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Granite Asia, Google AI fund to co-invest up to $2M per Asian AI startup

Singapore-based Granite Asia, a $11 billion private capital platform, and Google's AI Futures Fund will jointly back AI startups in Asia, co-investing up to $2 million in each alongside access to Google's AI models.

Vietnam allows tungsten export, but only deep-processed products

Vietnam seeks to permit tungsten (wolfram) exports, but only for deep-processed product, such as ammonium paratungstate (APT) and commercial tungsten oxide.

Vietnam’s Vingroup, France’s Alstom sign deal for 200 Hanoi metro trains, with local assembly

Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup has signed a contract with France's Alstom for 200 metro trains for Hanoi capital city, as the Vietnamese conglomerate builds out the capital city's rail network.

Axiata CEO Nik Rizal Kamil appointed to GSMA global mobile-industry board

Nik Rizal Kamil, CEO of Malaysian telecoms group Axiata, has been appointed to the board of the GSMA, the global mobile-industry association, for a two-year term starting in January.

Indonesia-based MDI Ventures refocuses on enterprise AI, digital-asset infrastructure

MDI Ventures, the corporate venture-capital arm of Indonesia's state-owned telecom group Telkom, has revamped its Southeast Asia investment strategy to focus on enterprise AI and digital-asset infrastructure.

Malaysia’s Agmo reaches Select tier in Anthropic’s Claude partner network

Agmo Studio, a Malaysian software firm, has reached the "Select" tier in the partner network run by Anthropic, the creator of Claude AI models.

Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers files for IPO on Nasdaq

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

Vietnam to require public EV charging stations to support compatible vehicles from July 2027

Vietnam has issued a technical regulation requiring public electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to serve any compatible EVs and to disclose their prices.

Vietnam can ease rare earth export ban, seeks to export deep-processed products

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has revised its draft rules on rare earth exports, moving the minerals from a "not permitted" list into the main export catalogue, but only for deeply processed products.

Southeast Asia tech funding jumps 176% to $13.5B, 3 deals drive growth: Tracxn

Funding of technology startups in Southeast Asia rose 176 percent to $13.5 billion in the first nine months of 2026, thanks to three mega deals, according to a report from data firm Tracxn.