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VinFast revenue rises 85% to $1.2B in Q2/2026, loss widens to $1.2B

VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, reported unaudited second-quarter 2026 revenue of VND30,340.9 billion ($1.2 billion), up 85 percent from a year earlier, the company said on Monday.

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Thailand’s food company Betagro takes majority stake in digital food supply platform Freshket

Betagro, a Thai integrated food company, has acquired a majority stake in Freshket, a digital food supply platform for the hotel, restaurant, and catering sector.

METiS TechBio signs $1.1B AI drug-delivery deal with Eli Lilly

METiS TechBio and Eli Lilly will develop tissue-targeted RNA delivery systems in a collaboration carrying up to about $1.1 billion in milestones.

Tenstorrent raises $1.5B Series E at $6.2B valuation

Tenstorrent closed a $1.5 billion Series E at a $6.2 billion post-money valuation to expand AI systems, manufacturing and processor licensing.

Singapore Singtel, Sweden Ericsson to jointly scale 5G, AI-native networks

Singtel and Ericsson have signed a five-year strategic partnership to expand Singapore's 5G Advanced capabilities, accelerate AI-native applications, and build more reliable connectivity for businesses and consumers.

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How we use AI to triage B2B inquiries before the first reply

Daniel Tan explains how a small business uses AI to summarize inbound leads and draft context-aware replies while keeping human approval.

Expereo’s Eric Wong on digital sovereignty beyond data localization in APAC [Q&A]

Expereo's Eric Wong discusses digital sovereignty, hybrid networks, AI dependencies, localization trade-offs and governance for multinational companies across APAC.

UK’s Primary Health Properties expects £0.5B from Singapore’s GIC hospital venture to cut debt

The UK-based Primary Health Properties expects about £0.5 billion ($670 million) in net cash from a joint venture with Singapore’s GIC, a sovereign wealth fund, and will use the money to cut debt.

Japan’s SBI, Singapore’s Startale join Open Standard to explore yen-dollar stablecoin link with JPYSC, OUSD

SBI Holdings, the Japanese financial services group, and Startale Group, a Singapore-registered Web3 infrastructure developer, have joined Open Standard, an alliance backing the U.S. dollar stablecoin Open USD (OUSD).

France’s Alstom books €800M for Vingroup’s Hanoi metro trains

France’s Alstom has secured a first-tranche order worth about €800 million ($910 million) for metropolis metro trains within Hanoi's urban rail projects, the French rail-technology company said.