Advanced packaging is Malaysia’s next test in AI semiconductor value chain – AMRO
Malaysia’s growing role in advanced semiconductor packaging could help the country capture more value from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but the next challenge will be…
September 29, 2026
VPBank, JBIC sign $27M green loan for southern Vietnam power transmission line
Vietnam's private bank VPBank has signed a $27 million loan with Japanese banks to help build a high-voltage power-transmission line in southern Vietnam, part of efforts to move…
September 29, 2026
Sumsub launches APAC Agentic AI Council on governance and agent identity
Sumsub has launched an APAC Agentic AI Council focused on agent identity, delegated authority, interoperability, accountability and practical governance frameworks.
September 29, 2026
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Nemetschek expands Southeast Asia partnerships across Philippines and Vietnam
Nemetschek is expanding its Southeast Asia push through 10 partnerships and engagements across the Philippines and Vietnam, including industry projects and education initiatives.
September 29, 2026
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Swift tests pay-by-alias cross-border payments with global banks
Swift and banks including DBS, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and IDFC FIRST Bank are exploring cross-border payments using mobile or email aliases.
September 29, 2026
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EHang-backed Hanoi sandbox to test pilotless aircraft taxi
Hanoi's Department of Science and Technology and Vietnam-based HungViet have signed an agreement to pursue a controlled regulatory sandbox for EHang's pilotless EH216-S electric…
September 29, 2026
AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI startup World Labs for $8.2B
AMD will acquire World Labs, an AI model and research lab led by Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion, the company said in a statement on Monday.
September 29, 2026
Japan’s Kawaijuku invests in Vietnamese VC fund Do Ventures to expand in education
KJ Holdings, the holding company of Japanese education group Kawaijuku, has invested in Do Ventures Fund II, a fund run by a Vietnamese venture-capital firm, as it looks to build…
September 29, 2026
Samsung invests $1B in KKR’s AI-infrastructure firm Helix, joining NVIDIA, Vistra
South Korea's Samsung and five affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI-infrastructure company set up by private-equity firm KKR.
September 29, 2026
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics to invest $4.9B in AI-chip substrates, including $1.8B for Vietnam
South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics will invest KRW6.78 trillion won ($4.9 billion) to expand production of chip-packaging substrates in South Korea and Vietnam, its biggest…
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