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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Australis Scientific has been named the 2025 MedTech Innovator (MTI) Asia Pacific (APAC) Grand Prize winner, receiving US$175,000 in non-dilutive funding for its smart patch that delivers minimally invasive neuromodulation therapy for overactive bladder. (US$1=RM4.19)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), in partnership with the ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI), recently hosted the USABC Innovation Showcase on the sidelines of the 88th COSTI Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Golpo, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform that converts documents and prompts into interactive explainer videos, has raised US$4.1 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by BNVT Capital, alongside Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Afore Capital and others. (US$1=RM4.21)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) has officially opened its Asia Regional Office in Singapore, located in the Manulife Tower at 8 Cross Street in the city’s Central Business District.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best will hold its Insurance Market Briefing during the 21st Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) on Nov 4 to discuss key trends and developments in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) (re)insurance markets.
KUCHING, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned company of the Sarawak government, has teamed up with South Korea’s Rebellions Inc, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker, to advance AI chip design and semiconductor development, positioning Sarawak at the forefront of Asia’s fast-growing AI landscape.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- ASEAN’s goal to build a fully integrated regional power grid by 2045 is ambitious but achievable, said World Bank lead energy specialist Yussuf Uwamahoro.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy is expected to sustain growth of above four per cent in 2025 and 2026, driven by resilient domestic demand, major infrastructure projects and ongoing structural reforms, Malaysian Ratings Bhd said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) will roll out its new WhatsApp Marketing Messages (MM) Lite Application Programming Interface (API), offering businesses enhanced optimisation tools and new features to drive higher engagement.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank Group, in partnership with ASEAN, today launched the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) Financing Initiative to support the development and integration of national power grids across the region.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- The proposed inclusion of Lemon Law under the Consumer Protection Act 1999, which will protect buyers from purchasing defective vehicles, is broadly positive for market confidence as it could encourage consumers to consider new automotive brands, according to RHB Investment Bank Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is committed to ensuring that the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) ecosystem is fully prepared to implement the new Performance-Based Incentive Framework for the manufacturing sector in the early first quarter (1Q) of 2026, followed by the services sector in early 2Q of the same year.
