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The CEO of one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers says his business has more in common with hotels

“It's a hospitality business," JustCo CEO Kong Wan Sin tells Fortune.

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Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist

Asia is contributing more to global growth than the Americas or Europe, says Mastercard's David Mann.

12.12.2025 10

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ComfortDelGro joins Singapore’s race for autonomous vehicles with new shuttle trials and public rides by 2026

Both ComfortDelGro and ride-hailing platform Grab plan to roll out AVs to the public by next year.

12.12.2025 10

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Young people are ‘growing up fluent in AI’ and that’s helping them stand apart from their older peers, says Gen Z founder Kiara Nirghin

Nirghin explained that young entrepreneurs see coding as something to be done alongside AI agents, rather than done alone and from scratch. 

10.12.2025 4

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Malaysia’s Johor launches 7,300-acre innovation sandbox, part of new special economic zone with neighboring Singapore

IBTEC, formally launched on Dec. 2, will make “production smarter, supply chains more resilient and operations more efficient,” said developer...

09.12.2025 5

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Australia will start banning kids from social media this week—and Malaysia is getting ready to do the same

Other countries are considering less drastic ways to control teenagers' social media use. On Nov. 30, Singapore said it would ban the use of...

09.12.2025 10

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Procurement execs often don’t understand the value of good design, experts say

In reality, firms want to build more with less—and even though visions are created by designers, they don’t always get to see them to fruition.

08.12.2025 20

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The workplace needs to be designed like an ‘experience,’ says Gensler’s Ray Yuen, as employees resist the return to office

Employees don't want to return to the office. That poses a challenge for workplace designers like Yuen.

05.12.2025 10

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Microsoft AI’s design head wants her team to be AI-native by the end of the fiscal year

Danzico noted that she helped put together an in-house AI course for her team's 200 employees, to a "tremendously positive" positive response.

04.12.2025 2

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Video games can teach designers deeper lessons than ‘high score streaks’ and gamification

Game design holds important lessons for education, said Lee Schuneman, the chief product officer at edtech firm Efekta Education Group.

03.12.2025 7

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The tech world should abandon minimalist design in favor of more ‘expressive’ options says Samsung’s first Chief Design Officer, Mauro Porcini

He pointed to industries like fashion, automotives and architecture, which offer consumers a range of design options.

02.12.2025 10

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The world’s top designers are exploring whether the private sector can move the needle on the UN’s SDGs

“Every time you design something, you're making an active choice on the future you want to build,” says Ben Sheppard, founder of Design for Good.

28.11.2025 4

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Business schools have a responsibility to ‘train the leaders of tomorrow’ amid global ‘fragmentation’, says ESSEC dean Vincenzo Vinzi

It is a global institute of higher education with four campuses across three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.

26.11.2025 10

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Going green doesn’t always mean going big: ‘Pay attention to the small- and medium-size players as well’

There’s a huge funding gap in the global green transition, particularly among emerging markets with less ability to tap global capital. 

25.11.2025 3

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Southeast Asia’s tech sector is in a slump—but one VC sees signs that ‘things will work out quite well here in the long run’

Monk's Hill Ventures' Arun Pai pointed to growing experience among founders, new public-private partnerships, and SEA's global connections.

24.11.2025 10

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Are doctors at risk of AI automation? ‘Those who don’t use it will be replaced by those who do’

From fortifying diagnostic accuracy to filling out electronic medical records (EMRs), AI is easing the workload of healthcare professionals worldwide.

21.11.2025 10

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GLP-1s could end up being ‘the first true longevity drug’ as the world battles a rising obesity crisis

Top scientists from have suggested that GLP-1s could have broader effects than just tackling obesity and diabetes.

21.11.2025 2

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China is ‘walking the walk’ on climate action leadership say green industry figures

The country is filling a leadership vacuum at a time when U.S. is no longer attending key climate meetings, say UN and business leaders.

20.11.2025 3

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AI’s power and water consumption is worrying the agriculture sector: ‘Don’t forget that it is also required for us to grow food’

“Don't forget the humans in the equation," warned Gerard Lim, CEO of vertical farm startup Agroz at the Fortune Innovation Forum.

20.11.2025 2

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Younger customers are venturing back to real-world stores, says AS Watson CEO Malina Ngai: ‘They want to be able to touch the product’

AS Watson, which is nearing its 185th annivesary, has almost 17,000 outlets in 31 markets, including mainland China, Malaysia, Turkey and even...

19.11.2025 3

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Companies need to take a human-centric approach to AI, experts say, as executives try to shift from experimentation to implementation

“For every dollar that we spend on technology, we should spend three more on people," said Gastón Carrión, Accenture's APAC lead of talent.

18.11.2025 5

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Visa leans into AI-enabled payments and stablecoins to stay ahead of the game in Asia

One thing missing from current chatbotys is "the ability to make payment via an agent,” said Asia-Pacific president Stephen Karpin.

17.11.2025 10

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‘A national security problem and a homeland security problem’: The world targets Southeast Asia’s notorious scam centers

The U.S. announced on Thursday that it will start a new "Scam Center Strike Force" to target cybercriminals based in Southeast Asia

16.11.2025 20

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Sea shares dip by over 8% as profit comes in below analyst expectations

Sea’s operating expenses rose 28% in the past quarter, with its e-commerce arm—Shopee—looking to strengthen its competitive edge over rivals.

12.11.2025 1

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Asian travel platform Klook is filing for a New York IPO

Klook revealed that it generated $417.1 million in revenue in 2024, a 24% increase. Yet the company isn’t profitable, losing $99.3 million last year. 

11.11.2025 10

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DBS rolls out Gen AI chatbot, as Southeast Asia’s largest bank incorporates AI in its workflow

The bank currently uses AI to handle tasks like fraud detection, algorithmic credit-scoring and employee training.

10.11.2025 3

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Asian universities turn into tourist destinations as Chinese students look closer to home for higher education

Tourists have long flocked to Western universities, like Oxford or Harvard—but visitors are now adding Asian campuses to their itineraries.

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Grab CEO Anthony Tan suggests drivers could upscale to ‘new kinds of jobs’ as the firm prepares to launch robubuses next year

"Drivers could be remote safety drivers, data labelers; they could change LiDARs, cameras, and so forth," Tan told analysts during an earnings Q&A.

05.11.2025 4

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AI empowers criminals to launch ‘customized attacks at scale’—but could also help firms fortify their defenses, say tech industry leaders

Generative AI and more digital connections are opening up new avenues for cyberattacks.

01.11.2025 2

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Saudi Arabia wants to become a tourist hot spot and is building 300,000 new hotel rooms to get there

“We want travelers to come and experience the Saudi hospitality, enjoy our coffee and food, and learn about Arabian culture,” said H.E. Ahmed Al...

30.10.2025 6

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Why ASEAN membership matters for Southeast Asia’s smallest economy: It’s a ‘credible signal’ of stability to wary international investors

With oil and gas revenues starting to run dry, Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, needs to explore new options.

30.10.2025 5

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HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan says global stock exchanges have to work together to stay relevant in a crypto age

"We're entering a stage where exchanges are not really competing with one another, but working together," HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan said.

29.10.2025 2

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Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study

Climate change may be partly to blame.

27.10.2025 10

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