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Thailand’s SCG’s IoT unit, powered by Tuya Smart, eyes China market

The Tuya Innovation Roundtable (Asia Pacific) on Oct 18 in Bangkok also includes presentations by all three companies, a panel discussion and interview sessions. Media representatives were also given the opportunity to experience “mind” smart home solutions and some other IoT products and services developed by SCG.

Singapore’s Studio 30 50 launches open call for startups to fast-track commercial viability via maritime

Studio 30 50, a Singapore-based MaritimeTech venture studio, has launched applications for its next cohort of startups and founders eyeing commercial scale in the maritime industry in 2024.

OneDegree Global, Eazy Digital forge strategic alliance to offer innovative solutions for insurance providers

Singapore-based insurance technology solutions provider OneDegree Global (OneDegree) and Thailand-based sofeware as a service (SaaS) insurtech startup Eazy Digital have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at setting a new standard in Asia's insurance sector.

The leading role of embedded finance in the Philippines’ renewed digitalization thrust

With the powerful growth of widespread digitalization in the #Philippines, #embeddedfinance promises to get integrated into the national digital economy so deeply that it may become a benchmark for the global #fintech industry. And ultimately, the consumer wins.

Singapore’s Earth VC participates in Finnish Earth observation company Kuva Space $18M funding round

Finnish Earth observation company Kuva Space has successfully raised €16.6 million ($17.85 million) in funding. The funding round was led by existing investors Voima Ventures and Nordic Foodtech VC, with Singapore-based Earth VC also participating.

Vietnam’s FPT acquires US product engineering services firm Cardinal Peak

Vietnam-based information technology service company FPT has announced its acquisition of the United States-based product engineering services firm company Cardinal Peak, a strategic move to strengthen its product engineering delivery capabilities in North America.

HPCL partners Gogoro to rollout battery swapping across retail outlets in India

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology firm in battery swapping ecosystems, has partnered Indian oil firm Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) to rollout battery swapping across retail outlets in India.

Professor Pisano: VinFuture Prize “bringing great attention and credit to Vietnam” [Q&A]

The VinFuture Prize, now in its third season, has seen a remarkable surge in nominations, totaling over 1300, nearly triple the inaugural year. Professor Albert P. Pisano, Co-chair of the Pre-Screening Committee, and an esteemed member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, applauds the prize's nature, which is the pursuit of science and technology…

Malaysia’s TNB partners Petronas to explore CCS technology for gas-fire power plants

Malaysian utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has partnered with state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for gas-fired power plants.