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Top 6 AI-powered threats to enterprises

AI is making enterprise threats faster, more convincing, and harder to contain, from phishing and deepfake impersonation to faster exploit development and data leakage through unsanctioned tools. The real challenge is not just adopting AI quickly, but strengthening identity checks, data controls, and response playbooks before these amplified risks turn into…

Standard Chartered appoints Karby Leggett as Head of Digital Assets for GCNA, South Asia and ASEAN

Global bank Standard Chartered has appointed Karby Leggett as Head of Digital Assets for Greater China North Asia, South Asia and ASEAN within the Digital Assets Centre of Excellence.

Financing, geopolitical, supply chain remain bottlenecks for ASEAN Power Grid – BMI

While momentum builds for ASEAN Power Grid (APG), the regional initiative designed to interconnect the electricity grids of Southeast Asian nations to enhance energy security, sustainability, and reliability, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research sees financing, geopolitical and supply chain remain bottlenecks.

Information and communication sub-sector leads Malaysia’s services approved investments in 2025

The information and communication4 sub-sector led the surge of Malaysia's services approved investments in 2025 with MYR 152.9 billion ($38.73 billion).

Singapore’s Hanic sets up new IC design and advanced packaging hub in Penang

Hanic, a Singapore-based semiconductor technology firm, has announced a strategic expansion in Penang, Malaysia, to establish a center for integrated circuit (IC) design and advanced packaging design.

MAS sets supervisory expectations on financial institutions for transition planning practices in addressing environmental risk

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Thursday issued three Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management - Transition Planning to separately set out MAS’ supervisory expectations for banks, insurers and asset managers (collectively, FIs) to manage the transition and physical risks they and their portfolios face from climate change.

Korea’s POSCO Future M to invests $270M in battery materials plant in Vietnam

South Korea's POSCO Future M plans to invest KRW357 billion ($270 million) in building a new factory plant in Vietnam's Thai Nguyen province, to produce artificial graphite anode materials used in batteries.

NUS collaborates with OpenAI to develop AI-native graduates in Singapore

The National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) is deepening the integration of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across its curriculum and student learning experiences through a collaboration with OpenAI, as part of the school’s broader strategy to prepare Computing graduates for a world increasingly shaped by…

Vietnam’s VinFast signs dealer agreements to approach Indonesia’s e-scooter market

VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer under Vietnam's top conglomerate Vingroup, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with six electric scooter dealers in Indonesia as it prepares to launch its electric scooter lineup in the country in the second quarter of 2026, expanding its distribution network in one of the world’s largest two-wheeler…

AnyMind Group, Truecaller Partner to expand ads in Southeast Asia

AnyMind Group has entered into a strategic partnership with global communications platform Truecaller to manage advertising inventory across several markets in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, the companies announced.