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PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM), a sovereign wealth fund of Indonesia, has opened registration for companies seeking to become prospective investment partners in Indonesia’s Waste-to-Energy (WtE) infrastructure program.

Gobi Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm based in Malaysia and Hong Kong, seeks to invest in Vietnam, including the country's national VC fund.

Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in Vietnam, has requested its Department of Science and Technology to draft a plan for developing the semiconductor industry, including a task of helping Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) establish a research & development (R&D) center in the city.

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) opened the GreenBiz HK campaign in Bangkok on Wednesday, promoting collaboration between Hong Kong and Thailand in green economy.

Starlink's satellite Internet services will be available in Vietnam at $85 per month, in addition to $350 for the terminal equipment, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority, under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

China is advancing rapidly in next-generation manufacturing, while parts of Europe are struggling to keep pace due to legacy systems and structural challenges, according to the Industry 4.0 Barometer 2026, a study on industrial digitalization conducted by Germany-based management and IT consultancy MHP.

Atome, a Singapore-headquartered digital financial services platform, has announced a year-long partnership with the Philippines' food & beverage (F&B) giant Jollibee Foods Corporation to enable the use of the former's Atome Card across more than 1,300 Jollibee stores in the Philippines.

China's Alibaba Group has introduced Wukong, an AI-focused enterprise platform designed to enable multiple AI agents to coordinate and perform complex tasks within a unified interface, supported by enterprise-grade security infrastructure.

Vietnam-based rooftop solar startup SmartSolar has closed a debt financing round, bringing its total funding to $3.15 million in combined equity and debt, as it expands financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) facing rising electricity costs.

Sweden's networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will jointly deliver next-generation mobile infrastructure for major airport projects in Vietnam.