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Vietnam, Singapore to develop automation, AI, robotics, green manufacturing in joint research center

The Vietnam Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (VAMRC), a joint project of Vietnam and Singapore, is set to develop automation, robotics, artificial intelligence in manufacturing, factory digital transformation, green manufacturing, and supply chain resilience.

Viettel’s $1.3B chip factory helps Hanoi attract $588M in high-tech investment

Vietnam's technology giant Viettel investing $1.3 billion in a semiconductor fabrication plant in Hanoi made a major contribution to the capital city's high-tech investment attraction of $588.2 million in the first half of 2026.

ZTE, Chinese Society of Engineers to jointly open tech training center in Vietnam

China's ZTE Corporation and the Chinese Society of Engineers (CSE) will cooperate to establish the Center for Excellence in Engineering Capacity Building (CEECB), a technology training center in Hanoi.

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Pressure systems: The forces reshaping cloud strategy in Southeast Asia

Cloud-first approaches simplified decisions; what comes next demands precision. It requires a move from simply consuming cloud services to architecting infrastructure where every choice is deliberate and justified.

Tencent Cloud expands AI agent solutions to Indonesia, to accelerate enterprise AI adoption

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business under Chinese giant Tencent, has expanded its international suite of AI agent solutions to the Indonesian market.

AI may affect nearly 80 million workers in the ASEAN region – ILO

A new study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reveals that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to touch the working lives of nearly 80 million people across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

AI video generation platform PixVerse raises $439M Series C to build real-time interactive worlds, game engine

PixVerse, a global AI video generation platform with over 150 million users across 177 countries, has completed a Series C extension bringing total Series C fundraising to $439 million, following strong interest from international investors across media, entertainment, and technology.

Huawei Pura 90s Series globally debuts, unlocking the ultimate 200MP smart imaging experience

With a refined synergy of hardware, software, chipset and AI, the HUAWEI Pura 90s Series goes beyond conventional smartphone photography.

Finland’s Nokia, Taiwan Mobile extend 5G partnership to build AI-powered mobile network

Finland's technology giant Nokia has signed a 5G expansion agreement with Taiwan Mobile to accelerate the evolution toward AI-native mobile networks across Taiwan, deploying Nokia's latest AirScale portfolio.

Atome Philippines secures $81M credit facility from Asia United Bank to expand PayLater card

Atome Philippines, under Singapore-headquartered digital finance platform Atome, has closed a PHP5 billion ($81 million) wholesale facility with Asia United Bank, securing local currency capital primarily to support the continued expansion of its PayLater Anywhere Card, which has now been issued to over 3 million Filipinos.