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At an SCMP Live panel in Astana, representatives of AIX, HKEX, Alem Capital Management and Gobi Partners discussed how Central Asian companies could connect with international capital, and what a more diversified route beyond traditional resource and trade links might require.

MBSB Research has maintained its positive stance on Malaysia's renewable energy (RE) subsector, as accelerating data center electricity demand is driving a broader power capacity upcycle across generation, grid infrastructure, RE and battery energy storage system (BESS).

Hanoi police have issued an administrative fine against DXH, a local citizen making post to urge Grab drivers to stop working as a "labor strike" against the Singapore-based ride-hailing service.

Here is a seven-check audit for Southeast Asian SMEs trying to make their public information easier for search and AI systems to access and verify.

Malaysia's digital bank GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will jointly provide loan portfolio of up to $110 million to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) manufactuer VinFast, has handed the top executive roles at his electric-vehicle maker VinFast and its affiliated ride-hailing company GSM to his two sons.

VinFast has signed agreements with 13 dealer partners to develop 27 new showrooms across the Philippines as it targets a 60-dealership network in 2026.

Red Hat developer advocates Grace Ableidinger and Sawyer Bowerman explain why silent tool-calling failures can undermine multistep AI agents even when model reasoning is sound.

Z.AI proposes a Hong Kong share placement and a separate convertible-bond issue with combined gross proceeds of about $5 billion, subject to closing conditions.

Green GSM Philippines is holding a September 12 to 14 driver partner festival expected to draw up to 5,000 people, with 1,000 EVs set for handover.