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Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands makes strategic investment in Pudgy Penguins’ parent company Igloo, Inc.
The investment expresses Animoca Brands' belief in the transformative power of consumer crypto and its confidence in the growth potential of Pudgy Penguins, one of the leading NFT-based intellectual properties, and in Abstract, the blockchain that Igloo, Inc. contributes to and that is characterized by its emphasis on direct distribution for consumer…
Temasek-backed blockchain FinTech firm Partior welcomes Deutsche Bank as strategic investor
This marks the close of the second round in Partior’s Series B funding and comes on the heels of the first close led by Peak XV Partners in July 2024 with participation from J.P. Morgan, Jump Trading Group, Standard Chartered, Temasek and Valor Capital Group.
ADB launches Environment Action Plan to boost nature-positive investments
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched its Environment Action Plan 2024–2030 presenting a road map for addressing the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change in Asia and the Pacific.
The “Year of the Robot” is coming
Robots are yet to have their "#ChatGPT moment," but as the technology continues to mature, we will witness their gradual transition from industry and service contexts into everyday family life. One day, #Robots will become a part of our daily environment, and perhaps our most familiar companions.
Gentari partners Mastercard to boost EV adoption in Asia Pacific
Malaysian clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), through its subsidiary Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, and Mastercard have announced their collaboration towards promoting electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Asia Pacific.
ASEAN stock exchanges to explore centralized ASEAN ESG data infrastructure
ASEAN-Interconnected Sustainability Ecosystem (ASEAN-ISE) participating exchanges have issued a request for information (RFI) to develop a centralized ASEAN environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data infrastructure.
An interview with Hong Kong’s Cyberport Chief Public Mission Officer Eric Chan – Part II
In the second part of the interview, Cyberport Chief Public Mission Officer Eric Chan shared Hong Kong’s uniqueness and competitive edge against other cities in China and across the region which also aimed to become tech hubs. He shared suggestions on how Hong Kong can further improve its tech ecosystem and his views on Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the…
Yinson GreenTech’s chargEV collaborates with eLoaded to improve EV charging infrastructure through DC grid technology
ChargEV, Malaysia-based Yinson GreenTech's charge point operator, has on Tuesday announced an exclusive collaboration with eLoaded, a Germany-based developer and operator in direct current (DC) grid technology.
Malaysia’s Gentari, MISC forge strategic partnership to advance ammonia shipping and floating solutions
Malaysia's clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), through Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with energy-related maritime services provider MISC Berhad (MISC), to jointly explore the development of integrated shipping and floating solutions for clean ammonia
E-ConomySEA 2024 report: Malaysia’s digital economy to hit $31B in 2024
Malaysia's digital economy is poised to reach $31 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2024, an increase of 16% from 2023 according to the latest e-Conomy SEA 2024 report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company.
