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Our future depends on a pivotal choice: Will technology be harnessed for the plenitude of our provenance or weaponized for the self-serving needs of a few elites? 

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has launched a stablecoin minting and redemption service, allowing corporate and high-net-worth clients to convert between fiat currency and stablecoins directly from their bank accounts.

Vietnam-based Earth Venture Capital, a climate tech venture capital firm focusing on decarbonization, has announced its participation in Sygaldry Technologies’ $139 million financing round, which includes both a $34 million seed round and a $105 million Series A.

Gulf Edge Co., the digital infrastructure arm of Thailand’s energy and infrastructure conglomerate Gulf Development Public Company Limited, and global artificial intelligence (AI) platform Kore.ai, have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of AI-powered solutions tailored for the Thai market.

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.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and technology are now among the leading drivers influencing international expansion and capital deployment strategies, HSBC recent survey showed.

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.

Vietnam's affordable airline Vietjet and China's SPDB Financial Leasing (SPDBFL), a subsidiary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, have signed an agreement for the finance lease of 10 COMAC C909 aircraft.

Vietnam is planning to establish a national artificial intelligence (AI) development fund, with the State budget funding at least VND30,000 billion ($1.14 billion), according to the Ministry of Science and Technology's draft decree for the fund.

Farmnet, the Vietnam-based trading arm of agricultural supply chain firm TechCoop, has received a $11.75 million senior secured loan from Symbiotics, a Geneva-based impact investment firm.