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Vietnam’s VinFast inks deal with initial independent dealers in US

VinFast, a Vietnam-based smart electric vehicle manufacturer, has on Tuesday announced that it has officially signed agreements with five dealers in four states across the country, and United States customers can now experience VinFast’s electric vehicles through these dealers. The firm expects to expand its dealer network to 125 points of sale across the…

Alibaba’s Southeast Asian arm Lazada marks new year with layoffs in Singapore – report

Junior and senior employees from multiple departments, including the commercial and marketing teams, were affected.

Khazanah and CGC Digital invest in Funding Societies to broaden financing access to MSMEs

Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and CGC Digital Sdn Bhd (CGC Digital) have on Wednesday announced an investment into the largest unified small and medium enterprise digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, Funding Societies | Modalku (Funding Societies), to broaden financing access to unserved and underserved businesses.

Chinese logistics services provider BEST to open its sorting center in Malaysia in 2024

China-based supply chain and logistics services provider BEST Inc said that its largest sorting center in Southeast Asia, which is located in Selangor, the most developed state in Malaysia, is slated to open in 2024. In addition to build a 220,000-square-meter facility in Malaysia, the company aims to connect Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia in its…

EKA Mobility joins forces with Mitsui and VDL Groep to manufacture electric vehicles

EKA Mobility, an electric vehicles and technology company based in India, has announced a partnership with Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Netherlands-based industrial and manufacturing company VDL Groep to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs).

Malaysia’s Gentari acquires stake in Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan

Malaysia-based clean energy solutions provider Gentari, through its subsidiary Gentari International Renewables Pte Ltd has added offshore wind capacity into its portfolio, following an investment into the Hai Long offshore wind project located off the Changhua coast in the Taiwan Straits.

IFC partners with Karsan to help drive electric vehicle production, exports in Türkiye

IFC is providing €35 million ($38.73 milllion) loan to an automotive manufacturer in Türkiye Karsan to boost its production of electric vehicles (EVs), strengthen the sector's competitiveness, increase exports and create jobs. The investment will also help bolster Türkiye's transition to net zero.

Japan’s Monex to acquire majority stake in Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ for $39.8M

Monex Group, Inc., a Japanese financial group that runs online brokerage, crypto exchange, and asset management business in Japan and globally, will acquire the majority stake of 3iQ Digital Holdings, Inc., a pioneer in crypto asset management in Canada.

How these 3 trends are catalyzing the adoption of real world assets

While there are important hurdles to adopting real world assets, enterprise solutions are emerging too. Here are three key ways that are catalyzing the institutional adoption and effectiveness of #RWAs. #Web3 #Blockchain

China’s EV boom signals the end of the age of oil

China boasts the world’s largest EV market and a 2000 km EV road trip across the country by Bloomberg News offered a glimpse of the end of the age of oil.