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Young workers were told to do well in school and stay hungry; the jobs still didn’t come

AI and automation are compressing everything that can be made fast and routine. Your sustainable edge is not speed alone, but the ability to understand context, read what is actually happening in a room, push back on a brief that is technically correct but strategically wrong, and take responsibility when something goes wrong. These are parts of the job…

Vietnam’s tech giant FPT, Viettel join Nvidia’s sovereign AI push

Vietnam emerged as a focal point of NVIDIA's sovereign AI strategy, with the chipmaker announcing a new population-scale dataset developed with local technology giant FPT and confirming that Viettel AI is building a national legal AI application on NVIDIA's open model infrastructure.

Vietnam to develop personal ID app VNeID into superapp, including payment function

The Vietnamese government plans to transform VNeID, the country's national digital identity application, into a superapp capable of handling citizen authentication, cashless payments and public services, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung in late May.

AnyMind establishes AI lab in Hangzhou

AnyMind Group, a Singapore-founded business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Tuesday announced that it will establish AnyAI Lab in Hangzhou, China.

UnionPay International, Singapore Tourism Board renew payment partnership

UnionPay International (UPI) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have renewed their strategic partnership to jointly promote Singapore tourism and enhance payment experiences for international travelers through integrated marketing campaigns, merchant collaborations, and cross-border payment initiatives.

Vietnam’s tech giant FPT, Thailand’s industrial giant SCG sign AI, digitalization partnership

Vietnam's FPT Corporation and Thailand's SCG will jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation initiatives across SCG's business ecosystems, covering AI-driven operations, intelligent enterprise platforms, and ERP transformation.

Ride-hailing service GSM secures $32M from Philippine National Bank to expand fleet

The Philippine National Bank (PNB) will provide PHP2 billion ($32.4 million) to Green GSM Philippines, under Vietnam's ride-hailing service GSM, to support the expansion of Green GSM's all-electric ride-hailing operations across the Philippines.

AI: Digital to Physical BEYOND Expo 2026 Leads Transformative Global Direction of Tech

The BEYOND Expo 2026 has shown what the future looks like as it delivers on its mission of ‘Empowering Asia, Bridging the World’ with a heavyweight showcase of the latest emerging technology and ideas from Asia.

The 6th BEYOND Expo Wows Visitors with Showcase Asia’s Tech AI: Digital to Physical becomes Reality in Macao

The 6th BEYOND Expo concluded its ‘AI: Digital to Physical’ technology showcase of new products, innovative tech, thought leadership and candid industry debate setting the direction for the future.

Singapore-based Sea Ltd seeks to expand to banking, financial services in Vietnam

Singapore-headquartered e-commerce and gaming giant Sea Ltd, known for e-commerce platform Shopee, plans to expand its operations in Vietnam into banking, financial services, and modern logistics,