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Aerospace
Transportation & Logistics

Eve Air Mobility targets Thailand AAM rules in RV Connex MOU

Eve and Thai aerospace firm RV Connex join forces to build the regulatory foundations Southeast Asia needs for commercial air taxi operations.
Eve and Thai aerospace firm RV Connex join forces to build the regulatory foundations Southeast Asia needs for commercial air taxi operations.
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AI & ML
Wellbeing

NUS Business School: Indonesia's AI edge is its workforce

NUS Business School argues Indonesia's AI advantage rests on human capability, not hardware, as it targets high-income status by 2045.
NUS Business School argues Indonesia's AI advantage rests on human capability, not hardware, as it targets high-income status by 2045.
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Robotics
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

Unitree's 8,000x IPO signals China's humanoid robot inflection point

Unitree's Star Market debut drew demand 8,000 times over, putting humanoid robotics at the centre of China's next industrial capital cycle.
Unitree's Star Market debut drew demand 8,000 times over, putting humanoid robotics at the centre of China's next industrial capital cycle.
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Internet of Things
Cybersecurity
Defence

Airtel Business and ITI tie up to build India's sovereign digital stack

A state-owned telecom manufacturer and India's largest private carrier join forces across cloud, IoT, 5G and cybersecurity.
A state-owned telecom manufacturer and India's largest private carrier join forces across cloud, IoT, 5G and cybersecurity.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

AI agents get credit cards as Asia fintech redraws payments map

From agentic stablecoin rails to RBI credit curbs, Asia's fintech week signals a structural shift in how money moves autonomously.
From agentic stablecoin rails to RBI credit curbs, Asia's fintech week signals a structural shift in how money moves autonomously.
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Automotive
Fintech
Robotics

BYD Dethrones Toyota in Singapore as Grab Pivots to Banking

Southeast Asia's two biggest mobility stories converge: a Chinese EV maker seizes Singapore's car market while Grab's $2bn loan book redefines its
Southeast Asia's two biggest mobility stories converge: a Chinese EV maker seizes Singapore's car market while Grab's $2bn loan book redefines its
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Energy
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

Aemetis India unit begins $17m biodiesel deliveries to state oil firms

Universal Biofuels secures 18 million litres of state-allocated supply as India pushes blending from 1% toward a 5% target by 2030.
Universal Biofuels secures 18 million litres of state-allocated supply as India pushes blending from 1% toward a 5% target by 2030.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity

NPCI warns India's digital payment users on SMS scam surge

India's retail payments authority launches a public awareness push as social-engineering SMS fraud threatens the country's fast-growing digital economy.
India's retail payments authority launches a public awareness push as social-engineering SMS fraud threatens the country's fast-growing digital economy.
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AI & ML
Datatech
Transportation & Logistics

TinyFish and NESIC target AI agent data bank for Japan's enterprises

A US web-native AI startup and Japan's NESIC are co-building a verified data layer to underpin autonomous AI agents across Japanese enterprises.
A US web-native AI startup and Japan's NESIC are co-building a verified data layer to underpin autonomous AI agents across Japanese enterprises.
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Wellbeing
Internet of Things
AI & ML

Decent Holding builds AI health data layer on 550-centre China network

The NASDAQ-listed firm is weaving wearable and sensor data into longitudinal health profiles across 180,000 paying members in China.
The NASDAQ-listed firm is weaving wearable and sensor data into longitudinal health profiles across 180,000 paying members in China.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

TBC Uzbekistan launches digital car loans in secured lending push

TBC Bank's Central Asian digital ecosystem enters auto lending, targeting an untapped secured credit market with 6 million monthly active users.
TBC Bank's Central Asian digital ecosystem enters auto lending, targeting an untapped secured credit market with 6 million monthly active users.
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Fintech
Real Estate

Policybazaar for Business launches India D&O liability guide

A new guide from PB Fintech's corporate arm argues personal director liability in India has outpaced boardroom awareness.
A new guide from PB Fintech's corporate arm argues personal director liability in India has outpaced boardroom awareness.
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AI & ML
Wellbeing
Real Estate

NewGen's K25.ai stake hits $26m as Nasdaq-listed IVF firm pivots

NewGenIVF's 13% stake in AI venture K25.ai is now valued at $26m, spotlighting a widening pivot from reproductive health to digital assets.
NewGenIVF's 13% stake in AI venture K25.ai is now valued at $26m, spotlighting a widening pivot from reproductive health to digital assets.
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Cybersecurity
Transportation & Logistics
Fintech

e& and Globe link up to secure Philippines voice traffic via UAE

Abu Dhabi-based e& becomes Globe's preferred international voice partner, bringing AI-enabled fraud detection to Philippine carrier traffic.
Abu Dhabi-based e& becomes Globe's preferred international voice partner, bringing AI-enabled fraud detection to Philippine carrier traffic.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Vield automates crypto hedging as ASIC tightens licensing

Australian crypto lender Vield adopts Integral's institutional FX platform as ASIC's 2026 licensing regime accelerates digital asset maturation.
Australian crypto lender Vield adopts Integral's institutional FX platform as ASIC's 2026 licensing regime accelerates digital asset maturation.
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Energy
Sustainability
Datatech

Qnetic builds world's largest flywheel test cell in Shanghai

Qnetic's 200-kWh Pulsar prototype targets data centres and grid operators as a mineral-free alternative to lithium-ion storage.
Qnetic's 200-kWh Pulsar prototype targets data centres and grid operators as a mineral-free alternative to lithium-ion storage.
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Transportation & Logistics
Aerospace
Retail & E-Commerce

Hyperion acquires India's Manar Tools to deepen APAC precision push

The Ohio materials giant's Pune buy signals a vertical integration push into India's fast-growing electronics and automotive manufacturing base.
The Ohio materials giant's Pune buy signals a vertical integration push into India's fast-growing electronics and automotive manufacturing base.
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Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics
Retail & E-Commerce

PureCycle and Mitsui target Japan's BOPP film market with recycled resin

A three-way partnership aims to bring dissolution-recycled polypropylene into flexible packaging, a segment long closed to recycled content.
A three-way partnership aims to bring dissolution-recycled polypropylene into flexible packaging, a segment long closed to recycled content.
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Defence
Aerospace

Bombardier Defense wins second South Korea mission with Global 6500

A stand-off jammer contract doubles Bombardier's South Korean footprint, reflecting accelerating Indo-Pacific air-force modernisation spend.
A stand-off jammer contract doubles Bombardier's South Korean footprint, reflecting accelerating Indo-Pacific air-force modernisation spend.
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