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Vietnam office landlords race to upgrade ageing stock
IT Industry

Vietnam office landlords race to upgrade ageing stock

Many older towers risk losing tenants and value as occupiers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City demand greener, healthier offices.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
MNL targets older Singapore estates for EV retrofits
Schneider Electric

MNL targets older Singapore estates for EV retrofits

Older condominiums could gain EV chargers without costly substation upgrades, easing a bottleneck as Singapore's car electrification accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Vendfun launches compact Nano-S hotel self-check-in kiosk
Digital Transformation

Vendfun launches compact Nano-S hotel self-check-in kiosk

Smaller hotels can now automate check-in in tighter lobby spaces, as Vendfun adds payment, ID scanning and loyalty enrolment to one unit.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Connext opens Cebu office as revenue & hiring grow
Human Capital Management

Connext opens Cebu office as revenue & hiring grow

The new site widens Connext's offshore capacity for US clients, as first-half revenue rose 15% and headcount climbed to 2,620.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Southeast Asia real estate shaped by structural forces
Smart Cities

Southeast Asia real estate shaped by structural forces

Investors are being pushed towards corridors, logistics hubs and digital assets as governments and supply chains reshape demand across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
JLL delivers Agoda's Bangkok office campus at One Bangkok
Supply Chain

JLL delivers Agoda's Bangkok office campus at One Bangkok

The seven-floor fit-out signals growing demand for hybrid-ready offices in Bangkok, with amenities aimed at attracting and retaining staff.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
iQanAI launches conversational AI sales app across SEA
Software-as-a-Service

iQanAI launches conversational AI sales app across SEA

Businesses across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia can now automate multilingual chat sales around the clock, reducing missed leads and follow-up delays.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Neolix & QuikBot team up on Singapore delivery test
Smart Cities

Neolix & QuikBot team up on Singapore delivery test

The tie-up could speed up autonomous parcel drop-offs in dense cities by linking road vehicles with building access systems and door-to-door handovers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
CapitaLand buys Japan's largest data centre in Osaka
Digital Transformation

CapitaLand buys Japan's largest data centre in Osaka

Japan's data centre market is drawing more institutional capital as a USD $1 billion Osaka sale underscores demand for scarce operational assets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 12th May 2026
Pinecone launches first serverless cloud region in Singapore
Hyperscale

Pinecone launches first serverless cloud region in Singapore

Customers in Southeast Asia can now keep AI data closer to home, as Pinecone adds local residency and lower latency in Singapore.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 8th May 2026
OnSite raises S$1.7 million to build AI for construction
DevOps

OnSite raises S$1.7 million to build AI for construction

The seed round will help the Singapore startup expand its team and cut costly site miscommunication in a sector hit by S$1.1 billion in annual inefficiencies.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT buys S$1.4bn assets, enters Japan
Hyperscale

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT buys S$1.4bn assets, enters Japan

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to buy Singapore and Osaka assets for SGD $1.4 billion, boosting logistics, business space and data centres.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Suprema & Hyundai teams plan robot-ready smart homes
Robotics

Suprema & Hyundai teams plan robot-ready smart homes

Suprema and Hyundai are teaming up to design AI-secured robot-ready housing, blending architecture, security and autonomous services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Malaysia chases AI hub status but workplace use lags
Data Protection

Malaysia chases AI hub status but workplace use lags

Malaysia pitches itself as a regional AI hub, but new research shows workplace adoption lags far behind the technology's potential.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines
Firewalls

Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines

Phishing and smishing scams in the Philippines surged in 2025, with phishing sites jumping 423% as fraud shifts to mobile and social media.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
AppWorks Demo Day links Malaysian, Singapore startups
Agricultural Technology

AppWorks Demo Day links Malaysian, Singapore startups

AppWorks Demo Day in Kuala Lumpur links eight Malaysian and Singapore startups chasing cross-border growth across ASEAN's tech economy.

By Kaleah Salmon • 7 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
A-FLOW opens ML1 data centre to power PH digital boom
Smart Cities

A-FLOW opens ML1 data centre to power PH digital boom

A-FLOW has launched its ML1 data centre in Laguna, the first phase of a planned 36MW campus to support the Philippines' digital surge.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Google Cloud launches PanyaThAI to drive agentic AI in Thailand
Data Analytics

Google Cloud launches PanyaThAI to drive agentic AI in Thailand

Google Cloud has launched PanyaThAI to boost agentic AI adoption across Thai sectors, aiming to create USD $21bn in economic value by 2030.

By Melvin Hipolito • 6 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025
HID unveils facial recognition readers to secure smart buildings
Data Protection

HID unveils facial recognition readers to secure smart buildings

HID has launched Amico facial recognition readers for smart buildings in Southeast Asia, enhancing secure, contactless access with digital identity integration.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025