Investments

The European Union will invest €560 million ($649 million) in sustainable transport and clean energy, in order to support economic growth, job creation, and pollution reduction.

Vietnam's top telecommunications firm Viettel is set to invest VND4,000 billion ($151.8 million) in expanding 5G coverage in Ho Chi Minh City this year, in order expand the 5G service to nearly all citizens in the city.

Gobi Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm based in Malaysia and Hong Kong, seeks to invest in Vietnam, including the country's national VC fund.

Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in Vietnam, has requested its Department of Science and Technology to draft a plan for developing the semiconductor industry, including a task of helping Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) establish a research & development (R&D) center in the city.

We talked to Helen Wong, Managing Partner at ACV Capital, to learn more about AVC Capital’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. She also shared her views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Indonesia and Southeast Asia for 2026.

Singapore-based MetaComp Pte. Ltd., a unified Web2.5 payments and wealth group-level platform, has announced the completion of its Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba, bringing the total capital raised to $35 million across two rounds within three months.

Global AI video generation platform PixVerse has announced the completion of its Series C funding round and the opening of a global office in Singapore as it expands its international presence.

Vietnam-based Fulian Precision Technology Component Company Limited, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Foxconn, has increased its charter capital by about $39.4 million.

The Netherlands' BE Semiconductor Industries N.V (Besi), a leading global supplier of semiconductor assembly equipment, plans to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia with a new production facility in Vietnam.

Thailand has introduced a new phase in its national research and innovation strategy with the launch of the Thailand RISE Fund, a rebranded national funding initiative aimed at accelerating the transition from academic research to tangible economic and social impact.