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Singapore EV sales seen rising 34 percent in 2026, BMI says
Singapore’s electric vehicle (EV) transition is entering a more mature, policy-dependent phase, with sales forecast to rise 34.3 percent in 2026 as government incentives, cheaper models from China and expanding charging infrastructure support adoption, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research said on Thursday.
MBSB maintains positive outlook on Malaysia’s renewable energy sector
MBSB Research has maintained its positive stance on the renewable energy subsector in Malaysia, underpinned by a strong multi-year renewable energy pipeline.
Southeast Asia divided over AI’s environmental impact – ISEAS survey
Public opinion across Southeast Asia is divided over artificial intelligence (AI)’s environmental impact, with 47.9 percent of respondents viewing AI positively but 30.2 percent holding negative views, while 21.9 percent say they lack enough knowledge to assess its environmental costs and benefits, a survey launched by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute…
Vietnam to host SEMIEXPO chip exhibition in December, drawing global firms
Vietnam will host SEMIEXPO Vietnam 2026, an international semiconductor exhibition, in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13-14, drawing some 200 companies and global chip leaders,
Tokenization: Crypto’s symbolic walk on Wall Street
Yiwei Wang examines how tokenized US equities, higher interest rates and recent crypto security incidents are reshaping the relationship between crypto and Wall Street.
BTSE Bhutan announces final license for virtual asset trading, custody in Gelephu
BTSE Bhutan has announced its final Financial Services License for virtual asset trading and custody in Gelephu Mindfulness City.
PRECISE, Temus form center to support Singapore’s genome program’s Phase III
Singapore's national precision-medicine agency (PRECISE) and Temasek-backed technology firm Temus will jointly build the data and computing systems for the next phase of the country's effort to sequence hundreds of thousands of residents' genomes.
Sumsub’s Penny Chai on workforce identity risks in the AI era [Q&A]
Sumsub's Penny Chai discusses help-desk impersonation, event-driven identity checks, employee privacy and governance for AI agents and other non-human identities.
SoundHound powers Kia Sorento generative AI in India
SoundHound AI has deployed its conversational voice and generative AI technology in Kia's Sorento for India, supporting cabin control and live queries.
Seeing Machines demonstrates real-time 3D human understanding for Physical AI on NVIDIA Jetson Thor
Seeing Machines says its Human Mesh Recovery technology can reconstruct people in 3D in real time on NVIDIA Jetson Thor, targeting robotics and Physical AI systems that operate around humans.
