PhilWeb says digital gaming solutions drove second-quarter growth
Revenue reached 352.4 million pesos and the digital solutions segment contributed 57%, while the company described AI work as an operating initiative rather than a completed outcome.
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Named and dated developments across Southeast Asia.
ESR and INA start two logistics developments near Jakarta
The partners broke ground on one Cikarang facility and announced a second Cibitung hub, with completion planned for 2027 and 2028 respectively.
Vietnam fines Grab over data consent and consumer disclosures
The VND1.36 billion penalty covers six consumer-protection breaches, including consent and disclosure requirements, according to reports citing Vietnamese authorities.
Indonesia launches its first physical gold ETF
The stock-exchange launch connects a physically backed investment product with Indonesia’s wider bullion-market and capital-market reform agenda.
Singapore industrial AI collaboration targets autonomous facility inspections
Avnet and Weston Robot say their edge-computing and robotics platform is designed to inspect factories, utilities and transport sites. The plan matters because it moves Singapore-developed physical AI toward commercial industrial use.
Vietnam digital-citizenship resolution takes effect on 15 August
Why this matters: Resolution 66.22 expands Vietnam’s national digital-identity system into public services, digital signatures and payment-account links, creating a new operating layer for fintech and government-service providers.
Singapore adds two Johor electricity-import projects to conditional approval list
Why this matters: two more Johor projects on Singapore’s conditional-approval list expand the route for cross-border power trade and regional grid investment. EMA’s 7 August update does not authorise construction or power delivery.
SAP study finds Singapore firms expect more AI returns but remain underprepared
SAP and Oxford Economics surveyed 200 Singapore business leaders: only 2% said their companies were fully prepared for agentic AI, making data, skills and governance the immediate operating issue.
Razer and NUS open joint AI research lab in Singapore
The Singapore lab will study purpose-built AI for interactive digital environments, giving NUS researchers and Razer engineers a shared route from foundational research to tested gaming applications.
Danantara plans US$2.5 billion investment in JBS protein venture
A 7 August JBS filing says Danantara Investment Management would acquire 25% of a venture spanning Indonesia, other Southeast Asian markets, Australia and New Zealand; a regional food-production and supply-chain investment subject to approvals and closing conditions.
TikTok Shop sets Singapore training targets for 3,000 creators and 1,000 sellers
TikTok Shop says it aims to support more than 3,000 creators by end-2026 and train at least 1,000 local sellers by end-2027 through expanded commerce programmes.
TOKEN2049 organiser expects 25,000 attendees in Singapore this October
The organiser says its 7–8 October event at Marina Bay Sands is set to span five floors, with attendance, company and programme figures still presented as expectations rather than completed outcomes.