AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Energy: Greenpeace East Asia says China’s data-centre and cloud firms are still ramping up renewable use, but the AI boom makes the emissions payoff hard to verify from public disclosures. AI Expansion in Singapore: Anthropic will open a Singapore office in October, hiring across teams as Claude demand rises in regulated sectors. Semiconductors & Talent: Singapore makes 1 in 10 of the world’s chips, but leaders warn the next phase needs deeper expertise, not just more workers. Regional Tech Governance: Singapore industry players argue for auditing and better governance over AI doomsday talk, pointing to IMDA’s AI Verify tools. US Rates Hit Asia Markets: After the Fed hikes, US stocks and bonds fell and the dollar jumped, weighing risk appetite across markets. BRICS & Global Influence: BRICS called for more developing-country say at the IMF, World Bank and WTO, while urging “maximum restraint” in the Middle East. Trade Infrastructure: China opened the Pinglu Canal, cutting routes for landlocked southwest areas to Southeast Asia and overseas markets. Business & Wealth: TikTok founder Zhang Yiming overtakes Gautam Adani as Asia’s richest, as ByteDance valuations climb. Southeast Asia Outlook: A Bain/DBS report forecasts the region’s six biggest economies growing 4.8% annually through 2035, led by Vietnam.
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