Asia

QAI Ventures, the Switzerland investor and ecosystem builder in quantum tech and advanced computing technologies, announced Thursday the launch of its operations in Singapore, establishing its Asia-Pacific headquarters.

With the world's most powerful SuperPoDs and SuperClusters, Xu said Huawei has what it takes to provide abundant computing power for ongoing, rapid advancements in AI, both now and in the future.

Antler, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the appointment of Hiro Kiga as Partner of Southeast Asia and Japan, based in Singapore.

Alipay+ joins other long-term strategic partners like Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and UBS to make the elite league of the tournament backers even more diversified. It is the first and only brand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to be a Global Sponsor of the Laver Cup.

Asia Pacific (APAC) firms are scaling up energy transition to meet surging demand, according to industry research conducted by ABB’s Energy Industries division.

Bunjang, South Korea’s tech-driven re-commerce platform, announced Wednesday that its global cross-border marketplace, Bunjang Global, has surpassed two million monthly active users, cementing its position as the new global benchmark for K-recommerce.

Ant International and Alipay are the largest player in the CPG scheme with the largest number of card network and wallet partners, the broadest use cases and largest business volume.

JLand Group, the real estate and infrastructure arm of Malaysia-based Johor Corporation (JCorp) and Japan-based integrated trading and investment group Sumitomo Corporation, have teamed up to advance sustainable innovation in Johor’s Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC).

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and Ant International, a global digital payment firm, will launch cross-border QR code payments between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) national payment scheme, mada, and Ant International’s global wallet gateway, Alipay+, during 2026 to drive digitization and inclusive growth for local merchants.

Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Data Center report showed Wednesday that in the first half of this year, the region secured nearly 13 gigawatt (GW) of new project announcements, a 160 percent increase and more than double the 5GW announced in the same period last year.