[Central Asia Rising] From Astana to Hong Kong: new capital routes for Central Asia

At an SCMP Live panel in Astana, representatives of AIX, HKEX, Alem Capital Management and Gobi Partners discussed how Central Asian companies could connect with international…

MBSB sees data center demand to drive Malaysia’s power capacity upcycle

MBSB Research has maintained its positive stance on Malaysia's renewable energy (RE) subsector, as accelerating data center electricity demand is driving a broader power capacity…

Hanoi police fine individual suggesting labor strike against ride-hailing service Grab Vietnam

Hanoi police have issued an administrative fine against DXH, a local citizen making post to urge Grab drivers to stop working as a "labor strike" against the Singapore-based…

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The AI citation gap for Southeast Asian SMEs: A seven-check visibility audit

Here is a seven-check audit for Southeast Asian SMEs trying to make their public information easier for search and AI systems to access and verify.

Malaysia’s GXBank, World Bank’s IFC to unlock $110M MSME financing in risk-sharing deal

Malaysia's digital bank GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will jointly provide loan portfolio of up to…

VinFast founder hands CEO roles of automaker, ride-hailing service to sons

Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) manufactuer VinFast, has handed the top executive roles at his electric-vehicle maker VinFast and its affiliated…

VinFast plans 27 new showrooms with 13 dealer partners in the Philippines

VinFast has signed agreements with 13 dealer partners to develop 27 new showrooms across the Philippines as it targets a 60-dealership network in 2026.

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The last-mile problem in agentic AI: Why tool-calling reliability is harder than it looks

Red Hat developer advocates Grace Ableidinger and Sawyer Bowerman explain why silent tool-calling failures can undermine multistep AI agents even when model reasoning is sound.

Z.AI plans about $5 billion in share and bond financing

Z.AI proposes a Hong Kong share placement and a separate convertible-bond issue with combined gross proceeds of about $5 billion, subject to closing conditions.

Green GSM hosts Philippines driver festival with 1,000-EV handover

Green GSM Philippines is holding a September 12 to 14 driver partner festival expected to draw up to 5,000 people, with 1,000 EVs set for handover.

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