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Beyondsoft & IMDA’s Tech Bridge Program brings global AI solutions to Singapore SMEs
According to a statement, the program connects businesses with curated and market proven AI-enabled solutions for SMEs in the Retail, Wholesale and Food & Beverage sectors that address areas such as customer engagement, sales follow-up, finance and administrative processes, retail analytics and market intelligence. The program will expand to include…
Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast opens early bookings for the all-new VF 8 in the Philippines
The VinFast VF 8 is now available for pre-order in the Philippines, further expanding the brand's product lineup and offering customers more choice, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
PH businesses must build workforce resilience amid severe weather systems – AscentHR
According to the PSA, bad weather was a primary factor causing millions of employed Filipinos to work fewer hours, directly impacting worker take-home pay and creating administrative complexity for employers managing variable shifts, overtime, and statutory reporting.
“Cheap money era” is over, Vietnam startups must go back to basics, says BeginGuru CEO
Hai Nguyen, founder and CEO of startup coaching BeginGuru, stressed the gap comes down to one thing: investors still see no credible path to exit, so capital waits. The cheap-money era is over, and startups must live on customers’ money, not investors’.
Vietnam’s AI infrastructure provider GreenNode triples capital to $32M
GreenNode, the artificial-intelligence (AI) cloud unit of Vietnam's tech giant VNG, has registered an increase in its charter capital to VND835 billion ($32 million) from VND 245 billion.
Thailand’s SCG to soon restart Long Son Petrochemicals complex in Vietnam
The Siam Cement Group (SCG), a major industrial conglomerate in Thailand, will soon resume operation of the $5-billion Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) complex in Vietnam.
Singapore DayOne Data Centers secures $3.7B financing package from 7 lenders
A group of seven banks has arranged an expanded multi-currency financing package of MYR15 billion ($3.7 billion), for DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company.
Singapore-based Bitdeer AI adds 60MW Malaysia facility, lifting secured AI capacity to 333.5MW
Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, has signed an eight-year data center services agreement for a 60-MW facility in Malaysia.
VinFast offers $60,000 per new electric motorcycle showroom in Indonesia, Philippines
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has offered dealer partners up to $60,000 for each new electric motorcycle showroom they open in the Philippines and Indonesia.
ST Engineering to open Transparency Centre in Singapore
ST Engineering plans to open a Singapore center in early 2027 to assess and strengthen autonomous vehicles, drones, robots and cyber-physical systems.
