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The Bank of Korea is expected to raise its 2026 economic growth forecast above 3% on the back of historic AI memory chip exports and expanding trade surpluses.
Singapore, 24 August 2026 – ASEAN has made the creative economy a regional policy priority, but inconsistent definitions and weak data systems could make it difficult for governments,…
Singapore, 24 August 2026 – Southeast Asia’s leading electric-vehicle startups have attracted a combined US$622 million in disclosed equity funding since 2016, with Singapore emerging as the region’s…
Western Downs, Queensland, Australia, 24 August 2026 – A proposed data centre in regional Queensland is forcing investors and policymakers to weigh the growth of artificial-intelligence infrastructure against…
Singapore announced plans to merge southern islands into a Western Island for clean energy and nuclear readiness, alongside an undersea tunnel to Pulau Tekong.
Goldman Sachs projects China’s advanced chip supply to grow at 46% annually through 2035, reducing its domestic chip supply deficit from 92% to 34%.
Xpeng’s robotics unit secured over US$900 million at a US$6.3 billion valuation in China’s largest embodied AI funding round to mass-produce humanoid robots.
Singapore’s core inflation rose to 2.0% in July, driven by a 17% electricity tariff adjustment, while remaining below market forecasts of 2.2%.
Beijing, 24 August 2026 – ByteDance is consolidating its artificial-intelligence productivity tools under Doubao, bringing the teams behind TRAE and Coze into its flagship Chinese AI assistant as…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has positioned the city as a premier global accelerator for tech unicorns, backed by 5,200 start-ups and deep Greater Bay Area integration.
