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Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software development will drive workforce recalibration in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, while markets that encourage responsible AI will drive APJ’s next wave of innovation, said Marcus Low, Vice President and Managing Director, APJ, Sonar.

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has announced its fourth facility (KUL14) on the company’s first Cyberjaya campus in Malaysia is now operational, completing the development of the KUL1 campus.

Malaysia's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched a new construction personnel registration card to strengthen digitalization.

SC Capital Partners Group (SCCP), a Singapore-based institutional real estate investment management firm, has commenced construction of a new data center in Osaka with 100MW of allocated power.

FinVolution Group’s Philippines business has recently secured a multi-million peso (PHP) credit facility with HSBC in the Philippines.

ZTE Corporation, a Chinese provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, announced Wednesday the expansion of its collaboration with Multimedia University (MMU) to advance Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and digital talent development

Circle Asia Technologies, a credit-led neobank based in Singapore, has announced a strategic collaboration with digital payments firm Visa and fintech firm Pismo, to launch Vietnam’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered PayLater card.

Vietnam-based electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast will invest $500 million to expand its manufacturing facility in India, targeting electric bus and electric two wheeler production.

Etaily, the Philippines’ digital-native retail platform, has secured new strategic investments led by Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), through its SMBC Asia Rising fund, bringing its total funding to over $24 million.

Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-based software infrastructure for quantum applications, announced Wednesday that it has completed the assembly and integration of a first quantum computer at its Singapore headquarters, and the system is now fully operational.