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England's Chelsea Football Club and Vietnam’s technology giant FPT have extended their technology partnership for the 2026/27 season, continuing work on the Premier League club's digital systems and fan engagement.

Techsauce Global Summit 2026, an international technology and business conference organized by Thailand's Techsauce Media, opened in Bangkok on Wednesday under the theme "The Race to the Next."

Southeast Asian markets were among the strongest performers worldwide for e-commerce app growth in the first half of 2026, led by Singapore, with installs of shopping apps in the city-state up 67 percent year-on-year.

China's electronics group TCL plans to raise its total investment in Vietnam to $590 million by 2027, from $310 million at the moment, the Vietnamese government said Wednesday, regarding at meeting between TCL leadership and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc.

Nexedge Capital, an Indian wealth-management and multi-family office firm, has raised $20 million in its first funding round, co-led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment and Elev8 Venture Partners.

Vietnam and Singapore will deepen cooperation in technological areas, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technology, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and the data economy.

Bioactivx, a Singapore deep-tech startup developing synthetic materials for wound care, has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by the venture firm Cocoon Capital and Martin Krupp, managing director of the Swiss family office ContInvest, with other new and existing investors.

Vietnam's technology giant FPT broke ground on a 10.5-hectare education complex in Dien Bien province, northwestern Vietnam on Tuesday, focusing on technology fields such as semiconductors and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Crypto-asset services in Vietnam will have to report suspicious transactions to the State Bank of Vietnam, or the country's central bank, according to the newly-approved amendments to law on anti-money laundering and banking.

Blackbird, among the largest venture capital firms in Australia, has raised A$1.05 billion ($680 million) for its sixth fund, the largest venture capital fund-raising recorded in Australia and New Zealand.