Southeast Asia Connect
Named and dated developments across Southeast Asia.
Aolani says it has signed a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA, with a prospective deployment path spanning Malaysia and the Philippines. According to Aolani, 22,000 GPUs are expected to be deployed
Klook and Visa have announced a memorandum of understanding covering Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, focused on experience-led travel. The companies said the agreement combines Klook’s experiences
Hyosung TNC says its US$1 billion Vietnam bio-spandex platform has entered commercial operation, starting with 50,000 tonnes a year of Bio-BDO capacity.
BDx has begun construction of its CGK4 AI campus in Jatiluhur, a phased 640MW development in West Java.
DayOne and TNB’s 7 August Selangor MoU evaluates up to 1.5 GW of on-site power. It does not announce committed capacity, construction or delivery.
dtcpay reported its US$25m Series A and planned enterprise portal; an SBI executive described a Japan–Southeast Asia digital-asset ambition.
Waymo says it plans to launch autonomous, all-electric commercial ride-hailing in Singapore through the Waymo app in 2028, subject to the safety, regulatory and operational work still required.
JTC and Kajima say they are piloting autonomous construction technology in Singapore, with JTC targeting a 50 per cent reduction in operator manpower for the trial.
A six-seat service and new vehicle rental offer extend the commercial reach of VinFast cars through the affiliated mobility business.
The phase-one opening puts automated production lines into operation at the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park. For manufacturers and suppliers, the immediate signal is an operating site to assess, while larger expansion plans remain future commitments.
A 19 September declaration allows participating states to provisionally apply parts of the upgraded ATIGA framework before its formal 2027 entry date. The route is conditional: it depends on notifications and reciprocal arrangements, not an automatic region-wide switch.
Singapore and Canada have signed a non-binding framework covering emerging technology, energy, food security, investment and supply-chain resilience, setting a direction for later work rather than a completed commercial deal.