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Vietnam’s FPT, Korea’s NAVER Cloud to jointly expand AI cloud across Asia-Pacific
FPT, among the largest tech firms in Vietnam Vietnam, and South Korea's NAVER Cloud will jointly develop and sell artificial-intelligence (AI) services across Asia-Pacific.
October 12, 2026
WEX, Mastercard form Asia-Pacific fleet payments partnership
Two American businesses, WEX Inc. and payments group Mastercard, will combine fuel, maintenance, tolling, and parking payments for vehicle fleets into a single system across Asia-Pacific.
October 12, 2026
News,Vietnam,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
VinFast sells 178K EV in Jan-Sep, tops Vietnam’s vehicle market
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under conglomerate Vingroup, remained Vietnam’s single biggest vehicle seller in the first nine months of 2026, delivering 177,697 cars at home, or roughly a third of a combined national total at 495,138 units.
October 12, 2026
News,Telecommunications,Vietnam
Vietnam’s Saigontel becomes authorized Starlink distributor with satellite-telecom licence to 2030
Saigontel, an infrastructure builder in Vietnam, has become an authorized distributor of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service and won a license to resell it.
October 12, 2026
Singapore’s UOB, Amazon Web Services to jointly explore AI-driven banking innovation across ASEAN
Singapore's lender UOB and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will collaborate through a dedicated cloud environment in Singapore, as part of a first-of-its-kind hybrid infrastructure model for banking in ASEAN.
October 9, 2026
Singapore’s space technology company OculloSpace flies first rocket AZAD “The Dreamer” from Oman
Singapore-based space technology company OculloSpace has successfully completed the maiden flight of AZAD “The Dreamer”, its first experimental sounding rocket.
October 9, 2026
62% of Vietnamese buyers use AI to research purchases, Q&Me Survey Finds
As many as 62 percent of Vietnamese buyers utilize AI, including generative AI, to research before making purchase decisions, according to a survey of local market research firm Q&Me.
October 9, 2026
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to step up support for startups by promoting VC investment
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's biggest economic hub, will help startups by pushing venture capital, said Truong Minh Huy Vu, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, at the "SAIH: Applied AI Lab Demo Day 2026" event on Thursday.
October 9, 2026
Vietnam gets first investment-grade rating at BBB- from Japan’s R&I, big 3 still rate it lower
Vietnam has received its first investment-grade sovereign credit rating at BBB- from Japan's Rating and Investment Information (R&I), among the largest Japan-based rating agencies.
October 9, 2026
News,Vietnam,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast debuts buses in US, to push sustainable mobility growth
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, will bring its state-of-the-art all-electric bus (e-bus) models to the U.S. market through a partnership with NexMove Certified.
October 9, 2026












