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Stripe to Power Global Internet Commerce Growth from Asia with Stablecoins and AI
Financial IT
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August 20, 2025
Stripe, the programmable financial services company, today showcased stablecoin and AI product updates at Stripe Tour Singapore 2025 to accelerate global growth for Asian businesses. The announcements come as new research from Stripe shows that...
DHL expands Asia Pacific cold chain network with dual-certified facility in Malaysia
FreightWaves
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August 27, 2025
DHL Global Forwarding is expanding its cold chain logistics capabilities in Asia Pacific with the opening of a dual-certified pharmaceutical facility at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). The move strengthens DHL’s position as a leader in...
Satellite Photos Show China Turning Artificial Island Into Military Base
Newsweek
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August 28, 2025
A Newsweek timelapse compiled from a decade of satellite imagery shows how China transformed an artificial island in the South China Sea into a large military outpost comparable to an unsinkable aircraft carrier. Mischief Reef had been a low-tide...
China’ First Manned Tilt-Rotor Takes Flight
The Aviationist
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August 18, 2025
An image has emerged showing China’s first crewed tiltrotor aircraft taking flight. Leading Chinese military aviation researcher Andreas Rupprecht said this was a tiltrotor prototype captured during its maiden flight, while also sharing a picture...
Wanderlust chronicles: My journey across 46 countries
Borneo Post
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August 10, 2025
The Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt Recently, I was pleasantly surprised when a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) reached out to invite me to present a talk on travel to its members. I am uncertain as to the manner in which they discovered that...
East Asia and Beijing’s silent offensive
The Financial Daily International
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August 27, 2025
China has been the largest trading partner of ASEAN for more than a decade now. This is not simply an economic interdependence; but the relations go beyond the traditional equation to incorporate the evolving yet important domain of foreign...
‘Malaysia must balance data centres with green transition’
The Sun Daily
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August 26, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must strike a careful balance between embracing data centre investments and ensuring its green transition goals are met, said member of parliament for Setiawangsa and former natural resources and environmental...
Could a Trans-Borneo Railway transform Sabah?
Borneo Post
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August 23, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Tan When we talk about the future of public transport in Sabah, the conversation often revolves around improving roads, upgrading ports, or expanding airports. Yet, a far more transformative...
Importing and exporting electricity
Business World
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August 27, 2025
Slowly but surely, the ASEAN is moving towards deeper integration of national economies into a single, unified regional market. By next year, for instance, various national payment systems are expected to operate under a shared digital framework...
Kissht DRHP: Rs 1,000 crore fresh issue, Vertex and other investors to sell stake
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
OnEMI Technology Solutions, which runs fintech lending app Kissht, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi for a public listing. The company plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through a fresh issue of shares, while around 8.8...
AI safety governance, the Southeast Asian way
The Brookings Institution
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Conversations around AI safety are largely dominated by the United States, Europe, and China, leaving Southeast Asian voices underrepresented in broader global AI governance discourse. Still, countries in this region have made important strides in...
Scoot taps OutSystems for disruption management
Asian Aviation
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August 26, 2025
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has selected OutSystems to modernise its flight disruption management capabilities and boost operational efficiency. Leveraging AI-powered low-code, Scoot now unifies its various...
Monash University launches awards program to support ASEAN students
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Monash University has launched a $2.5 million first-of-its-kind awards program to support students from Southeast Asia to study at Monash University campuses. The Vice-Chancellor’s ASEAN Awards, announced at the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum in...
After Ancom Nylex’s 60pc acquisition, Malaysia’s first one-stop ambulance solution company H2H eyes expansion
Malay Mail
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August 27, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — H2H Medicare Group Sdn Bhd, the first and only company in Malaysia to provide a one-stop solution for ambulances, is now eyeing aggressive growth and expansion. This comes after listed firm Ancom Nylex Berhad became the...
A chance to help shape the region’s future
Philstar
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August 17, 2025
August 18, 2025 | 12:00am It was a jampacked room at the Grand Hyatt Manila last week. Heads of the diplomatic missions from the ASEAN member-states were there: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Singapore and...
How Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Berhad became a regional player
Daily Express Malaysia
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August 18, 2025
How Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Berhad became a regional player Published on: Monday, August 18, 2025 Published on: Mon, Aug 18, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Dexter said represents not just Sabah, but the entire island of Borneo, which includes...
International Banker 2025 Asia & Australasia Awards Winners
International Banker
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August 25, 2025
11 China’s policy banks recently embarked on a bond-issuance spree as they sought to lock in lower yields prior to the reinstatement of a value-added tax (VAT) on interest income. The Ministry of Finance announced in late July that it would...
PH pushes trade agenda in Beijing, New York
The Manila Times
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August 26, 2025
THE Philippines advanced its investment agenda at two events held recently in China and the United States. In a statement late Monday, the Department of Trade and Industry said its attached agency, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center...
Illuminating Impact of Aluminum Oxide in Industrial HVAC: Energy Efficiency Shines at Malaysian Pharmaceutical Cold Storage
EnergyTech
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August 24, 2025
Suspending sub-micron particles of aluminum oxide in liquid and utilizing it as a heat-transfer fluid apparently has achieved a 13% reduction in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) energy consumption at a large pharmaceutical...
Bridgewater, Once Led By Ray Dalio, Exits Alibaba, JD, PDD And Baidu, Dumping All US-listed Chinese Stocks Amid Geopolitical Risks
Benzinga
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Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, has completely liquidated its holdings in all U.S.-listed Chinese companies, a dramatic reversal that marks the firm's most significant strategic pivot under its new post-Ray Dalio...