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Singapore’s STT GDC extends data center platform into South Korea

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), a global data center provider, announced Tuesday the opening of STT Seoul 1, its first data center in South Korea.

Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia seals four partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development

Infrastructure Asia, a project facilitation office established by the Singapore government to support sustainable infrastructure development across the region, has signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to boost sustainable infrastructure development.

Malaysia-founded respond.io raises $62.5M to expand AI-powered customer platform

Customer conversation management platform respond.io has raised $62.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Camber Partners, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors, as the company looks to accelerate its expansion in North America and Europe.

Galaxy Data Center secures $250M to build next-generation green compute infrastructure in SEA

London and Singapore based-Galaxy Data Center announced Tuesday that it has secured $250 million in an initial strategic financing round from a renowned international investment institution.

GCash parent Mynt wins approval for IPO in the Philippines

Mynt, the Philippine fintech company behind digital wallet GCash, said on Wednesday its board and shareholders had approved the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a listing application with the Philippine Stock Exchange for a potential initial public offering (IPO).

Chipmaker Intel walks away from Vietnam once, now returns with $2.6B additional investment

In 2023, Intel walked away from a $3.3 billion chip project in Vietnam because the country had no mechanism to offer the cash support that Intel wanted, but in 2026, Intel returned to Vietnam with an additional investment of $2.6 billion, or $4.1 billion in total.

I Squared Capital, DFC launch $3B platform to develop critical energy infrastructure across Indo-Pacific

I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investor, has on Tuesday announced plans to form a strategic partnership with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to establish a new $3 billion investment platform focused on developing critical energy infrastructure in South and Southeast Asia.

Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index shows Singapore workforce ahead on AI adoption

Microsoft has on Tuesday released new Singapore findings from its 2026 Work Trend Index, showing that employees here are among the world’s most active and responsible users of artificial intelligence (AI) at work.

MAS amends the Singapore Code on Take-Overs and Mergers

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), on the advice of the Securities Industry Council (SIC), has on Tuesday issued a revised Code on Take-overs and Mergers.

monday.com names Chris Jordan to lead Singapore as second Asia-Pacific headquarters

monday.com, an AI work platform, has appointed Chris Jordan as Regional Vice President for Southeast Asia and Country Manager for Singapore, as the company establishes Singapore as its second Asia-Pacific headquarters after Sydney.