The Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST) was inaugurated on January 17 at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi. The VKIST is one of Vietnam’s largest research and development (R&D) centers which has been under construction since 2014 thanks to...
Newly launched Filipino bank GoTyme Bank has partnered with global cloud banking platform Mambu to deliver an innovative digital banking solution that is aiming to improve access to high-quality financial services for Filipinos. Singapore-based Tyme Group, which has...
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has announced that it is on its way to completing a nationwide network integration using Multi Operator Core Network (MOCN) technology to provide wider coverage, better indoor service quality, and faster internet experience for...
Equinix, Inc. announced its market entry into Malaysia with plans to build a new data center in Johor. With an initial investment of approximately USD 40 million, the data center is scheduled to begin operations in 2024, providing 500 cabinets and 1,960 square meters...
Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson and the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) of Thailand recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate toward driving 5G-based digital transformation in Thailand. The...
Singtel announced plans to construct the first data center in Indonesia in collaboration with Indonesian telco Telkom and energy company Medco Power. The data center will provide various services, such as cloud and data storage, and support for business continuity....
Singapore and the European Union (EU) have agreed to accelerate steps towards a comprehensive and forward-looking Digital Partnership between the two parties. They reaffirmed their shared ambition to bring the robust and longstanding EU-Singapore relationship into the...
Vietnam’s first tech unicorn VNG has established a data center to fulfill the demand of retaining data within the Vietnamese territory, as required by the newly issued regulations. The data center was unveiled by VNG, a games-to-payments business planning to list on...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines is targeting to install over 9,000 free Wi-Fi sites nationwide in 2023, under its “Broadband ng Masa” Program (BBMP). This is in addition to the current 4,757 live sites in the...
Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain outside of China, with Vietnam, India, and Brazil forecasted to make up 30% of Apple supplier’s Foxconn output. Particularly, Vietnam has typically welcomed businesses eager to shift production away from China, including...
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is collaborating with Microsoft to improve sustainability outcomes and address climate-related issues for digital technologies. The parties will together work to accelerate the global and local development of...
During the Singapore International Cyber Week, held in October 2022, the Singapore Government announced that it has set up an inter-agency counter-ransomware task force to better tackle ransomware, which has become a growing worry among businesses in the city-state....
