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Monday 19 May 2025
How ASE is reinventing chip testing in Singapore—and betting big on silicon photonics
Singapore and Malaysia's collaborative "Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone" has emerged as a magnet for investment, positioning the region as a pivotal node in Southeast Asia's...
Sunday 18 May 2025
Appier posts strong 1Q25 growth, eyes Middle East expansion
Appier has reported solid financial results for the first quarter of 2025, with revenue rising 27% year-on-year to approximately JPY9.4 billion (US$64.17 million), or 31% on a currency-neutral...
Friday 16 May 2025
Microsoft shifts focus to Asia-Pacific amid massive job cuts
Microsoft is reportedly laying off around 6,000 employees, or about 3% of its global workforce, with most of the cuts concentrated in the US. The tech giant has also made organizational...
Thursday 15 May 2025
Huawei cornered in Middle East: Trump, Nvidia redraw AI frontlines
The US-China tech conflict is intensifying even as leaders project a veneer of diplomacy. During trade talks in Geneva, President Donald Trump said the US was "not looking to hurt...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Flex doubles European power capacity with new Poland facility to meet AI-driven data center demand
Flex's Critical Power division, Anord Mardix, is expanding its European critical power operations through a significant investment in a new facility in southern Poland. The site,...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
ASEAN+3 reaffirms commitment to regional financial stability amid global uncertainties

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the ASEAN+3 countries convened in Milan on May 4, 2025, for the 28th ASEAN+3 Finance...

Sunday 4 May 2025
OpenAI's Singapore push cements city-state as Asia-Pacific AI powerhouse
OpenAI is making a decisive push into Asia, with Singapore emerging as a focal point for its regional ambitions. The AI giant is aggressively hiring across a wide range of functions,...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Wiwynn’s Johor bet sets the pace for AI’s next supply chain
With the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) rapidly emerging as a beneficiary of the AI data center boom, the region's supply chain is experiencing both new opportunities...
Friday 25 April 2025
CloudMile highlights mixed progress in Southeast Asia's AI development
CloudMile Group, a Taiwanese startup specializing in AI-driven cloud services, is extending its reach into Southeast Asia, eyeing rapid growth in AI adoption across the region. In...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Trump's broad tariffs shake SEA solar supply chain; triggers oversupply and industry uncertainty
US President Donald Trump has intensified tariff measures in a bid to clamp down on tariff circumvention through Southeast Asia and other third-party locations. His latest actions,...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Acer targets SEA healthcare sector with AI eye-screening software
Acer Group will showcase its VeriSee AI ophthalmic screening software at the Malaysia Ophthalmology Conference from April 25-27, 2025, targeting the Southeast Asian healthcare market...
Thursday 27 March 2025
Chinese TV exports defy US tariffs with growth from emerging markets and supply chain shifts
Since returning to the White House, US President Trump has imposed a cumulative 20% tariff on imports from China. However, looking at the export volume of Chinese TV for January and...
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Chunghwa Telecom partners with global carriers to build Pacific submarine cable
Chunghwa Telecom announced it will join forces with SK Broadband, SoftBank, and Verizon to construct a new 12,500-kilometer submarine fiber optic cable system called "E2A" connecting...
Monday 24 March 2025
Rapidus investment fuels Hokkaido semiconductor talent gap
Rapidus' Hokkaido investment is exacerbating Japan's semiconductor talent shortage. Companies struggle to fill open positions, revealing a critical gap in skilled workers and instructors...
Friday 21 March 2025
Oracle to provide secure cloud and AI services to Singapore's defense ministry
Oracle has announced a partnership with Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to deliver independent cloud and AI services, marking its first such collaboration in Southeast Asia...