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Philippines SEC clears Mynt’s proposed GCASH IPO

The Philippine SEC cleared Mynt's proposed GCash IPO of up to PHP 92.32 billion, subject to remaining requirements and final offer terms.

A DHL worker handles a temperature-controlled medical shipment at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Singapore

DHL commits S$29M to Singapore healthcare logistics hubs

DHL will invest S$29 million in two Singapore healthcare logistics hubs and has added dedicated pharmaceutical handling space at Changi Airport.

Power, water and connectivity are the new bottleneck in Malaysia’s AI era – BIMB

Power, water and connectivity are the new bottleneck in Malaysia's artificial intelligence (AI) era, BIMB Securities said on Thursday.

Malaysian manufacturing sector sees business use of AI outpaces factory transformation

Malaysian manufacturing sector sees business use of artificial intelligence (AI) outpaces factory transformation, a survey conducted by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM) showed on Thursday.

Singapore, Lao PDR sign implementation agreement on carbon credits collaboration

Singapore and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have signed an Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Friday.

Singapore-based Ant International gets Brazil payment-institution licence

Singapore’s Ant International has received a payment-institution license from Brazil's central bank, expanding its regulated presence in the country's payments market.

Ping An Digital Bank launches e-commerce financing

Ping An Digital Bank has launched receivables-backed financing of up to $5 million for eligible cross-border e-commerce merchants.

Tencent Hy4 preview model launch graphic

Tencent open-sources 770B-parameter Hy4 preview

Tencent has open-sourced Hy4 preview, a 770-billion-parameter model with 49 billion active parameters and a one-million-token context window.

Vietnam seeks to restrict U16 players’ daily game time at 60 minutes, require parental control

Vietnam seeks to cap the daily playing time of under-16 gamers at 60 minutes and require parents to register their accounts, according to draft rules for online games compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic launches workforce transformation center

Ngee Ann Polytechnic has launched SH1F+, a workforce transformation center working with EY on job redesign, capability building and workplace learning.