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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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.