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Vietnam, Singapore to develop automation, AI, robotics, green manufacturing in joint research center

The Vietnam Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (VAMRC), a joint project of Vietnam and Singapore, is set to develop automation, robotics, artificial intelligence in manufacturing, factory digital transformation, green manufacturing, and supply chain resilience.

ZTE, Chinese Society of Engineers to jointly open tech training center in Vietnam

China's ZTE Corporation and the Chinese Society of Engineers (CSE) will cooperate to establish the Center for Excellence in Engineering Capacity Building (CEECB), a technology training center in Hanoi.

Tencent Cloud expands AI agent solutions to Indonesia, to accelerate enterprise AI adoption

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business under Chinese giant Tencent, has expanded its international suite of AI agent solutions to the Indonesian market.

AI may affect nearly 80 million workers in the ASEAN region – ILO

A new study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reveals that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to touch the working lives of nearly 80 million people across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

AI video generation platform PixVerse raises $439M Series C to build real-time interactive worlds, game engine

PixVerse, a global AI video generation platform with over 150 million users across 177 countries, has completed a Series C extension bringing total Series C fundraising to $439 million, following strong interest from international investors across media, entertainment, and technology.

AI demand drives Singapore’s manufacturing to 12.2% growth as economy expands 5.7% in Q2/2026

Strong AI-related demand for semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment drove Singapore's manufacturing sector to 12.2 percent year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating from 8.0 percent in the first quarter and powering the broader economy to 5.7 percent overall growth.

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74% of GBS leaders have an AI vision; only 20% can prove it worked

The mandate has moved past whether AI is coming for Finance. The real question is whether you have started.

Maybank expects demand from AI-related fields to remain strong in Singapore

Maybank Investment Bank expects demand from artificial intelligence (AI)-related fields to remain strong and should be the key growth driver of the semi-con sector in Singapore.

Malaysian banks move beyond AI trials, but gaps remain – AICB

44 percent of Malaysian banks and development financial institutions (DFIs) are in the developing stage of artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, having moved beyond experimentation but still facing fragmented capabilities across data, skills and operating models, a survey by Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) showed last Thursday.

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Shadow AI for SMBs: Hidden risks and security tips

AI platforms used in a corporate ecosystem should meet high reliability and security requirements. Protection should be comprehensive: from securing the AI infrastructure to defending against large language model‑specific attacks (such as indirect prompt injection) and from switching from publicly available cloud services to on‑premise deployments of……