Asia

ESR completes phase 1 of its $2B, 130 MW Cosmosquare data center campus in Central Osaka

Hong Kong-based new economy real estate manager ESR Group Limited has on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed the core and shell of its flagship data center project, ESR Cosmosquare OS1 Data Center (OS1), in Nanko Kita, Osaka, Japan.

Singapore’s GIC acquires logistics facility in Yokohama, Japan

GIC, a Singapore-based global investment firm, has acquired a logistics facility in Yokohama city, part of the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.

Hyundai Motor targets 2M EV sales by 2030

South Korea-based automaker Hyundai Motor is targeting sales of 2 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 with new EVs lineup.

Campus X partners SenseTime to deliver innovative AI education program in Hong Kong

Campus X, a STEAM education institution created by the team from local robotics company Rice Robotics, announced Wednesday that it is partnering with leading artificial intelligence (AI) software company SenseTime’s education brand, Magic Lab, to launch "Sense AI", an innovative AI education program designed for Hong Kong students.

Ant International joins the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Project Ensemble Sandbox

Singapore-based fintech firm Ant International has announced its participation in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble Sandbox, focusing on “Liquidity Management”, one of its four main themes.

Singapore’s Hatcher+, Australia’s Mandalay Venture Partners team up for Agtech investment

Singapore-based venture capital firm Hatcher+ has teamed up with Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to identify and support startups developing groundbreaking technology to improve how food is grown, distributed, and consumed.

Singapore’s Mandala Capital exits Indian laboratory testing firm EFRAC

Singapore-based private equity firm Mandala Capital has kicked off this year with a full exit from its investment in Edward Food Research and Analysis Centre (EFRAC), an Indian laboratory testing firm.

LG AI Research taps Google Cloud to develop EXAONE 3.0 and ChatEXAONE AI agent

South Korea-based LG AI Research has on Wednesday announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to help develop LG’s latest family of EXAONE 3.0 generative AI models, and its enterprise multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) agent, ChatEXAONE, trained and developed on Google Cloud's AI-optimized infrastructure.

DeCurret DCP partners Internet Initiative Japan for digital assetization of environmental value, launch of digital currency settlement transactions

Japanese digital currencies platform DeCurret DCP Inc. has partnered internet service provide Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) for digital assetization of environmental value and launch of digital currency DCJPY settlement transactions.

S&P: Asia Pacific decarbonization path beyond 2030 is highly uncertain

S&P Global Ratings believes the decarbonization path for Asia Pacific firms beyond 2030 is highly uncertain, and will be shaped by emerging regulations and new technologies.