SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 29, 2026--
Korea AI · Software Industry Association (KOSA, Chairman Steve (Joon-hee) Joh) and MegazoneCloud (Chairman Max (Joo-wan) Lee) announced that they have jointly operated the " Korea Industrial AX Pavilion " at Tech Week Singapore 2026, a global technology exhibition held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo in Singapore from September 29 to 30.
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Tech Week Singapore is a premier technology event in Singapore, attracting over 30,000 attendees across digital sectors, including cloud computing, data centers, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity.
As part of the ‘Corporate Partnership for Overseas Expansion Program’ administered by MegazoneCloud and KOSA, this initiative leverages MegazoneCloud's global network and market expertise to support Korean SMEs in developing international sales channels.
Ten Korean AI and software companies participated in the joint pavilion to expand into Singapore and the broader ASEAN market. By showcasing Korea's proven AI technologies and solutions driving AI transformation (AX) across industries, the initiative highlighted the competitiveness of the domestic AI ecosystem beyond individual brand promotion.
Participating companies represented three key segments of Korea's AI ecosystem: AI Infrastructure Solutions (Rebellions, Lablup, HyperAccel), Enterprise Solutions (Madrascheck, Scionic AI, Kiwontech), and Industry-Specific Solutions (WATA AI, PFC Technologies, Kristin Company, Cobaltix). The companies actively engaged in business exchanges by showcasing and demonstrating their core capabilities, including AI semiconductors, infrastructure, enterprise AI, and customized industry solutions.
Business matching sessions were actively conducted to facilitate practical global expansion for the participating companies. Intensive 1:1 business meetings were held with potential clients—including local telecommunications companies, data center operators, financial institutions, and global IT enterprises—to explore new business opportunities in Singapore and the broader ASEAN market.
On September 28, a day prior to the exhibition, a preliminary event was held at the OGBC Innovation Hub to help participants establish local networks. Hosted by MegazoneCloud, the private networking event “ Mega Night in Singapore ” brought together approximately 50 attendees, including representatives from participating companies, major local venture capital (VC) firms, and global IT companies, to foster strategic partnerships.
Following the event, KOSA and MegazoneCloud plan to provide structured follow-up support and ongoing initiatives to help the companies achieve tangible business results.
KOSA and MegazoneCloud co-hosted the Korea Industrial AX Pavilion (Image: KOSA)
Ten Korean AI companies showcased key segments of Korea's AI ecosystem at Tech Week Singapore 2026 (Image: KOSA)
MANJUNG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia began repatriating Myanmar nationals under a voluntary program despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and rights groups that conditions in the country remain unsafe for them.
The 1,476 people who began the trip Tuesday are among 5,000 Myanmar nationals who will be repatriated in stages from Malaysia, where 10,388 Myanmar nationals were being held at immigration detention depots nationwide as of Aug. 15, according to Malaysia’s Home Ministry.
A ministry official confirmed the repatriation was taking place Tuesday. Buses believed to be carrying Myanmar returnees arrived at a stadium in Manjung town in Malaysia’s central Perak state, where there was tight security. Ships believed to be from Myanmar were docked at the nearby Lumut naval base.
Those in the first group agreed to return in a process that will be carried out safely using two Myanmar navy warships and a hospital ship, the ministry said. Details of their identities and circumstances were not immediately available.
Myanmar is involved in an armed conflict and political instability following the military’s seizure of power in 2021.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and rights groups have urged caution over the return program, saying the security and humanitarian situation in parts of Myanmar remain volatile and the people involved could face serious risks.
Malaysia is home to about 215,600 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UNHCR, including about 126,000 minority Muslim Rohingya who make up one of Southeast Asia’s largest refugee communities. Despite hosting them, Malaysia is not a party to the U.N. Refugee Convention and treats refugees as undocumented migrants.
Rohingya have experienced decades of discrimination and persecution in Myanmar as authorities largely denied them citizenship and rejected their recognition as an ethnic group. They also have faced growing public hostility in Malaysia, fueled by concerns over jobs, public services, security and the size of the refugee population, as well as misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric on social media.
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has defended the repatriation policy as a diplomatic effort to find a long-term solution, saying Malaysia cannot host refugees indefinitely and Myanmar must take responsibility for its citizens.
Anwar said he plans to invite Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing to Malaysia to discuss the long-running refugee and undocumented migrant issue that has dragged on for decades.
“I am inviting him to say that we can be friends and trade, we can accept Myanmar, but Myanmar must accept them back,” he said in a podcast posted online Sept. 16. “To me, that’s better diplomacy than just shouting angrily at Myanmar.”
Myanmar Foreign Ministry official Han Win Aung has said the plan follows repatriation operations in 2021 and 2022, when Myanmar received more than 1,100 of its nationals stranded in Malaysia.
The repatriation involves genuine citizens and is not about bringing back the Rohingya people, he said.
A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the repatriation program began Monday.
Myanmar nationals look out from a bus in Manjung, Perak state of Malaysia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
One of Myanmar nationals looks out from a bus in Manjung, Perak state of Malaysia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Myanmar nationals look out from a bus in Manjung, Perak state of Malaysia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A ship waits to carry Myanmar nationals in Manjung, Perak state of Malaysia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Myanmar nationals look out from a bus in Manjung, Perak state of Malaysia, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, as a uniformed official walks past. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
