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Discover the Future: BEYOND Expo Greater Bay Area Innovation Tour 2026

Registration for the tour is strictly limited to ensure high-quality interactions. Interested parties are encouraged to apply early to secure their place in this exclusive delegation. The final deadline for participants to join the upcoming tour is May 1, 2026.

BEYOND Expo 2026 announces its first group of global ambassadors

Carefully selected from across the globe, these industry pioneers and leaders will represent BEYOND Expo in promoting the event to outstanding innovative companies, entrepreneurs, and tech talents worldwide, while connecting high-quality resources.

Southeast Asia-focused courier J&T Express increases parcel volume to 8.33 Billion in Q1/2026

J&T Global Express (J&T Express), a global logistics service provider affiliated with e-commerce platforms such as TikTok, Temu, SHEIN, reported first-quarter 2026 parcel volume of 8.33 billion, a 26.2 percent increase year-on-year, with average daily volume reaching 92.5 million.

Vietnam’s Viettel Telecom, China’s iFLYTEK to jointly advance Vietnamese AI voice

Vietnam’s telecommunication giant Viettel Telecom (VTT) and China-based AI company iFLYTEK have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with to develop voice artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for the Vietnamese market, with a focus on speech processing and localization.

Malaysia rolls out $1.3B financing push to drive SMEs into green, high-tech sectors

Malaysia’s Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry is rolling out up to MYR 5 billion ($1.3 billion) in low-cost financing to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in scaling up and transitioning into higher value activities, national news agency Bernama reported on Thursday.

Vietnam’s crypto trading platform CAEX secures investment from OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital

Vietnam Prosperity Crypto Asset Exchange Joint Stock Company (CAEX) has secured investment agreements with OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital, with the partners set to contribute funds to help the company meet the minimum capital requirement of VND10 trillion ($380 million).

Malaysia steps up chip push with MyChipStart to develop local IC design firms

The Malaysian government is stepping up efforts to move Malaysia further up the semiconductor value chain through the MyChipStart program, which aims to develop local integrated circuit (IC) design companies, national news agency Bernama reported Friday.

Smart Axiata secures $50M extended financing from Maybank to advance digital and 5G infrastructure development in Cambodia

Maybank Cambodia has extended a $50 million financing facility to Smart Axiata, a subsidiary of Malaysian-headquartered Axiata Group Berhad, to accelerate the strategic development of Cambodia’s digital and telecommunications infrastructure, including 5G connectivity across the country.

AI set to widen Asia growth gap as readiness divides deepen – ADB

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly reshape economies and labor markets across Asia and the Pacific, but widening disparities in readiness mean advanced economies are likely to capture most early gains, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday.

Thunes, Circle team up to expand stablecoin settlement

Singapore fintech firm Thunes has joined forces with the Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments, to expand stablecoin settlement.