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Singapore payment firm Thunes and US cryptocurrency firm Coinbase announced Monday a strategic collaboration to drive the next generation of global payments.

ABB will pay JPY79 billion ($495 million) for a controlling 51 percent stake in a new Asia-Pacific low-voltage joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric’s power distribution business.

South Korean AI infrastructure provider Elice Group fell sharply in its KOSDAQ debut after raising 201.1 billion won through an IPO.

Chinese autonomous-delivery company Neolix has raised nearly $400 million in a Boyu Capital-led Series E to support global expansion.

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.

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

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

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.

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