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Vietnam is no longer only an outsourcing hub. It is becoming a country where developers are starting to think like builders. And if that mindset continues to spread, Vietnam’s most important technology story may not be the talent it provides to the world, but the products, companies, and ideas it builds for itself.

Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has on Thursday launched S$48 million ($37 million) program to support media professionals in creating digital content.

Global economic growth and stock market valuations are becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence (AI), creating new vulnerabilities even as the world economy has shown resilience through a series of major shocks, Singapore's central bank chief said on Wednesday.

Online game Roblox has launched Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts globally, automatically placing users into age-appropriate account types with tailored access to games, chat, and other features.

Workers aged 18 to 26 in Singapore are the least frequent daily users of AI among all age groups, at 20 percent, trailing those aged 27 to 39 at 25 percent and those aged 40 to 54 at 23 percent, according to the ADP Research's People at Work Report 2026.

Southeast Asia is well-positioned to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption thanks to growing digital infrastructure, a young tech-savvy population and increasing regional cooperation, Singapore's Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo said on Thursday.

Vietnam-based software firm Luvina Software Singapore has officially launched its operations in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in its global growth strategy and reinforcing the republic's role as a regional hub for advanced technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation.

Vietnam leads the region with 52 percent of local employees utilizing weekly construction-specific technology, ahead of Australia at 48 percent and Singapore at 47 percent, according to Autodesk's State of Digital Adoption in the Construction Industry 2026 report.

Apis Partners Group (UK) Limited, a private equity firm investing in tech-enabled businesses in financial infrastructure and services, has on Thursday announced an investment of $50 million in BIPO, a Singapore-based payroll payment processing and embedded workforce finance platform.

Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures has launched its Uzbekistan office, in a move to help technology companies in its Middle East - North Africa (MENA) portfolio expand to the country and the broader region.