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Malaysia eyes 7 percent global advanced packaging share by 2035

Malaysia is targeting a 7 percent share of the global advanced semiconductor packaging market by 2035, as the government accelerates efforts to move the industry up the value chain under its National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

Intel’s Taiwanese partner Accton to invest $80M more in Vietnam

Accton Technology Corporation, s provider of networking and communications solutions for top-tier networking, computer, and telecommunications vendors, will invest $80 million more in its wholly owned subsidiary, Vietnam Accton Technology Company Limited.

Asia’s rise as a new benchmark in AI ethics and governance

Ultimately, Asia’s rise in AI ethics and governance represents a structural shift in global technology architecture. It is not a rejection of global standards, but an expansion of them into a more pluralistic, scalable, and context-aware model designed for large-scale human systems.

Tencent Cloud, Ryt Bank to jointly power AI conversational banking in Malaysia

Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.

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When AI agents start acting on our behalf, security gets more complicated

Southeast Asia’s businesses are moving quickly from AI experimentation to AI delegation. The next challenge is making sure autonomous systems do not become the weakest link in enterprise security.

Intel to expand investment in Vietnam, join hands in workforce training

Intel plans to continue expanding investment in Vietnam while supporting workforce training and the development of the country’s semiconductor ecosystem, a delegation of the American semiconductor giant said to Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

AI drives 84 percent of breaches in Singapore as attackers outpace defenders

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been involved in 84 percent of reported security breaches in Singapore over the past 12 months, enabling attackers to operate with greater speed and scale than many organizations can defend against, a survey showed Wednesday.

Vietnam seeks further cooperation with Amazon Web Services in digital infrastructure, training

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang called for expanded cooperation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in digital infrastructure and training.

Malaysia must build its own digital capabilities to ensure economic resilience, says Digital Minister

Malaysia’s future economic resilience will depend on its ability to build sovereign digital capabilities rather than merely host foreign technology infrastructure, its Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Thursday.

Grab’s record quarter signals growing shift In Southeast Asian food retail – BMI

Singapore-based Grab Holdings' record quarter has signaled growing shift In Southeast Asian food retail, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Wednesday.