Asia
Alibaba Cloud expands lead in Asia-Pacific IaaS market: Gartner Report
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of Chinese giant Alibaba Group, continued as the largest Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider by revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, increasing its market share to 22.5% in 2025 from 20.8% in 2024.
Singapore’s Tazapay partners ClearBank for Asia–Europe payments
ClearBank, the global payment firm, has announced a new partnership with Singaporean payments infrastructure provider Tazapay to strengthen payment flows between Asia and Europe.
EQT raises record $15.6B Asia-Pacific private equity fund
Global investment firm EQT announced Tuesday the final close of BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, reaching its hard cap with $15.6 billion in total commitments, including $14.9 billion in fee-generating assets under management.
Business leaders, investors look to AI amid volatility – HSBC Survey
Artificial intelligence (AI) and technology are now among the leading drivers influencing international expansion and capital deployment strategies, HSBC recent survey showed.
Sovereign funds from China, Indonesia, Azerbaijan team up to launch $1B PE fund
China Investment Corporation (CIC), Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), and the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) have jointly established the $1 billion Galaxy Orientis China–ASEAN Investment Platform (CAIP), a sovereign-led private equity platform dedicated to capturing long-term investment opportunities across the China–ASEAN…
China tech self-sufficiency drive to boost semiconductor supply chain – S&P
China's acceleration of technology self-sufficiency goals under its latest five-year plan should see a flood of government support for domestic companies in this sector, and S&P Global Ratings believes tech hardware companies along the semiconductor supply chain will be key beneficiaries.
Asia’s AI ambitions hampered by infrastructure and talent gaps – STT GDC
Asia’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions are hampered by infrastructure and talent gaps, Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) said Wednesday.
Abu Dhabi’s AppliedAI expands to Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong
The Abu Dhabi-headquartered technology firm AppliedAI has announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific with new offices in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, alongside the launch of Opus 2.0, its platform for deterministic orchestration of frontier AI agents in regulated industries.
NASDAQ-listed Blaize sees APAC as one of the most compelling markets for AI growth [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Dinakar Munagala, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Blaize, to understand more about why inference—not training—is the next frontier of AI adoption, how Hybrid AI architectures enable scalable, real-world deployment, how edge and network-embedded AI is reshaping telecom, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure,…
Sri Lanka, Alipay+ partner up to tap 1.8B users in tourism push
LankaPay, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, and Alipay+ have entered into a strategic collaboration aimed at boosting Sri Lanka’s tourism appeal and attracting international visitors, particularly from Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
