Asia
82 percent of founders maintain US expansion plans despite immigration uncertainty – Beyond Border survey
Despite growing uncertainty over US immigration policies, 82 percent of founders surveyed by Singapore-founded immigration platform Beyond Border have not changed their plans to expand into the American market, with access to customers remaining the main driver of their ambitions.
Singapore’s HugoHub makes first live bank deployment in Pakistan
HugoHub, a Singapore-based financial infrastructure platform, has secured its first live deployment with a regulated bank, as Pakistan’s digital retail bank HugoBank opened its first pilot customer account on the platform on Sept 25, 2026.
EV supply chains dominate APAC automotive investment as focus shifts to components
Investment in Asia-Pacific's automotive manufacturing sector is increasingly shifting towards electric vehicle (EV) supply chains, battery technologies and component production, rather than vehicle assembly, as manufacturers strengthen local production capabilities and position themselves for the transition to next-generation mobility, BMI Country Risk and…
China-Laos digital payment link offers new model for cross-border transactions: AMRO
The launch of a cross-border digital payment link between China and Laos marks an important step in regional financial integration, demonstrating how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can connect with conventional payment networks while preserving local-currency settlement, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Monday.
Meta expands teen safety alerts across Facebook and Messenger
Meta is extending parent alerts for teen self-harm signals to Facebook and Messenger, with flagged Meta AI chats receiving human review.
Tencent Cloud, OmniOps partner to provide sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and OmniOps, a Saudi Arabian AI infrastructure company, will jointly build sovereign AI infrastructure for enterprises in the Kingdom
DeepSeek open-sources dsh-superagent research prototype
DeepSeek has open-sourced dsh-superagent, a research prototype that routes approved software-development requests to separate agent sessions.
Kuaishou’s Kling AI completes $2.9B financing
Kuaishou's Beijing Kling unit completed an approximately RMB19.80 billion financing while the short-video platform retained control of the AI business.
Quad pledges over $85M for trusted AI in Indo-Pacific
The Quad plans more than $85 million in trusted AI assistance and a new review of semiconductor and AI-hardware supply-chain chokepoints.
EHang opens Thailand hub for Southeast Asia eVTOL rollout
EHang has established a Thailand hub and plans an initial fleet of 25 EH216-S aircraft to support eVTOL projects across Southeast Asia.
