Vietnam stories
UK among cheaper markets in global broadband price league
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UK ranks 70th in Broadband Genie's global survey, as Eastern Europe tops the cheapest fixed-line internet markets and North America stays costly.
Asia Pacific wins more FDI appeal as Singapore jumps
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Asia Pacific claims 10 of top 25 foreign investment spots as Singapore leaps to eighth, with investors prioritising innovation over old economic measures.
AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says
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Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.
Lotte Rental extends Rimini Street deal to cut costs
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Lotte Rental extends Rimini Street support for Oracle and SAP systems, aiming to halve annual software spending and fund AI and cloud projects.
Akamai warns of rising API attacks across APAC as AI spreads
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Akamai says AI adoption is widening a governance gap across APAC, with API misuse and application-layer attacks surging as businesses digitise.
MobiFone Digital Payments launches Vietnam network push
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MobiFone Digital Payments has launched in Hanoi with Visa and 20 partners as it seeks to build Vietnam's next national payments network.
Asia Pacific technology spend to rise 9.3% in 2026
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Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.
Zoom showcases AI tools for APAC SMBs in daily work
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Zoom says APAC small firms are moving AI from pilots to daily workflows, boosting productivity while trying to avoid new complexity.
GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore amid investment surge
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GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore, drawing 550+ tech firms and 250 investors managing over USD $350 billion amid an AI investment boom.
APAC mobile gaming sessions rise as paid acquisition grows
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APAC mobile game sessions climb as paid acquisition surges, signalling a shift from pure install growth to retention and long-term value.
FPT deploys Plume cloud Wi‑Fi to boost homes in Vietnam
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Vietnam's FPT is deploying Plume's cloud-managed Wi‑Fi to boost in‑home coverage, performance and security across its broadband base.
Southeast Asia smartphone value rises as shipments stall
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Samsung keeps Southeast Asia lead as Apple jumps to third, but rising memory costs and a shift to pricier phones lift revenue above shipments.
Liechtenstein tops global index for internet access
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Liechtenstein has been named the world's best-connected nation, topping MoneySuperMarket Broadband's 2026 Internet Accessibility Index.
Decidr, ICON partner on SAP AI to automate Procure-to-Pay
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Decidr and ICON team up to bring AI-driven Procure-to-Pay automation to SAP users across Asia-Pacific, targeting high-volume finance tasks.
Vietnam fake account farms fuel global cybercrime wave
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Vietnam-based fake account farms are fuelling a growing global cybercrime market, flogging cheap logins, bot tools and disposable email tricks.
Indosat's SheHacks links women-led AI startups to Vietnam
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Indosat's SheHacks brings Indonesian women-led AI startups to Vietnam, forging cross-border ties with investors and innovation agencies.
Cambodia steps up AI push to narrow regional tech gap
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Cambodia steps up its AI push under a draft strategy to drive growth and narrow regional digital gaps by 2030.
Radian Arc & VNPT launch 5G cloud gaming in Vietnam
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Radian Arc, VNPT, COMIT and Blacknut launch 5G cloud gaming in Vietnam, pairing edge GPUs for streaming now with in-country AI later.
Open Campus pilots verifiable hiring credentials in Vietnam
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Open Campus to test blockchain-backed verifiable education credentials in Vietnam recruitment with Le & Associates and SKALE.
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
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Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.