.

Stablecoins can ease Vietnam cross-border settlement, but domestic payments stay on local rails: Circle

Vietnam ranks fourth globally in grassroots crypto adoption and 17-21 million of its 101.6 million people hold digital assets, said Vidit Agrawal, Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development, APAC, at Circle.

Vietnam PVN, Denmark CIP to jointly develop $4B offshore wind power project

Vietnam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam or PVN) and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed an agreement to develop the Nam Trung Bo 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam's south-central region.

Singapore launches first national embodied AI challenge to accelerate real-world robotics deployment in manufacturing

The National Robotics Program (NRP), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), PINE Lab@NTU, and semiconductor company Micron Technology announced Wednesday the launch of the Singapore Embodied AI Challenge for Manufacturing, Singapore's first national-level competition dedicated to advancing embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics…