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Backed by $450M Pentagon deal, US’ Elmet acquires 5% in Vietnam’s tungsten producer MSR
The Elmet Group, the U.S. tungsten producer that secured a $450 million investment from the U.S. Department of War in mid-September, will buy a 4.99 percent stake in Vietnam's Masan High-Tech Materials for $124.75 million, alongside a multi-year supply deal.
Hong Kong’s fintech TROOPS to commit $12M to new Southeast Asia AI-infrastructure unit
TROOPS, a Hong Kong money-lending and property group listed on Nasdaq, will commit $12 million to launch a business unit building AI computing infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s NUS Enterprise rebrands as NUSX, launches AI licensing tool, sets outposts in Munich, Shanghai
NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), has rebranded as NUSX and unveiled an AI tool for commercializing research patents along with new overseas outposts in Munich and Shanghai.
Vietnam’s data center operator CMC, Viettel petition ministry over power pricing after cutoff threat
Two of Vietnam's largest data-center operators, CMC and Viettel, have asked ministries to clarify a dispute over electricity pricing that brought their Ho Chi Minh City facilities close to a power cut-off.
US President Trump rejects ‘globalist’ AI control, clashes with OpenAI, Anthropic
U.S. President Donald Trump rejects international oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) as a "globalist scheme" and said the United States would rename the technology "super intelligence" in official documents.
Global technology, AI trend help boost Southeast Asia’s growth: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for developing Southeast Asia to 4.7 percent, crediting the global technology and artificial-intelligence (AI) investment cycle and resilient electronics exports.
Singapore’s Sea Ltd. becomes first in Southeast Asia to adopt NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Sea Limited, the Singapore-based operator of the Shopee, Garena, and Monee platforms, will adopt NVIDIA's next-generation Vera Rubin computing platform to expand its AI systems.
US-based AMC Robotics targets $30M annual output at planned Vietnam factory
AMC Robotics, a robotics company listed on the Nasdaq, plans to operate the first phase of its production line at Vietnam factory by the end of 2026, targeting $30 million in annual output.
Meta removes, restricts 3.7M scam-linked pages with Singapore police
Meta took action against more than 3.7 million scam-linked accounts, pages, and posts on Facebook and Instagram in 2026, using information from the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
Vietnam’s VinSpeed, Germany Siemens Mobility sign $1.15B Vietnam high-speed rail contract
Germany's Siemens Mobility has signed a turnkey contract worth up to €1 billion ($1.15 billion) with Vietnam's VinSpeed to supply trains and rail systems for two high-speed lines.
