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Vietnam’s top billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong & family establish $1.7B holding company GSM VN
The family of Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam's richest billionaire per Forbes estimation and chairman of conglomerate Vingroup, has founded GSM VN Holding with a charter capital of VND43,313 billion ($1.7 billion).
Taiwan’s Cooler Master plans $3B investment in Vietnam, with 40,000 workers
Taiwan's Cooler Master, a computer hardware manufacturer, has invested $200 million in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province and plans to increase the investment to $3 billion.
Singapore-based Equator Renewables Asia raises $39M for solar, green hydrogen, sustainable projects in Indonesia
Singapore-based Equator Renewables Asia (ERA), founded by entrepreneur Frank Phuan, has raised S$50 million to develop large-scale solar, green hydrogen and sustainable industrial zone projects across Indonesia.
AirTrunk secures $1.24B green loan for hyperscale data center campus in Tokyo
AirTrunk, Asia Pacific-based hyperscale data center operator, has secured a JP¥191.6 billion ($1.24 billion) green loan to support the refinancing and continued development of its TOK1 hyperscale data center campus in East Tokyo.
Datacom market boom to boost Malaysia’s tech space – Kenanga
Kenanga Research said Tuesday that the global datacom market boom will spur Malaysia's technology space.
DayOne partners Cortical Labs to develop Singapore’s first biological data center
DayOne, a Singapore-headquartered data center developer and operator and Cortical Labs, a biological computing startup in Melbourne, announced Tuesday a partnership to build Singapore’s first major Biological Data Center, a first of its kind outside Australia.
Editor’s note on using AI in contributed content
In our experience, the most effective use of AI is often not to generate a finished article in one step, but to support the stages that come before and after the core writing.
Vietnam’s electric motorbike startup Dat Bike secures $4M funding from local securities firm
Vietnam's electric motorbike startup Dat Bike has secured a $4 million investment from local securities firm Thien Viet Securities JSC, the former announced Monday.
Digital Penang aims to aim to enhance founder readiness through structured programs, talent development initiatives & stronger corporate linkages [Q&A]
We talked to Ng Kwang Ming, Chief Executive Officer at Digital Penang, to learn more about the agency’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026.
Indosat takes Indonesia women-led AI startups to Vietnam for market expansion
Artificial intelligence (AI) innovations developed by Indonesian women-led startups, such as hospital automation tools and inclusive communication platforms, are approaching Vietnam through a regional expansion initiative led by Indonesia-based Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison under its women-focused innovation program SheHacks.
