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Can Tho establishes $192.4M high-tech park for Mekong Delta

Vietnam's Can Tho has approved a 200-hectare high-tech park with estimated investment of $192.4 million to serve the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam conglomerate Vingroup establishes $39M oil-gas trading firm

Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, known for its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast, has established Vin Oil&Gas Global, a subsidiary to trade petroleum and gas, with a charter capital of VND10 trillion ($38.5 million).

StarHub in talks to buy M1 from Keppel in Singapore telecom consolidation

Singapore-based telecommunications StarHub is in discussions with conglomerate Keppel over a possible transaction involving M1, Singapore's third-largest telecommunications operator.

Asian developers lean on AI agents, still 86% needs human review: Agoda

Software developers across Southeast Asia and India are handing more work to autonomous AI "agents," yet 86 percent still have to review or validate the AI's output most of the time

Vietnam’s Stavian starts U.S.-backed feasibility study for Ho Chi Minh City AI data-center project

Stavian Group, a Vietnamese infrastructure developer, with backing from a U.S. government agency, has begun a feasibility study for a large AI and cloud data-center campus planned in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s budget airline Vietjet signs Starlink deal for free in-flight Wi-Fi on 120 aircraft

Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet and SpaceX's Starlink will provide free high-speed Wi-Fi to passengers, starting with 120 aircraft.

Alpha JWC raises stake in Indonesia’s Kopi Kenangan in ongoing funding round

Alpha JWC, an early backer of Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan, has increased its stake in the company as part of an ongoing funding round, alongside founder Edward Tirtanata and existing investors.

Southeast Asia startup funding quadruples to $7.25B in H1/2026

A single $4.5 billion data-center financing by Singapore's DayOne drove Southeast Asian startup funding to $7.25 billion in the first half of 2026, more than quadruple a year earlier, according to a report of Kickstart Ventures.

Luno, Halogen and Kenanga explore ringgit stablecoin for tokenized fund settlement

Luno Malaysia, Halogen Capital, and Kenanga Investors are exploring the use of a fully reserved ringgit-pegged stablecoin as an on-chain settlement instrument for tokenized money-market funds.

Vietnam approves Amazon’s Kuiper to test satellite-based telecommunications service

Amazon Kuiper Vietnam, the local satellite unit of U.S. technology group Amazon, has received a Vietnamese licence to run a private satellite-based telecommunications network.