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Sea’s revenue rises 36.4 percent year on year in 2025

Singapore-based tech giant Sea saw its revenue jump 36.4 percent year on year to $22.9 billion in 2025, with gross profit growing 42.2 percent year-on-year to $10.2 billion.

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Malaysia’s Carsome delivers $23M EBITDA in FY2025, 16% gross profit growth

CARSOME Group Inc. reported FY2025 EBITDA of $23 million, more than doubling year-on-year, reflecting continued margin expansion and cost discipline across its core markets.

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From chatbots to sales AI agents: The evolution of AI in e-commerce

E-commerce is entering a new era where AI does far more than answer questions. The shift from chatbots to Sales AI Agents is not about replacing old tools. It is about meeting modern shoppers where they are and giving them the help they expect.

Malaysia’s Aonic secures $10M to take home-grown drone technology global

The Series A funding round is led by Kairous Capital, a regional private equity and venture capital firm backed by Jelawang Capital, Malaysia’s National Fund-of-Funds through its Emerging Fund Managers’ Program.

Singapore-based Open Campus, Vietnam’s L&A and SKALE pilot credential-based job matching

Open Campus, a Singapore-based decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on blockchain applications in education, will collaborate with Vietnam’s Le & Associates (L&A) and SKALE to pilot a credential-powered job matching initiative in Vietnam.

Gobi Partners invests in Cortical Labs, expands biological computing hub

Asia-focused venture capital firm Gobi Partners has invested in Cortical Labs, a biotechnology company developing computing systems that combine living human neurons with silicon hardware.

Vietnam imposes mandatory AI labeling under new law

Vietnam’s Law on Artificial Intelligence (AI) stipulates that service providers must inform users when they are interacting with AI; otherwise, they may be subject to criminal proceedings or administrative fines.

Canvas Ventures International aims to build operating system for Thailand’s Next Economy [Q&A]

We talked to Tanachai Kulsomboonsin, CEO and Co-founder at Canvas Ventures International, to learn more about the VC firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Thailand for 2026.

Malaysia calls for feedback on sustainable finance taxonomy

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) are collaborating to develop the Malaysia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.