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Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Standard Chartered have integrated the Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST), a forecasting AI model built by Singapore-based Ant International, into their foreign-exchange systems.

Zeekr, the electric-vehicle brand owned by China's Geely Holding Group, said its Malaysian unit had partnered with the charge point operator JomCharge to give Zeekr owners a complimentary JomCharge Platinum membership, until December 31, 2026.

As digital assets become easier to access through regulated investment structures, financial advisers face a more complicated question: not whether clients can invest, but whether the exposure fits their objectives, risk tolerance, and broader portfolios.

Bus Cap Berhad, Malaysia’s bus builder listed on Bursa Malaysia, announced Wednesday that it has entered into an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BYD Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. to jointly advance a Malaysia-based new energy commercial vehicle platform, anchored by the proposed establishment of a localized electric bus assembly and manufacturing…

VNG Group JSC, a leading technology firm in Vietnam, will buy back a majority stake in VTH Software Development JSC for VND480 billion ($18.3 million), after its Singapore-based partner STT GDC withdrew from a planned data center project on the site of VTH.

Malaysia will step up efforts to attract high-value investments in sectors including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, digital services and energy transition, while strengthening incentives to ensure approved projects translate into jobs, technology transfers and local supply chains, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.

US technology firm IBM and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) are planning to establish the Quantum-Safe Center, targeted for launch by the end of 2026, as a dedicated hub to accelerate Singapore’s transition to quantum-safe cybersecurity.

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, known globally as Foxconn, will invest $265 million more into its manufacturing operations in Vietnam and $57 million more in Singapore, according to filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) dated August 12-18.

Singapore is tightening safeguards on major messaging, social media and e-commerce platforms, requiring them to take stronger measures to detect, disrupt and prevent scams targeting users in the city-state.

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has on Wednesday launched the Cybersecurity Assessment and Security Operations Centre Training Lab for Enterprises (CASTLE), a new initiative by SP's School of Computing to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) strengthen their cybersecurity while giving students hands-on industry experience.