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Khazanah opens applications for EMP second cohort

Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad and its subsidiary, Jelawang Capital announced Thursday the opening of applications for the Emerging Fund Managers’ Program (EMP) second cohort.

VinFast delivers 175,099 EVs in Vietnam in 2025

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast has officially set an unprecedented sales record in the Vietnamese automotive market, delivering a total of 175,099 EVs to customers nationwide in 2025.

BOI approves seven data center projects with total investment of $3.1B in Thailand

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ekniti Nitithanprapas, has at its first board meeting of 2026, officially approved seven significant data center and data hosting projects.

TNG Digital partners EPOS to launch digital and payments solution in Malaysia

TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd., the operator of Malaysia’s digital financial services and lifestyle app, TNG eWallet, and EPOS, the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) transformation platform of Ant International, have jointly announced the launch of EPOS360 in Malaysia, with a suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered growth tools and unique payment…

ZenicHub, Setlary forge alliance to build cross-border growth engine for SMEs

ZenicHub, a Thailand-based co-working space, announced Friday a strategic partnership with Setlary, a Malaysia-based business services company, through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

Gobi Partners makes first investment in Bangladesh, backing travel tech platform Jatri

Jatri, a business to business (B2B) travel commerce platform, has secured a strategic investment from Gobi Partners, one of Asia’s leading venture capital firms.

US’s Avestar Capital launches Singapore office

Avestar Capital, a U.S.-based multi-family office, announced Wednesday the official launch of its Singapore operations under AVESTAR SINGAPORE PLC PTE. LTD., marking a major milestone in its global expansion strategy.

500 Global announces promotion of Mei Chel Tan to Global Managing Partner

Global venture capital firm 500 Global announced Wednesday the promotion of Mei Chel Tan to Global Managing Partner.

Malaysia’s Supernewsroom.AI partners with ChatGPT to support global publishing

Malaysia-based PR and media marketplace Supernewsroom.AI has partnered with ChatGPT to support global publishing.

TP-Link and Freshtel Internet formalize first WiFi 7 Tri-Band partnership

TP-Link Malaysia has entered into a strategic partnership with Freshtel Internet through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a joint effort to strengthen home connectivity offerings in response to growing demand for reliable, high-performance in-home WiFi.