Asia
Kinwong raises HK$5.1B in Hong Kong listing
Shenzhen-listed printed circuit board maker Kinwong raised about HK$5.1 billion in a Hong Kong offering and ended its first trading day above the issue price.
Samsung affiliates commit $1B to Helix AI infrastructure
Six Samsung affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in KKR-backed Helix Digital Infrastructure, with Samsung Electronics contributing $500 million.
Asia EV adoption broadens as China weighs on vehicle sales – BMI
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption across Asia-Pacific is set to broaden beyond China into India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, even as weaker demand in Mainland China weighs on overall regional vehicle sales in 2026, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said on Monday.
Sumsub launches APAC Agentic AI Council on governance and agent identity
Sumsub has launched an APAC Agentic AI Council focused on agent identity, delegated authority, interoperability, accountability and practical governance frameworks.
Swift tests pay-by-alias cross-border payments with global banks
Swift and banks including DBS, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and IDFC FIRST Bank are exploring cross-border payments using mobile or email aliases.
EHang-backed Hanoi sandbox to test pilotless aircraft taxi
Hanoi's Department of Science and Technology and Vietnam-based HungViet have signed an agreement to pursue a controlled regulatory sandbox for EHang's pilotless EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (taxiing, flying taxi) at Hoa Lac High-Tech Park.
YCO Cloud and Aolani plan 10,000-GPU Philippines AI cluster
YCO Cloud and Aolani plan to deploy more than 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs in the Philippines, with an initial launch targeted for early 2027.
Ant Group’s Robbyant, AFDE to localize embodied AI for Middle East markets
Ant Group's Robbyant and the Arab Federation for Digital Economy have agreed to localize and deploy embodied-AI and robotics systems across Middle Eastern markets.
CtrlS taps Ciena for 100 Tb/s India data center network
CtrlS Datacenters is deploying Ciena optical networking across five Indian metro networks linking nine data centers with up to 100 Tb/s of capacity.
PolyU and Pseudo Lab connect tourism researchers with South Korea AI practitioners
PolyU and South Korea's Pseudo Lab held an applied-AI forum linking hospitality and tourism researchers with practitioners from Hong Kong and South Korea.
