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VinFast officially launches VF 6 in Indonesia

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) carmaker VinFast announced Tuesday the official launch of the VF 6, a mid-size electric vehicle, in Indonesia.

SC seeks public feedback on proposed framework on tokenization of capital market products in Malaysia

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Tuesday published a consultation paper to seek public feedback on a proposed framework for tokenized capital market products.

Grab announces leadership appointments in Singapore and Vietnam

Grab, Southeast Asia’s superapp, announced Monday leadership appointments in Singapore and Vietnam, effective July 1, 2025.

Lightstorm completes integration of RTI Cables’ assets to strengthen data center connectivity in Asia, Australia, US

Lightstorm, a provider of digital network infrastructure connectivity solutions headquartered in Singapore, has announced the successful integration of the assets acquired from RTI Cables, further enhancing its global subsea and terrestrial network.

Vietnam’s IT firm FPT acquires German’s David Lamm Consulting

Vietnam-based information technology (IT) firm FPT Software announced Monday the full acquisition of David Lamm Consulting, a German IT consulting company highly experienced in the energy sector.

Digido: Filipinos spent 1.54 billion seconds using digital lending apps in 2024

About 1.54 billion seconds were spent by persons in using non-bank digital lending applications in the Philippines in 2024, according to new analysis from Digido.

Singapore’s Neufast raises $1.1M in Pre-Series A funding led by Wavemaker Ventures

Neufast, a Singapore-based multilingual recruitment and language training platform, announced Tuesday it has raised $1.1 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Wavemaker Ventures, the early-stage fund of Wavemaker Partners, with participation from existing backer Wings Capital Ventures.

Singapore’s XWeave raises $3M in seed round led by Jungle Ventures

XWeave, a Singapore-based cross border payments through stablecoins, announced Monday a $3 million seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures via First Cheque@Jungle and Lightshift.

AWS, CENTEXS launch AI initiatives to position Sarawak as Malaysia’s premier AI state by 2027

Malaysia's state-owned agency Center for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) has announced an expanded skills training collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will help Sarawak achieve its vision of becoming Malaysia's premier artificial intelligence (AI) state by 2027.

Malaysia’s parenting platform Nuren engages ZICO for proposed NASDAQ IPO

Malaysia's premier parenting platform Nuren Group Limited has announced the engagement of ZICO Evolve Capital Sdn Bhd as its financial advisor for initial public offering (IPO) structuring and readiness in connection with the proposed listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in the United States.