South Korea: OpenAI hints at the possibility of building a data center in Korea and expanding cooperation with Samsung, SK, and others, following Seoul office launch koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-… #korea #datacenters #technews #openAI #asiatechnews

ICYMI: "French children under 15 should be banned from social media and there should be an overnight 'digital curfew' for 15-18 year olds, a parliamentary commission has recommended." bbc.com/news/articles/… #socialmedia #tiktok #socmed #mentalhealth #socialimpact #technews

New Zealand: China's Xpeng EV firm is to enter the NZ market with launch of G6 SUV, a mid-sized vehicle that rivals the Tesla Model Y drivencarguide.co.nz/news/xpeng-to-… #newzealand #china #EVs #electricvehicles

Australia & New Zealand: Here's an overview of 19 ANZ startups that between them raised $66.7 million in the past week smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/a… #australia #newzealand #startupAus #startupNZ #techstartups

Registrations are now open for the Cradle LIVE! Startup ASEAN Summit 2025, set for Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from November 3-5 taiwannews.com.tw/news/6199261 #ASEAN #startups #Technews #techconference #techstartups

'The end of inertia - Agentic AI’s disruption of retail and SME banking', an article from McKinsey & Co mckinsey.com/industries/fin… #fintechnews #bankingtech #finservs #AI #agenticAI #technews

Taiwan: An intro to Taiwan's Lipro Vision smart glasses for athletes, featuring ultra-bright displays and long battery life taiwannews.com.tw/news/6199308 #taiwan #sportstech #technews #sportingtechnology #startupTaiwan

New Zealand: Starboard Maritime Intelligence secures Au$20.7M Series A with AI-driven data analysis for maritime security startupdaily.net/topic/funding/… #newzealand #maritimesecurity #AI #nztech #techstartups #indopacific

Malaysia: Securities Commission and Khazanah Nasional sovereign wealth fund are preparing to roll out tokenised bonds and sukuk, potentially 'shaking up' Islamic finance businesstimes.com.sg/international/… #malaysia #tokenization #fintechnews #bankingtech #financenews

Malaysia: Boeing aerospace giant partners carbon removal startup, Equatic, and Sarawak state gov't to pilot ocean-based carbon removal technology reccessary.com/en/news/boeing… #malaysia #netzero #climatechange #technews

Japan's IHI Corporation partners UK's SatVu to develop a thermal infrared satellite constellation to strengthen Japanese sovereign capabilities, and national security spaceanddefense.io/ihi-to-collabo… #japan #spacetech #indopacific #spacetechnology #defensetech

"Several lawmakers in the Philippines have filed bills proposing the creation of a National Budget Blockchain System to make government spending records immutable and publicly accessible." fintechnews.ph/68304/blockcha… #philippines #fintechnews #blockchaintech #technews #govtechasia

"South Korea has taken a major step toward legitimizing its cryptocurrency sector by lifting a 7-year restriction that kept digital asset firms from being recognized as venture companies..." asiatechdaily.com/from-blacklist… #korea #cryptonews #digitalassets #fintechnews #govtech

"More than two-thirds of data centre capacity under construction in Southeast Asia's five main growth markets has been committed in Malaysia..." ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/analysis-… #malaysia #datacenters #technews #southeastasia

Laos will host its first Lao Blockchain Fest under the theme 'Building Resilient Future-Chain' from November 21-22 in Vientiane vientianetimes.org.la/freefreenews/f… #laos #blockchaintech #technews #techconference #southeastasia

Thailand's Electronic Transactions Development Agency has set a goal to establish Thailand as a regional hub for artificial intelligence, with wide-ranging preparations proposed bangkokpost.com/business/gener… #thailand #AI #govtechasia #startupthailand #asiatechnews

"Thailand's digital industry is expected to be worth 3 trillion baht by 2027, up from a projected 2.69 trillion baht this year." bangkokpost.com/business/gener… #thailand #AI #digitaleconomy #technews #techstartups

Thailand: Digital Economy Promotion Agency and Ericsson extend partnership to advance deployment of 5G tech in industry itwire.com/business-it-ne… #thailand #5g #technologynews #robotics #manufacturing

"Thailand is emerging as a key PCB manufacturing hub amid geopolitical tensions, with China's Victory Giant Technology building a major factory in Ayutthaya for AI hardware..." webpronews.com/thailand-emerg… #thailand #electronics #china #supplychains #technologynews

Thailand: "From 2019 to 2024, Chinese investors have received go-ahead certificates for projects worth US$8.4 billion... in the Eastern Economic Corridor cluster, which covers three provinces..." scmp.com/economy/global… #thailand #china #technews #supplychains #manufacturing