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Hong Leong Investment Bank Research said Monday that strong global semi demand and structural tailwinds (China+1, supply chain localization) will underpin a solid outlook for most outsourced semiconductor assembly and tests (OSATs) and equipment players in Malaysia.

Global financial platform Airwallex said its treasury solution Yield has surpassed $1 billion in global assets under administration, marking a key milestone as the fintech company expands the product to businesses in the United States.

Vietnam-based Fulian Precision Technology Component Company Limited, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Foxconn, has increased its charter capital by about $39.4 million.

We talked to Sarita Singh, Regional Head & Managing Director, Stripe, Southeast Asia & Greater China, to learn more about the firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. She also shared her views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia for 2026.

Global bank Standard Chartered has appointed Karby Leggett as Head of Digital Assets for Greater China North Asia, South Asia and ASEAN within the Digital Assets Centre of Excellence.

While momentum builds for ASEAN Power Grid (APG), the regional initiative designed to interconnect the electricity grids of Southeast Asian nations to enhance energy security, sustainability, and reliability, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research sees financing, geopolitical and supply chain remain bottlenecks.

The information and communication4 sub-sector led the surge of Malaysia's services approved investments in 2025 with MYR 152.9 billion ($38.73 billion).

Hanic, a Singapore-based semiconductor technology firm, has announced a strategic expansion in Penang, Malaysia, to establish a center for integrated circuit (IC) design and advanced packaging design.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Thursday issued three Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management - Transition Planning to separately set out MAS’ supervisory expectations for banks, insurers and asset managers (collectively, FIs) to manage the transition and physical risks they and their portfolios face from climate change.

South Korea's POSCO Future M plans to invest KRW357 billion ($270 million) in building a new factory plant in Vietnam's Thai Nguyen province, to produce artificial graphite anode materials used in batteries.