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DBS deepens commitment to FAST-P with $210M financing for Energy Transition Acceleration Finance Partnership
Singapore lender DBS announced Wednesday that it is providing a $210 million senior financing facility to ETAFCo, the investment vehicle supporting the displacement strategy of the Energy Transition Acceleration Finance partnership (ETAF) under Singapore’s Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (FAST-P) initiative.
Meta launches Digital Dialogue IRL in Singapore to help teens, parents navigate online safety
Meta has launched Digital Dialogue IRL, a free interactive experience designed to help teens, parents, educators, and community stakeholders have conversations about online safety, social media habits, and digital wellbeing.
ICG partners Hanwha Energy to accelerate energy transition investment in Japan
ICG, the global alternative asset manager, announced Wednesday that its Asia-Pacific Infrastructure strategy (ICG APAC Infra) has entered into a strategic partnership with Hanwha Energy Corporation Japan (HECJ) to collaborate on energy transition and infrastructure opportunities in Japan.
AMC Robotics to invest $3.5M in factory in Vietnam, to manufacture robotic dogs
China-affiliated AMC Robotics Corporation is set to invest $3.5 million in the build-out and equipping of its 6,150-square-metre manufacturing facility in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam.
Singapore-based SuperX AI eyes 1 GW data center cluster in Kazakhstan
Singapore-headquartered SuperX AI Technology Limited plans to invest in a 1-GW data center cluster in Kazakhstan, executives expressed at a meeting with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's "Summer Davos" in China.
Malaysia tightens governance, performance rules for DFIs
Malaysian Central Bank has on Wednesday introduced a series of policy enhancements aimed at strengthening the governance, accountability and developmental impact of the country's prescribed development financial institutions (DFIs).
Indonesia’s digital competitiveness score rises to 42.2 in 2026 as Jakarta, West Java lead: East Ventures
Indonesia's digital competitiveness score rose to 42.2 in 2026, up from 38.8 in 2025, according to East Ventures's Digital Competitiveness Index 2026, marking a more than 50 percent increase in the average provincial score since 2020.
SoftBank-backed car marketplace Carro said to explore US IPO – report
Backed by Japan-based SoftBank Group, Carro is also considering a second listing in Singapore, the report added.
Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen province urges China’s Luxshare to expand investment, join Samsung supply chain
Vietnam's Thai Nguyen province has urged China's electronic manufacturer Luxshare-ICT to expand its investment in the province and join the electronics supply chain, including those linked to South Korea's Samsung and other tech giants corporations
Malaysia pushes drone, eVTOL sector as new economic frontier
Malaysia is seeking to position itself as a regional leader in the emerging low altitude economy (LAE), with the government working on a regulatory framework to support new aviation technologies such as drones, air taxis and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, its Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said Tuesday.
