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Vietnam’s FPT acquires US product engineering services firm Cardinal Peak

Vietnam-based information technology service company FPT has announced its acquisition of the United States-based product engineering services firm company Cardinal Peak, a strategic move to strengthen its product engineering delivery capabilities in North America.

Professor Pisano: VinFuture Prize “bringing great attention and credit to Vietnam” [Q&A]

The VinFuture Prize, now in its third season, has seen a remarkable surge in nominations, totaling over 1300, nearly triple the inaugural year. Professor Albert P. Pisano, Co-chair of the Pre-Screening Committee, and an esteemed member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, applauds the prize's nature, which is the pursuit of science and technology…

MoMo integrates payment solution into the Grab app

MoMo, Vietnam’s fintech unicorn, and Grab Vietnam have on Wednesday announced the integration of MoMo’s payment solution into the Grab app. This partnership aims to provide users with a secure and hasslefree cashless payment experience. Also, it allows the two brands to become more integrated in the everyday life of local consumers.

Smart materials for energy harvesting and storage

The webinar was moderated by Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov, a 2010 #NobelPrize Laureate in #Physics and a Member of the VinFuture Prize Council. Renowned for his contributions in graphene material research, condensed matter physics, mesoscopic physics, and #nanotechnology, Professor Novoselov holds esteemed positions as the Tan Chin Tuan Centennial…

Vietnam’s FPT partners US’s Landing AI to advance AI development and education

FPT, a Vietnam-based technology firm, and Landing AI, a United States-based computer vision platform and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, have on Tuesday announced a strategic relationship that will drive the application and education of AI.

Vietnam’s VinFast enters into $1B share sale agreement with Yorkville Advisors

VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) on Friday announced that it has entered into a standby equity subscription agreement with YA II PN, Ltd.(Yorkville). The subscription agreement highlights that VinFast has the option, but not the obligation, to require Yorkville to subscribe for up to $1 billion of ordinary shares in VinFast at any time during the term of the…

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast to expand into Southeast Asia, raising more capital – report

Southeast Asia has a lot of potential with governments looking to boost EV adoption with aggressive targets, VinFast Chief Executive Officer Le Thi Thu Thuy said.

Vietnamese robotic prosthetics firm Vulcan Augmetics raises seed funding from Quest Ventures

Vulcan Augmetics, a Vietnam-based robotic prosthetics firm, has on Monday announced that it has secured seed funding from Singapore-based venture capital firm Quest Ventures.

SoPa gets financing from Strattners to invest into subsidiaries to go public in 2024

Society Pass Inc. (SoPa), the Southeast Asia’s (SEA) next generation, data-driven, loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, has announced an equity line of up to $40 million to invest into operating subsidiaries projected to go public in 2024.

Vietnam’s game developers, publishers level up with Google Cloud to establish the country as a global games industry powerhouse

Vietnam’s game developers and publishers VNGGames, Amanotes, and Wolffun Game have levelled up with Google Cloud to establish the country as a global games industry powerhouse.