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AI: digital to physical – the 6th BEYOND EXPO is set to open in Macau

Themed "AI: Digital to Physical," the 6th BEYOND EXPO, Asia's largest tech expo is set to welcome nearly 800 exhibitors, 400 speakers and over 400 media back to The Venetian® Macao's Cotai Expo when it officially opens from May 27-30.

BGlobal new product launch: 11 top tech companies to debut next-generation innovations to world at BEYOND Expo 2026

BEYOND Expo 2026 officially announced its highly anticipated BGlobal New Product Launch • Global Debut Lineup, scheduling a heavyweight showcase that promises to redefine the global consumer and industrial product landscape.

Vietnam’s top telco Viettel to invest $560M in Dominica

Viettel Global Investment JSC, under Vietnam's telecommunications giant Viettel, will invest $560 million in the Dominican Republic, establishing a new telecommunications entity, namely Viettel Dominicana, to operate in the Caribbean nation.

Half of Singapore’s finance professionals fear AI job impact despite high digital literacy

As many as 48 percent of Singapore's finance professionals fear that artificial intelligence (AI) will affect their own roles, although 81 percent say they are confident in their ability to learn and apply the technology, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) said in a statement on Wednesday.

MAS’s MD sees uncertainties amid AI investment boom

The head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday warned of uncertainties surrounding the sustainability of the global artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom, citing rising computing costs, financing risks and the possibility of technology disruption or regulatory intervention.

Taiwan’s TECO to buy Malaysia’s Dynaciate in $50.8M AI data center expansion deal

Taiwan-based TECO Electric & Machinery will acquire a majority stake in Malaysian engineering firm Dynaciate, in a deal worth MYR200 million ($50.8 million), as part of its expansion into Southeast Asia’s AI data center infrastructure market.

IBM, StarHub expand collaboration to advance quantum-safe readiness

U.S. technology firm IBM on Monday announced an expanded collaboration with Singapore-based communications and digital services provider StarHub to enhance the latter’s quantum-safe cybersecurity capabilities against emerging cryptographic threats posed by future quantum computing technologies.

Malaysia launches first social exchange to strengthen access to social impact financing

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Monday marked a key milestone in advancing Malaysia’s social impact ecosystem with the official launch of the Social Exchange.

SMEs in Vietnam can utilize digital assets as loan collaterals

Vietnam plans to recognize digital assets and virtual assets as valid loan collaterals for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), under a draft amendment to the law on support for SMEs.

STT GDC, Alibaba Cloud, NTUC team up on AI upskilling in Singapore

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) has on Tuesday announced a partnership with Alibaba Cloud and Tech Talent Assembly, an affiliated association under the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to accelerate the adoption of generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) across Singapore’s enterprises and workforce.