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Singapore, Japan sign energy market cooperation agreement to strengthen regulatory exchange
Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Japan's Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission (EGC) will strengthen collaboration on energy market regulation, promote information exchange on gas and electricity markets, and facilitate knowledge sharing on market surveillance approaches, regulation design, and system stability measures.
July 13, 2026
News,Malaysia,China,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
China’s Zeekr expands Malaysian dealer network to 11 outlets, targeting 18 by year-end
China's Zeekr has expanded its Malaysian dealer network by signing agreements with three new partners, namely Quantum Motors, Wheelcorp Premium, and Ghee Hua Co, bringing its retail presence to 11 outlets.
July 13, 2026
Gobi Partners, Japan’s NTT to jointly connect Japanese enterprises with Southeast Asian startups
Gobi Partners, a pan-Asian investment firm managing $2 billion across more than 30 funds, and Japan's technology firm NTT will jointly explore opportunities in startup matching, business validation, proof-of-concept initiatives, and cross-border commercial engagement between Japan and Southeast Asia.
July 13, 2026
Maybank expects demand from AI-related fields to remain strong in Singapore
Maybank Investment Bank expects demand from artificial intelligence (AI)-related fields to remain strong and should be the key growth driver of the semi-con sector in Singapore.
July 13, 2026
Gentari powers KLIA2 retail and lifestyle hub with solar energy
Malaysia-based clean energy solutions provider Gentari, through Gentari Renewables Sdn Bhd, has successfully deployed a 3.1 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).
July 13, 2026
Malaysian banks move beyond AI trials, but gaps remain – AICB
44 percent of Malaysian banks and development financial institutions (DFIs) are in the developing stage of artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, having moved beyond experimentation but still facing fragmented capabilities across data, skills and operating models, a survey by Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) showed last Thursday.
July 13, 2026
Seviora, Churchill close $400M Collateralized Fund Obligation combining Asian and U.S. private capital strategies
Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd., Temasek's main asset management platform, and Churchill Asset Management LLC, the U.S. asset management company of Nuveen Private Capital, have announced the closing of an approximately $400 million Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO).
July 13, 2026
GIC bolsters leadership team as global investment landscape grows complex
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has on last Friday announced changes to its senior management leadership team, which will come into effect on October 1, 2026.
July 13, 2026
News,Singapore,Future of Work,Telecommunications
France’s Thales, Signapore’s Singtel to jointly deploy world’s first multi-operator enterprise eSIM network for IoT across Asia Pacific
France's Thales, Singapore's Singtel, Optus, AIS, and Globe Telecom have deployed a multi-operator enterprise eSIM connectivity network for the Internet of Things (IoT), enabling enterprises to remotely manage connected devices across multiple countries and networks through a single centralized platform.
July 13, 2026
MTR Lab, Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation & Technology Park launch venture program to scale startups globally
MTR Lab and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited (HSITPL) have launched a Venture Partner Program connecting high-potential startups with funding opportunities, strategic guidance, and commercial partnerships to scale across AI, new energy, new materials, microelectronics, and robotics.
July 13, 2026












