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Coda, TikTok Gaming partnership brings Codashop purchases to creator videos across Southeast Asia

Coda, a Singapore-headquartered digital content monetization and distribution company, has reached a partnership with TikTok Gaming to let users move from game content on the platform to purchases on Codashop, Coda's digital goods store, across Southeast Asia.

NTU and Google deepen AI partnership

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Google are deepening their collaboration to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across education, research, and workforce readiness.

Safran invests $152M to expand Malaysia aerospace operations

France-based aerospace firm Safran Landing Systems has invested a combined €136 million ($152 million) to expand its carbon brake manufacturing and refurbishment facility in Sendayan and establish a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center in Nilai, as it seeks to meet growing demand from about 100 airline operators across the Asia-Pacific……

China offers joint AI research with Vietnam as Hanoi sets 2045 target for world-leading AI

China has proposed joint research on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) with Vietnam, including large language models (LLMs), open-source development and linking technology, talent and data resources, officials said at a Vietnam–China seminar on AI research and applications.

Malaysia’s tech export boom yet to lift competitiveness, wages, says CGS International

Malaysia's technology export boom has yet to translate into stronger competitiveness, wages and investment, as the surge has been driven largely by higher global demand for memory-related products rather than gains in market share, CGS International said on Tuesday.

Local sourcing linked to higher margins among Malaysian tech firms, says Kenanga

Greater reliance on domestic suppliers could help Malaysian technology hardware companies improve operating margins and reduce inventory holdings, although the benefits have yet to translate into stronger cash conversion, according to Kenanga Research.

Roblox names Joel Neoh managing director for Southeast Asia, Oceania

Roblox, the immersive gaming and creation platform, has appointed Joel Neoh as managing director for Southeast Asia and Oceania.

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Indonesia rises to third in Cloudflare DDoS target ranking

Cloudflare ranked Indonesia third among DDoS target locations in Q3 2026 as short, low-bandwidth attacks surged across its network.

Vietnam EV maker VinFast deliveries doubles to 82,580 in Q3, founder injects $436M more

VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, delivered 82,580 EV globally in the third quarter of 2026, up 116 percent from a year earlier.

JCB to bring contactless tap-to-ride to Vietnam’s Hanoi metro railway in early 2027

JCB International, the international operations subsidiary of Japan's JCB, and Hanoi Metro, the operator of the city's metro railway, have signed a memorandum of understanding to introduce JCB transit on Hanoi's urban railway network.