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Kuala Lumpur, 18 August 2026 – Regional fintech leader and digital bank Boost has officially launched Boost SME, a fully digital business banking platform that integrates digital banking…
Seoul, South Korea, 18 August 2026 – South Korea’s KOSPI climbed above 7,100 as foreign investors bought large-cap shares and renewed optimism about artificial-intelligence and semiconductor demand outweighed…
Beijing, China, 18 August 2026 – China’s state-backed investors are facing a difficult test as speculative enthusiasm for artificial-intelligence shares collides with Beijing’s effort to build a steadier,…
San Francisco, United States, 18 August 2026 – OpenAI is set to lease a large new artificial-intelligence data centre in the United States with backing from Nvidia, highlighting…
Seoul, South Korea, 18 August 2026 – Pressure for Korean memory-chip manufacturers to expand production in the United States is testing the balance between trade policy, national investment…
Hanoi, Vietnam, 18 August 2026 – Vietnam is moving to build a workforce for quantum technology as governments and companies across Asia compete to develop capabilities in advanced…
Tokyo, Japan, 18 August 2026 – Japan’s corporate profit outlook is improving as artificial-intelligence and semiconductor demand lifts expectations for the current financial year. The selected research indicates…
Santa Clara, United States, 17 August 2026 – Nvidia is preparing a US$1.5 billion investment in SB Energy linked to an OpenAI data-centre development, extending the chipmaker’s financial…
Hong Kong, China, 17 August 2026 – Hong Kong has cut the time required for environmental impact assessment procedures roughly in half by combining regulatory reform with artificial…
Bonn, Germany, 17 August 2026 – Apple has agreed to change elements of its app-data consent framework after Germany’s competition authority raised concerns that the company’s own services…
