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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Sim Tze Tzin, has urged the local automotive components sector, particularly manufacturers of critical parts, to venture into the next frontier of technology by exploring opportunities in humanoid robotics.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Kyriba’s CFO Risk Radar 2026 research revealed that business optimism among Singapore Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) fell 34 percentage points year over year, from 93 per cent in late 2025 to 59 per cent in 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Nessum Alliance has expanded Nessum technology in commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and smart grid applications through deployments by Alliance members Daikin Industries Ltd and Power Plus Communications AG (PPC).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Vocalbeats.AI announced that its flagship applications, Owll and Owll Translator, have built international momentum with leading positions on their respective Apple App Store top-grossing charts across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained higher at midday, in line with most regional markets, supported by easing US Treasury yields and softer oil prices.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd expects its total vehicle sales to reach 200,000 units in 2026, which will mark its highest annual sales performance in 15 years, following a strong first-half (1H) performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Digital Realty has been selected under Singapore’s second Data Center Call for Application (DC-CFA2), with a provisional allocation of 50 megawatts (MW) to develop a new data centre at Jurong Town Corporation’s low-carbon data centre park on Jurong Island.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- X Square Robot, a Shenzhen-based embodied artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced its WALL-B robotic system sorted 10,000 parcels in five hours, 14 minutes and one second during a logistics challenge at the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Wednesday, supported by resilient domestic fundamentals, although cautious sentiment amid the ongoing earnings season might cap gains.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Moody’s Analytics expects growth across the Asia-Pacific region to moderate to 4.2 per cent this year from 4.3 per cent in 2025, before slowing further to 3.6 per cent next year, as higher prices and tighter policy weigh on demand.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Agriculture and logistics are expected to experience the most immediate impact from the development of Malaysia’s low-altitude economy (LAE), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Asia-Pacific airlines are strengthening their defences against industry headwinds by continuing to invest heavily in fuel-efficient aircraft, supported by long-term demand prospects, lower debt following the pandemic and a diverse funding mix, S&P Global Ratings said.
