Asia
Hong Kong’s 45th Autumn Electronics Fair and electronicAsia attracts 3200 exhibitors
The two fairs have attracted over 3,200 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions. In addition to companies from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, participants are joining from the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore, and from Europe and North America, including Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,…
Singapre’s ShopBack Pay launches in Hong Kong with Octopus as payment method
ShopBack, the Singapore-based shopping and rewards platform, has launched ShopBack Pay in Hong Kong, enabling consumers to earn and redeem real Cashback in-store at the point of purchase.
Softbank’s PayPay acquires 40% stake in Binance Japan
PayPay Corporation, a Softbank-backed electronic payment services firm in Japan, has made an equity investment in Binance Japan Inc.
Hong Kong’s FWD Group establishes AI Lab in Singapore
Hong Kong insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Limited announced Wednesday the inauguration of the FWD AI Lab in Singapore, a strategic move to accelerate innovation in insurance through artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.
SoftBank, Oracle team up to accelerate Japan’s AI and sovereign cloud
Oracle Corporation and SoftBank Corp. are collaborating to provide secure, compliant, and scalable sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services to organizations in Japan.
Hong Kong Electronics Fairs launch next week
The Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia will run concurrently from Oct 13 to 16 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC).
Softbank acquires ABB’s robotics business for $5.38B
Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd, a global technology electrification and automation firm, to acquire ABB’s robotics business for a total purchase price of $5.38 billion.
Singapore data center firm FLOW appoints new Chief Technology Officer
FLOW Digital Infrastructure (FLOW), a Singapore-based data center developer and operator in Asia Pacific, has appointed Ken Marron as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately.
Sriwijaya Capital, BlueFive Capital form strategic alliance to boost capital flow between Gulf and SEA
Sriwijaya Capital, an Indonesia-based private equity firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital, to form a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening capital flow between the Gulf and Southeast Asia.
GrabMaps partners Tino to build advanced digital map of Mongolia
GrabMaps, Southeast Asia’s hyperlocal mapping service, is partnering with Tino, Mongolia’s superapp, to build an advanced digital map of Mongolia.
