Asia
Singapore, New Zealand and South Korea make progress on Green Economy Trade Pact
Singapore, New Zealand and South Korea have made significant progress in negotiations on the Green Economy Partnership Agreement (GEPA), with discussions covering trade-related climate measures, low-emissions goods, environmental certificates and sustainable aviation fuel.
Metasurface completes Singapore-Hong Kong dual listing
Singapore precision engineering company Metasurface completed its SGX Catalist debut after raising S$9.72 million in a fully subscribed placement.
mamun raises $3M seed to finance Gulf-Asia trade from Muscat
mamun, a Sharia-compliant trade finance platform, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Phaze Ventures through its Oman Fund, with participation from Jasoor Ventures.
Ondine Capital closes first round of Fund III with Taiwan chip firms as LPs
Ondine Capital has announced the first close of its third US dollar-denominated venture fund, with commitments from institutional and strategic limited partners, including several leading Taiwanese semiconductor companies.
Fujitsu and partners test AI packaging damage checks in Japan
Fujitsu and SoftBank Robotics are testing image-based AI to standardize packaging damage decisions in Japan's home-appliance supply chain.
Thunes raises UnionPay payout limit in mainland China to $10,000
Thunes has expanded its UnionPay connection to support instant payouts of up to $10,000 daily to cards across 79 mainland Chinese banks.
HSBC plans Hong Kong AI institute with HKUST for early 2027
HSBC plans to open a Hong Kong AI and emerging technology institute with HKUST as its anchor academic partner in early 2027.
Sunrate launches agentic card for AI-driven business payments
Sunrate has introduced a programmable virtual commercial card that lets authorized AI agents execute business payments under predefined controls.
Digital Realty’s Serene Nah on the infrastructure gap behind APAC AI investment [Q&A]
Digital Realty APAC head Serene Nah discusses the infrastructure gap behind rising AI investment, including workload placement, data sovereignty, interconnection and ROI.
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.
