Southeast Asia stories
The pact aims to curb plastic leaks at source, linking river interception with waste reform and finance to protect Asian and Australian waters.
The shift reflects research linking about 79 per cent of overseas ocean plastic reaching Australia to Southeast Asia, where most leakage begins.
Users will gain faster access to country risk insight as AlphaSense folds EIU forecasts and geopolitical analysis into its research platform.
Geopolitical risks are prompting chipmakers to spread production across Asia Pacific, with 35% planning expansion into new regional markets.
Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.
The Australian distributor will add about 60 staff and a foothold in Thailand and Malaysia after agreeing to buy Sektor Group for NZD $138 million.
Data centre operators are under pressure to supply their own electricity, opening the door for Honeywell to add on-site power and utilities.
The shift towards agentic commerce could force merchants and payment providers to prove AI tools stayed within customers' agreed limits.
Travellers can now pre-book cheaper overseas data as the operator rolls out refreshed roaming passes from RM10 across up to 95 destinations.
The city-state's dominance deepened as Southeast Asian startup funding tripled to USD $10.7 billion, according to Founders Forum Group and Dealroom.
Thailand's mature digital payments market is pushing providers to focus on usability and local fit, as PromptPay handles 2.53 billion transactions a month.
The tie-up could simplify venue design across Southeast Asia by pairing lighting and audio, with pilot projects due in its first 180 days.
The move is aimed at helping Italian startups win customers across Singapore and Southeast Asia as cyber threats escalate in the region.
The expansion will see its Singapore headcount rise above 300 as the fintech deepens its Southeast Asia base with a new financial district office.
The expansion gives the group a bigger base to serve Southeast Asian customers and train talent as manufacturers step up research in Singapore.
The deal lifts RONPOS to four Malaysian fuel retail brands and 2,600 stations, strengthening Silentmode's push across South-East Asia.
Foreign river pollution could lift plastic washing up on Australian beaches from 440 tonnes in 2020 to about 850 tonnes a year by 2050.
The feasibility work could shape whether a proposed Ho Chi Minh City campus gets built, with connectivity now a key factor for investors.
The tie-up should help Centara reduce checkout drop-off as international guests in Thailand get local currency pricing and more payment options.
Vietnam's expanding property market has helped JLL build a 350-strong local team, with industrial, logistics and data centres now driving demand.
