DIGITIMES Asia news - Southeast Asia

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Japanese companies significantly boost investment in India following 'Make in India' and PLI schemes

According to a report by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, the number of Japanese companies investing in India has shown significant growth over the past decade, particularly following key government initiatives aimed at boosting local manufacturing

Tech analyst unpacks why AI eats the world at SuperAI Singapore

Wednesday 10 June 2026

ByteDance takes direct aim at Claude Code and Codex at SuperAI Singapore

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Malaysia urges ASEAN to build regional power grid in response to geopolitical tensions, AI-driven power demand

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Malaysia electronics exports seen rising through 2026 despite trade and cost pressures

Wednesday 10 June 2026

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Thursday 11 June 2026

Singapore launches new supercomputer to expand AI and research capabilities

Singapore launched ASPIRE 2B on June 8, its latest national supercomputer, as part of efforts to strengthen the country's artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing capabilities

Thursday 11 June 2026

SuperAI Singapore: Google DeepMind opens its science AI toolkit to Asia-Pacific startups

Google DeepMind has launched a regional accelerator program inviting developers, researchers, and investors across the Asia-Pacific region to submit proposals for applying its scientific AI tools to environmental and sustainability challenges, the company announced at SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Wednesday

Thursday 11 June 2026

Applied Materials invests US$500 million in Singapore to meet AI chip demand

As artificial intelligence (AI) fuels an unprecedented surge in demand for advanced semiconductors, Applied Materials is deepening its commitment to one of Asia's most important chipmaking hubs

Tuesday 9 June 2026

PCL Technologies targets CPO as Penang plant nears completion

Optical communications maker PCL Technologies is expanding into high-power laser packaging, with its new Malaysia plant on track to pass customer certification by the end of 2026. Its earlier investment in US silicon photonics firm Skorpios and the acquisition of Pingood Enterprise also form part of the group's co-packaged optics (CPO) strategy

Tuesday 9 June 2026

VinFast spins off manufacturing arm, deepens Nvidia tie-up in autonomy push

During its first quarter 2026 earnings call, VinFast Auto Ltd. unveiled a series of significant corporate moves, including a transition in board leadership, a major restructuring of its manufacturing assets, and the expansion of high-tech partnerships focused on autonomous mobility. These developments signal the company's shift toward a "capital-light" business model that prioritizes research and development (R&D) and brand growth over capital-intensive manufacturing

Tuesday 9 June 2026

VinFast revenue rises 42%, but losses widen sharply in 1Q26

Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker VinFast reported strong revenue and delivery growth in the first quarter of 2026, but its financial results showed that losses continued to widen significantly as the company pursues aggressive global expansion

Sunday 7 June 2026

Pegatron unit ASRock Rack wins order to supply 587 GPU servers for Thailand AI data center

ASRock Rack, a subsidiary of Pegatron Group's ASRock Inc., has won an order to supply 587 GPU servers equipped with Nvidia B200 accelerators to Japan-based AI infrastructure provider Datasection Inc., the two firms announced. The systems are contracted for deployment at Datasection's AI data center near Bangkok, Thailand, and will serve as a dedicated high-performance computing platform for US companies

Thursday 4 June 2026

Applied Materials to add 1,000 Southeast Asia jobs as Singapore role grows

Applied Materials plans to expand its Southeast Asia workforce by about 25% this year, adding at least 1,000 workers mainly in Singapore as the city-state becomes a more important manufacturing, logistics, and advanced-packaging hub for the US chip-equipment maker, Nikkei Asia reported

Monday 1 June 2026

Weekly news roundup: Nvidia CEO hosts trillion-dollar dinner; TSMC CEO to address bonus backlash in person

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 25-31, 2026

Friday 29 May 2026

Nvidia's Vietnam hiring signals push into high-end AI server manufacturing alongside expanding Taiwan ODMs

Nvidia's expanding recruitment activity in Vietnam signals a potential shift in the country's role within advanced AI infrastructure manufacturing, as Taiwanese server and EMS players continue to scale up production capacity in the region. The developments underscore Vietnam's growing importance in the global reconfiguration of AI hardware supply chains, particularly for high-end data-center systems and GPU-based servers

Friday 29 May 2026

Malaysia's Oppstar revises AI chip deal, formalizes US$2.9 million design contract

Oppstar Bhd has restructured the delivery framework of an artificial intelligence chip development project with a Yokohama-based client, replacing an earlier tripartite arrangement with separate design services agreements and formalizing a US$2.9 million contract for its engineering scope, according to The Edge Malaysia

Thursday 28 May 2026

ByteDance's chip ambition grows with US$70 billion capex plan

ByteDance is considering a sharp increase in capital spending this year as the TikTok owner pushes deeper into artificial intelligence infrastructure — a move that could make it one of China's most aggressive investors in data centers, servers, and custom chips

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Samsung reportedly to expand Vietnam footprint with new memory chip testing plant

Samsung Electronics plans to invest VND39 trillion (approx. US$1.5 billion) in a new semiconductor testing facility in northern Vietnam, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, marking the company's first chip testing plant in the country as global memory demand surges amid the AI boom

Wednesday 27 May 2026

VinFast names new chair to tackle global expansion

Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast has appointed a new chairman amid mounting challenges in its overseas expansion across Asia and the US, including delays to its planned US factory, rising losses, and intensifying competition in global EV markets

Tuesday 26 May 2026

TECO completes Malaysia's Dynaciate acquisition to boost data center build capacity

TECO Electric & Machinery announced on the 25th that it signed an agreement to acquire about 78% of Malaysian engineering firm Dynaciate Engineering Sdn. Bhd. for roughly 200 million ringgit (about NT$1.6 billion). The closing was targeted by the end of August and the firm said the move is intended to expand TECO's data center infrastructure footprint in Southeast Asia to serve global cloud service provider customers

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