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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.
May 6, 2025
News,Malaysia,Blockchain / Crypto
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.
May 6, 2025
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.
May 6, 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.
May 6, 2025
News,Digital Transformation,Vietnam
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.
May 6, 2025
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.
May 6, 2025
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.
May 6, 2025
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.
May 5, 2025
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.
May 5, 2025
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.
May 5, 2025