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MTR Lab, Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation & Technology Park launch venture program to scale startups globally
MTR Lab and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited (HSITPL) have launched a Venture Partner Program connecting high-potential startups with funding opportunities, strategic guidance, and commercial partnerships to scale across AI, new energy, new materials, microelectronics, and robotics.
Animoca Brands pilots AI agent-powered commerce with Visa in Hong Kong
Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities developed in collaboration with Visa, enabling AI agents on its Minds platform to identify relevant Visa rewards and complete purchases on behalf of users at selected merchants in Hong Kong.
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.
Thailand secures $4.1B in EV supply chain investment, featuring investments from China, Korea, Japan
Thailand has secured more than $4.1 billion in investment pledges across its electric vehicle supply chain, spanning 198 projects covering battery electric vehicles, hybrid systems, battery manufacturing, critical components, and charging infrastructure.
China’s ZTE, Indonesia’s MoraRepublic sign broadband expansion partnership at MWC Shanghai
China's ZTE Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia's PT Ekamas Mora Republik (MoraRepublic) to explore cooperation in developing Fixed Wireless Access and Fibre-to-the-Home services for residential and enterprise customers across Indonesia.
73% of Southeast Asian employees say leadership is disconnected from actual digital needs: Lark
As many as 73 percent of employees across Southeast Asia feel that leadership is disconnected from their digital needs, as digital transformation is being done to employees rather than with them.
Huawei unveils AI-centric network strategy at MWC Shanghai 2026
Huawei has launched an AI-centric target network designed to help carriers monetize both data traffic and AI tokens, alongside a wide range of service and infrastructure innovations unveiled at MWC Shanghai 2026.
Yealink opens Singapore global operational headquarters, customer experience center
China-based Yealink, a global provider of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions, has opened its Singapore Global Operational Headquarters and a new Customer Experience Center, marking a significant milestone in the company's global operations strategy.
AMC Robotics to invest $3.5M in factory in Vietnam, to manufacture robotic dogs
China-affiliated AMC Robotics Corporation is set to invest $3.5 million in the build-out and equipping of its 6,150-square-metre manufacturing facility in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam.
Singapore-based SuperX AI eyes 1 GW data center cluster in Kazakhstan
Singapore-headquartered SuperX AI Technology Limited plans to invest in a 1-GW data center cluster in Kazakhstan, executives expressed at a meeting with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's "Summer Davos" in China.
