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Hong Kong-based Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) will jointly build a $2.1 billion AI data center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's biggest city, according to the municipal authorities.

Vietnam will prioritize immediate development and deployment of six products, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), 5G network, and Blockchain-tracking application & digital assets, the Ministry of Science and Technology said at a Tuesday meeting on strategic technologies.

Artificial intelligence (AI) innovations developed by Indonesian women-led startups, such as hospital automation tools and inclusive communication platforms, are approaching Vietnam through a regional expansion initiative led by Indonesia-based Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison under its women-focused innovation program SheHacks.

Singtel and conversational AI company Sierra will jointly enhance Singtel’s customer engagement capabilities using artificial intelligence, the company said in a press release on Wednesday.

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’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.

Fynd aims to address these challenges through its unified AI-native commerce ecosystem. The platform integrates in-store systems, e-commerce, design, production, and supply chain management into a single architecture.

Singapore will set up a new National AI Council, chaired by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, to provide strategic direction and drive Singapore's AI agenda.

The Malaysia government will establish a sovereign AI cloud to ensure the country's national artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are secure, sovereign and able to support government services as well as the country’s digital development.

At the Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur 2025 (SCEKL25), Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo witnessed the exchange of three landmark Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and one Letter of Collaboration.