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Nasdaq-listed chicken restaurant chain CCHH signs $50M data center services deal in Malaysia
CCHH, a Nasdaq-listed company primarily operating Chicken Claypot and restaurant franchises, has signed a three-year, $50 million agreement to provide maintenance services for data center infrastructure projects in Malaysia.
AI Singapore launches AI for Good Festival to expand AI literacy for 5,000 youths
AI Singapore, a ministry-run talent development body, has launched the inaugural AI for Good Festival initiative, to expand AI literacy and responsible AI education at scale.
Ant Group takes 28% stake in China’s Boohee Health as AI health app AQ surpasses 100M users
Ant Group has completed a strategic investment in Boohee Health, becoming its largest external shareholder with a stake of over 28 percent, as the two companies deepen cooperation in weight management and AI-driven health services.
In the age of AI, creativity is the decisive advantage
Rather than reducing the importance of human creativity, AI will increase it. That starts with mindset: encouraging curiosity, rewarding experimentation and giving people the confidence to explore what these tools can do.
Australia’s Lynas, Korea’s JS Link to build rare earth magnet factory in Malaysia
Australia's Lynas Rare Earths and South Korea's JS Link will jointly develop a rare earth permanent magnet factory in Kuantan, Malaysia, following a memorandum of understanding signed in July 2025.
78% of Singapore IT leaders lack real-time data infrastructure, slows AI scaling: Confluent report
As many as 78 percent of Singapore IT leaders say a lack of real-time data infrastructure is stalling their efforts to scale AI, even as 75 percent are already deploying or piloting agentic AI solutions.
Asia Pacific medtech demand to reach $132B by 2030, only few companies achieve global scale: Bain report
Asia Pacific's share of global medtech demand is expected to reach $132 billion by 2030, growing at 6.9 percent annually and faster than the global market, according to a new report by Bain & Company.
Google unveils video commerce tools for Southeast Asia as YouTube shopping videos hit 6M
Google has unveiled new advertising and video commerce solutions for Southeast Asia at Google Marketing Live Southeast Asia in Singapore.
Malaysia’s renewable energy sector remains on track to achieve 32 pct installed capacity target in 2026 – Hong Leong
Malaysia’s renewable energy (RE) sector remains on track to achieve its 32 percent installed capacity target in 2026, Hong Leong Investment Bank Research said Tuesday.
AI data center boom tests Malaysia’s power, water and talent limits – AMRO
Malaysia’s rapid emergence as a regional data center hub amid the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom is creating new strains on power, water and talent resources, raising questions about how sustainable the sector’s growth will be over the longer term, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said Tuesday.
