RHB expects Malaysia’s technology sector momentum to remain intact into the second half on AI infrastructure spending

RHB Investment Bank expects Malaysia technology sector’s momentum to remain intact into the second half, supported by robust supply chain order flows amid elevated artificial…

White House Transshipment report names 9 of 10 ASEAN members, but no tier-1 risk

The White House's "The Great Transshipment Scam" report on illegal transshipment, released in August 2026, names nine of the ten ASEAN member states among the roughly 40…

CGS International sees ASEAN nuclear push opens supply-chain opportunities for Malaysia

Nuclear energy is gaining traction across Southeast Asia as governments seek to meet rising electricity demand, strengthen energy security and secure reliable low-carbon power,…

JC3 pushes faster climate action, adopts ASEAN sustainable finance taxonomy

Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) is stepping up efforts to turn climate commitments into practical action, with priorities including accelerating the energy…

Partners Group closes $1 billion private credit mandate in Asia

Partners Group, a global private markets investor, has closed a new $1 billion private credit mandate with a major institutional investor in Asia.

Southeast Asia’s financial services M&A deal volume remains stable in first half despite lower deal value – EY

Southeast Asia’s financial services merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume remained stable in the first half despite lower deal value, EY said on last Thursday.

Hyundai exports made-in-Vietnam cars to Mexico, Australia, target 15,280 units in 2026

Hyundai Thanh Cong, a Vietnam-Korea joint venture that assembles Hyundai vehicles in Vietnam, held a ceremony last Friday to mark the first shipments of Vietnam-made Hyundai cars…

Technology firms of Vietnam, Singapore to jointly digitize cross-border letter-of-credit verification

Vietnamese technology company PILA and Singapore-listed TOTM Technologies will jointly develop cross-border digital trust infrastructure for ASEAN, starting with a system to…

Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast, Indonesia’s Gowa Motor to form joint venture for 30 EV showrooms

Electric-vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup; and Gowa Motor Group, an Indonesian automotive group, will form a joint venture to develop VinFast's…

AI is turning old crypto code into a new attack surface, says CoinEx chief analyst Jeff Ko [Q&A]

CoinEx Chief Analyst Jeff Ko discusses how AI is reshaping crypto cybersecurity, from the Coldcard wallet incident and self-custody risks to agentic payments, AI-powered attacks…

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