Duc Dao
Vietnam should review foreign-ownership caps, citing Western firms’ past regrets over JV
Many Western companies have significant regret about "entering a certain other very large country" through joint ventures and Vietnam should revise its foreign ownership limit.
October 14, 2026
News,Vietnam,Quantum Computing
Vietnam’s FPT, France’s Pasqal should turn quantum talks into commitments
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung urged French quantum computing company Pasqal and Vietnam's tech giant FPT to turn their cooperation ideas into concrete programs.
October 14, 2026
Singapore’s Antares Ventures secures $50M for deep-tech fund, targets $100M
Antares Ventures, a Singapore-based deep-tech venture capital firm, has secured more than $50 million in commitments for its first fund at a second close, an interim closing at which additional investors join.
October 14, 2026
News,Vietnam,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Green SM launches Vietnamese EV taxi service in Los Angeles
Green SM, a Vietnamese ride-hailing company utilizing only electric vehicles (EV) of VinFast brand, has launched its taxi service in Los Angeles, its first entry into North America and its ninth global market.
October 14, 2026
OPSWAT, ITE plan operational technology cybersecurity lab for Singapore
OPSWAT, a cybersecurity company focused on protecting critical infrastructure, and Singapore's Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will jointly strengthen operational technology (OT) cybersecurity education in Singapore.
October 14, 2026
News,Asia,SEA,Telecommunications
1.2B people in developing Asia-Pacific lack Internet use; $184B investment gap
About 1.2 billion people in Developing Asia-Pacific remain offline despite near-universal mobile coverage, according to a new report from GSMA Intelligence.
October 14, 2026
Vietnam urges swift US trade deal, final text already sent to Washington
Vietnam and the United States have agreed on the content of a reciprocal trade agreement, and Vietnam has sent the final text to the United States, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc.
October 14, 2026
News,FinTech,Malaysia,Thailand
Thailand-based Salary Hero raises $7.6M, enters Malaysia
Salary Hero, a Bangkok-based financial health platform, has raised $7.6 million in Series A equity funding.
October 14, 2026
“Cheap money era” is over, Vietnam startups must go back to basics, says BeginGuru CEO
Hai Nguyen, founder and CEO of startup coaching BeginGuru, stressed the gap comes down to one thing: investors still see no credible path to exit, so capital waits. The cheap-money era is over, and startups must live on customers’ money, not investors’.
October 13, 2026
Vietnam’s AI infrastructure provider GreenNode triples capital to $32M
GreenNode, the artificial-intelligence (AI) cloud unit of Vietnam's tech giant VNG, has registered an increase in its charter capital to VND835 billion ($32 million) from VND 245 billion.
October 13, 2026
Neolix raises nearly $400M Series E led by Boyu
October 20, 2026
METiS TechBio signs $1.1B AI drug-delivery deal with Eli Lilly
October 20, 2026
Neolix raises nearly $400M Series E led by Boyu
October 20, 2026
METiS TechBio signs $1.1B AI drug-delivery deal with Eli Lilly
October 20, 2026













