Asia

TikTok has forecasted that Asia Pacific (APAC)'s creator commercial contribution to reach $1.2 trillion by 2030, up 1.4 times from 2025.

Infor, the global Industry Cloud Complete company, announced Wednesday the appointment of Geoff Thomas as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) to strengthen Infor’s commitment to delivering exceptional value and tailored solutions to customers across the region.

BEYOND Expo is proud to announce a strategic partnership with ChainNeXT Group, a leading Web3 consulting and innovation organization. ChainNeXT will serve as the Premier Partner of the BEYOND Expo 2026 Web3 Summit, jointly advancing the deep integration of Web3 technologies with real-world industry applications.

SoftBank Corp. announced Tuesday its wholly owned subsidiary SAIMEMORY Corp. has signed a collaborative agreement with Intel Corporation to advance the commercialization of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-generation memory technology designed for high capacity, high bandwidth and low power consumption.

Clio, the global legal artificial intelligence (AI) technology firm, announced the appointment of Julian Uebergang as the General Manager, Enterprise for Asia Pacific (APAC).

GIC, a Singapore-based institutional investor, and Sony Music Group (SMG), a Japan-based music group, announced Wednesday the establishment of an investment partnership to acquire and amplify high‑quality, marquee music catalog assets across a range of genres.

Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NeutraDC to connect Hokkaido Ishikari, Indonesia and Singapore, the network hub of Asia, and provide digital infrastructure that enables service deployment across all three markets for users of Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1.

Blaize Holdings, Inc., a global firm in programmable, energy efficient artificial intelligence (AI) computing, announced Tuesday a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Nokia), to offer hybrid inference solutions across Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.

Antler Japan, the Japanese entity of the Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler, announced Tuesday a total investment of ¥240 million ($1.55 million) across ten Japanese startups in 2025, reinforcing its conviction in Japan as a strong base for globally ambitious founders.

Asia-Pacific is re-emerging as a priority region for global limited partners (LPs), Coller Capital said Monday.