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Huawei Digital Power has launched its FusionSolar9.0 Smart PV & ESS solution in Malaysia, marking a major shift from conventional solar systems to intelligent, grid-stabilising and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy infrastructure, boosting Malaysia‘s transition toward more intelligent,resilient and sustainable energy systems.

Malaysia-based DPS Resources Bhd said Wednesday its wholly owned unit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a China-based firm affiliated with Alibaba Group Holding Limited to explore the development of $1.1 billion artificial general intelligence (AGI) data center infrastructure in Melaka, Malaysia.

This center will be an important platform to support the next wave of innovation in Malaysia, where Huawei can combine its technology and global experience to work effectively with its customers and partners on industry solutions and localised AI solutions for Malaysian industries.

China’s online and mobile payment platform Alipay has launched a new AI payment processing product aimed at enabling businesses in mainland China, including small firms and one-person companies, to accept payments from autonomous AI agents.

China's online and mobile payment platform Alipay has launched a new AI-powered payment service that allows autonomous AI agents to make purchases and complete transactions based on user instructions.

BYD Electronics (Vietnam), under Chinese giant BYD, was granted a certificate to increase its investment in Vietnam's northern province of Phu Tho to $479.8 million.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has recently undertook a visit to China, to further the ambitions of the new Capital Market Masterplan 2026-2030 (CMP) with regards to seeking more diverse investors and to create more opportunities for Malaysian investors.

Tencent Cloud, a leading cloud company, has launched its 2026 “AI CAN DO IT” Game Development Hackathon during the “Tencent AI Campus Tour” event held at the University of Hong Kong on April 16.

China Investment Corporation (CIC), Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), and the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) have jointly established the $1 billion Galaxy Orientis China–ASEAN Investment Platform (CAIP), a sovereign-led private equity platform dedicated to capturing long-term investment opportunities across the China–ASEAN…

China's acceleration of technology self-sufficiency goals under its latest five-year plan should see a flood of government support for domestic companies in this sector, and S&P Global Ratings believes tech hardware companies along the semiconductor supply chain will be key beneficiaries.