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Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has on Tuesday announced that it has secured a $64 million loan from CTBC Bank and Cathay United Bank to fund the development of the company's first data center in Taipei, Taiwan (TPE11).

Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and KDDI Corporation (KDDI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a strategic alliance to accelerate Web3 adoption. This includes collaboration between Mocaverse, the marquee growth network with an interoperable infrastructure layer of account, identity, reputation, and…

Cardiotrack, an India-based provider health-tech firm, has on Monday announced that it has received $2 million in Pre series-A funding. The funding is coming from a slew of investors, led by seasoned angel investor Girish Narasimhan, Managing Director and Principal, Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide Inc.

In an interview with TNGlobal, Vertex Growth Executive Director Nikodemus Jaya has also discussed how AI will have an impact on the healthcare sector. He shared his insights on what are the areas AI would transform the healthcare sector the most, among other issues. He also shared his views on what kind of training healthcare workers would need to fully…

South Korea’s private sector-led shared research lab S&S Lab (the operator of IRIS Lab) has announced its latest strategic partnership with Singapore innovation ecosystem enabler Farquhar VC (FVC), to foster and deepen relations among Korean and global novel food and biotech startups.

Nium, a real-time cross-border payments firm based in the United States and Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has become the first non-Japanese company to have secured a Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider (FTSP) license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA).

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast Auto has officially signed a dealer sales agreement with Bahwan Automobiles Trading LLC (BAT) for the distribution of electric vehicles in the Oman market. This event signifies not only VinFast's initial operation in the Middle East region but also a significant step in the VinFast’s global expansion.

Geely-backed Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, the Swedish electric performance car brand, has on Wednesday announced that it has secured $950 million in external funding. The financing is being provided by 12 leading international banks including BNP Paribas, Natixis, Standard Chartered, BBVA, HSBC and SPDB, in the form of a three-year loan facility.

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is set to launch Qatar's first venture capital (VC) fund of funds, a strategic investment program to foster innovation in Qatar. The fund of funds program will invest more than $1 billion in international and regional venture capital funds.

Humane Inc has on Thursday revealed plans for a telco partnership with SoftBank Corp.(SoftBank) for the Humane Ai Pin, the first stand-alone Ai device and proprietary Ai-driven OS, CosmOS. This partnership, as part of a strategic investment opportunity, will see SoftBank become the exclusive telecom provider for Ai Pin in Japan, leveraging SoftBank’s…