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HSBC has launched a dedicated credit facility of $4 billion for mainland China companies in the clean energy and low-carbon sectors, with Vietnam identified as a key destination for the initiative.

Google Cloud has launched a new cross-border accelerator program, in order to connect 25 Southeast Asian AI startups with technology and investment hubs in California, offering each selected founder up to $350,000 in cloud credits.

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Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption is expected to continue its upward trajectory over the medium to long term, supported by policy incentives, shifting consumer behavior and gradual changes in fuel subsidy structures, although analysts caution that the transition will remain uneven due to infrastructure gaps and affordability constraints.

AirAsia MOVE, Intebix, and the Solana Foundation have on Monday signed a letter of intent (LOI) to explore a strategic collaboration which will explore integrating Evo (KTZE), a Tenge-denominated stablecoin on Solana into the AirAsia MOVE platform in Kazakhstan, with the aim of expanding digital payment options and creating a more seamless travel…

Singapore-based Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) will divest from a data center property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States for $14.5 million.

Singapore is strengthening its position in the emerging fusion energy ecosystem through a strategic research agreement between the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the private fusion energy company that has raised about S$3.85 billion ($3 billion) from prominent investors, including Temasek and…

Malaysia's lender Bank Rakyat has continued to strengthen its digital transformation agenda through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with strategic partners including the Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM), Plug and Play, and PayNet, for the implementation of the Bank Rakyat Fintech Community Hub initiative.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed its first carbon-free energy agreement in Malaysia with Elphil Energy, an affiliate of Asiabina Group, for a 23-megawatt solar project in Sungai Siput, Perak.

Despite growing enthusiasm around autonomous AI agents such as OpenClaw, Asia-focused online travel platform Agoda has no plans to adopt the technology for now, with its chief technology officer citing security risks and a lack of control over the systems.