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Alibaba’s Amap, Singapore Tourism Board launch city guides with 104 local picks

Alibaba’s Amap and the Singapore Tourism Board have launched Singapore Street Stars, seven themed rankings covering 104 attractions, neighborhoods and lifestyle spots.

RoboTechnik seeks up to $660M in Hong Kong share sale

China’s RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology is seeking up to about HK$5.18 billion ($660 million) in a Hong Kong share sale, with trading expected September 29.

Canada’s Enablence raises $18M to expand optical-chip output in Vietnam with Foxconn unit

Canada's Enablence Technologies has raised C$25 million ($18 million) to expand production of optical chips at its California plant and a Vietnam facility run in collaboration with ShunYun Technology, an unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.

China’s CXMT eyes NAND flash expansion as AI drives memory shortage

China’s CXMT is preparing an R&D production line for NAND flash memory, broadening beyond DRAM as AI infrastructure contributes to a global memory shortage.

Singlife says Salesforce AI agents cut handling time 30%, training time by half

Singlife says its Salesforce-powered AI agents are producing measurable customer-service gains, including 30 percent lower handling time and 50 percent shorter training for new hires.

Ant International rolls out AI-native stack across payments, FX, treasury and credit

Ant International has unveiled an AI-native financial stack spanning payments, accounts, FX, treasury, credit and merchant growth across its Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Bettr businesses.

Korea’s ITM Semiconductor recovers $2.5M out of $9.3M embezzlement in Vietnam

South Korea's ITM Semiconductor recovered about KRW3.5 billion ($2.47 million) out of an employee embezzlement worth KRW13.2 billion at its Vietnamese subsidiary ITM Semiconductor Vietnam.

Singapore’s Thunes launches cross-border payouts across six new Middle East markets

Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, has announced a major expansion of its Direct Global Network across the Middle East.

Singapore’s dtcpay extends $25M Series A funding round with SBI investment

Dtcpay, a Singapore-based payment, announced Friday the extension of its $25 million Series A funding round with SBI Group as its strategic investor.

Green SM launches electric motorbike service in Indonesia

Green SM has launched its electric motorbike service in Jakarta, expanding its all-electric transportation ecosystem in Indonesia to include two-wheeled mobility alongside electric taxis.