Japan to help Southeast Asia develop AI in local languages
TOKYO -- Japan will help Southeast Asian countries train large language models in their local languages, spurring the advancement of artificial intelligence in the region.
Nikkei staff writer in asian news
Australia to purchase U.S.-made 'killer drones'
SYDNEY -- Australia will equip troops with U.S.-made Switchblade 300 drones, the government announced on Monday, amid a broader effort to increase unmanned military aerial systems.
Taliban defy West at U.N. talks while China, Russia eye closer ties
NEW DELHI -- As the Taliban continue to bump heads with the West over the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, China and Russia are softening their stance against the regime.
HSBC lends $23m for Malaysian firm's Vietnam solar project
HO CHI MINH CITY -- HSBC and Leader Energy of Malaysia have inked a financing deal worth 593 billion Vietnamese dong ($23.3 million) for a solar power plant in the southern Vietnamese seaside province of Binh Thuan.
Vietnam gas project receives $830m in Japanese loans
HANOI -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and private lenders will extend roughly $832 million in syndicated loans to a gas development project in Vietnam, the state-backed lender announced on Monday.
Moody's weighs downgrade to Japan's Norinchukin on foreign-bond losses
TOKYO -- Moody's Japan is considering a downgrade to Norinchukin Bank, saying Tuesday that expected losses on holdings of foreign bonds "would materially hurt its profitability" this fiscal year.
Japan's AI unicorn to use Samsung's 2-nm chip production tech
TOKYO -- Japan's Preferred Networks will use Samsung Electronics's cutting-edge 2-nanometer technology for a government-backed effort to develop advanced chips for generative AI.
Australia taps Amazon for $1.3bn 'top secret' cloud storage system
SYDNEY -- U.S. tech giant Amazon will build a cloud storage system for "top secret" information for Australia's military and intelligence agencies, Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Thursday.