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Carbon capture and storage solutions to mitigate climate change

#Climate change is a #social challenge that requires effective communication, empathy, environmental justice, and multiple approaches to understand people's perspectives and encourage meaningful action. Read more in this recap of the June 2023 InnovaTalk #Webinar hosted by the VinFuture Foundation.

Vietnam’s VinFast expands European network with opening of Berlin store

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, VinFast, has opened the doors to its new showroom in Berlin. The new store is the third in Germany and continues the expansion of the marque’s network across Europe.

Dat Bike, HSBC enter strategic partnership to back Vietnamese EV firms

HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. (HSBC Vietnam) and Dat Bike Vietnam Ltd. (Dat Bike) have signed a strategic agreement which allows the Vietnam’s international bank to help the electronic motorbike manufacturer digitalize their financial operation, and set up their initial footprint in the overseas financial market, opening up more opportunities to access foreign…

Samsung Ventures invests in wearables sleep tech firm Earable Neuroscience

The United States and Vietnam-based wearables sleep tech firm Earable Neuroscience has announced the completion of the investment process in its bridge round by Samsung Ventures at an undisclosed amount.

Vietnam’s Oxalus raises $1.1M in seed funding led by IDGCVB and Kyber Ventures

Oxalus, a Vietnam-based blockchain startup developing a non-fungible token (NFT) social commerce platform, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by IDGCVB and Kyber Ventures. With the new fund, the firm will consider making further investments in data development and growing its engineering team.

Is ChatGPT ready for the world? AI experts discuss loopholes and potential solutions

The goal of AI-driven technology is to improve and enhance human life rather than replace humans. The panel encouraged the audience not to worry but instead to learn how to wisely delegate tasks to AI.

Malaysia’s TNB inks partnerships with energy players in Vietnam and Laos for renewable energy

Malaysian electricity utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has inked strategic partnerships with the major energy players in Vietnam and Laos to boost its ongoing drive to strengthen the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) interconnectivity and advancing Malaysia’s aspiration of becoming the Renewable Energy (RE) hub for ASEAN.

VinFast partners with BCA Europe to deploy trade-in solution across three European markets

Vietnamese automaker VinFast and United Kingdom-based used vehicle marketplace BCA Europe have announced a new three-year Pan-European agreement on trade-in activities. This new partnership will create a fully digital and in-store trade-in solution to provide European customers with a convenient, seamless experience in their transition to electrified…

Clime Capital and Touchstone Partners back solar cleantech platform Stride in $2M seed round

Clime Capital and Touchstone Partners have on Wednesday announced a joint investment into Stride, an innovative cleantech company operating in Vietnam.

ORIGIN Conference: Southeast Asia: A Race to Go Sustainable

The panelists discussed sustainability issues and development across Southeast Asia. Avant Meat’s Chan and SWAP Energi’s Irwan explained how their startups can help to achieve sustainability goals while Ting, from Trive Ventures, gave examples on how the startups his firm invested in are driving sustainable innovation. He also gave his views from an…