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Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Monday announced that it entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. to strengthen global marketing of SYMBIOGENESIS, SQUARE ENIX's game and associated collection of 10,000 non-fungible token (NFT) characters with game utility.

Malaysia-based carmaker Naza Automotive Holdings Sdn Bhd (NAZA Auto) will enter electric vehicle (EV) segment via collaboration with Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd (Gentari), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Gentari Sdn Bhd, a clean energy solutions company.

Singaporean lender DBS and land transport firm ComfortDelGro Corporation (ComfortDelGro) have on Monday announced an SGD 100 million ($73 million) facility to decarbonize the global operator’s United Kingdom bus fleet.

The government of New Zealand has committed $25 million to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Energy Transition Mechanism Partnership Trust Fund (ETMPTF) to support the shift toward clean, sustainable energy in Southeast Asia.

VinFast Auto has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Mobivia, one of Europe's leading automotive repair and maintenance brands, expanding access to a comprehensive aftersales service network for VinFast customers in France and Germany.

India-based technology firm Aurionpro Solutions Limited has announced the strategic acquisition of Mumbai-based banking and insurance focused platform-as-a-service (PaaS) startup Arya.ai at $16.5 million.

Oracle Corporation Japan has on Wednesday announced that it plans to invest more than $8 billion over the next ten years to meet the growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Japan.

Walmart-backed Ninjacart, India's agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the global agriculture ecosystem, has joined forces with Philippine business to business (B2B) agritech innovator Mayani in a landmark deal.

PathGen Diagnostik Teknologi (PathGen), an Indonesia-based healthcare biotechnology startup, announced Friday that it has raised funding from venture capital firms East Ventures and Royal Group Indonesia.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set aside SGUD 35 million ($25.7 million) in the Financial Sector Development Fund to support upskilling and reskilling, and develop specialists in sustainable finance over the next three years.