Asia

Huawei has unveiled its Peerium architecture for linking up to one million processors while accelerating its next-generation Ascend AI chip roadmap.

Applied Materials plans to invest $5 billion in India over the next decade, expanding research, suppliers and workforce as the country builds its chip ecosystem.

Chile, New Zealand, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, Parties to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), have welcomed Costa Rica as the DEPA’s fifth Party, and the second member to accede to the agreement.

Asia-Pacific technology hardware firms are benefiting from the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom, but material downside risks could threaten strong demand across the AI-related value chain over the next two years, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday.

BEYOND announced on Wednesday that its flagship annual event will return to The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo from May 26-29, 2027, with a refreshed global identity under the BEYOND brand.

Hong Kong's first five-year plan sets out AI governance, fintech infrastructure, startup funding and commercialization measures through 2030.

Anthropic, the developer of Claude AI, will join hands in Western Downs Digital Park, a data center project in Australia worth A$31.9 billion ($22.2 billion).

Canadia Impact Fund has invested in Cambodian AI and software startup Newwave’s seed round, its second disclosed startup deal since launching in 2025.

Visa's Money Travels 2026 research finds many APAC consumers would accept slower remittances for stronger fraud protection as digital transfers expand.

AI note-taking company Plaud has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore and doubled its planned local investment to at least S$20 million.