Digital Asia

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines is creating a P250-million (US$50 million) venture fund aimed at investing in local startups.

IBM shutting down its Global Delivery Centre (GDC) located in Cyberjaya as part of restructuring efforts, closing the seven-year-old facility come May 31.

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued 77 compounds totalling RM3.7M to various license holders in the first quarter of 2021.

Malaysia has seen an increase in the percentage of women in its workforce, especially in the field of technology over the recent years.

The beta version of YouTube Shorts has been launched on YouTube app (iOS, Android), and it has already shown up on the app in Malaysia.

A new foreign investment policy from announced by the malaysian government soon to attract more high-tech foreign direct investments.

OCBC Bank has turned on face verification at selected ATMs across Singapore, letting its customers authenticate their identity without need for ATM card.

Finnish telecommunications company Nokia plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs in the course of two years and take the savings to invest in its 5G networking.

Nasdaq-listed Chinese online broker Futu Holdings Ltd is aiming to tap a retail investor trading boom in Southeast Asia with Singapore.

YouTubers in Malaysia who are under the YouTube Partner Program will be required to pay taxes to the United States starting later this year.