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As part of its strategic plan to expand its footprint in India, VinFast Auto India — a subsidiary of Vietnam-based electric vehicle (EV) firm VinFast — has signed dealer partner agreements with 13 leading dealer groups for 32 dealerships across 27 cities nationwide.

Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP), a technology-focused venture capital firm under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has entered into a strategic partnership with global social innovation company Edvance to build future-ready workforce in Malaysia.

Analysts have remained cautious on Malaysia's technology sector outlook, as they believe the sector's earnings revisions are still skewed to the downside amid several headwinds.

The Management Board of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) has officially approved CMC Corporation's investment in the CMC Hyperscale Data Center project, with a total capital of over $250 million.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) reaffirmed their commitment to advance cooperation in green and transition finance between Singapore and China at the 3rd Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting on last Thursday.

Throughout the first half of 2025, Danantara Indonesia has strengthened its role in the global investment landscape by establishing various investment partnerships with several leading sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), including the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Future Fund Australia, and China Investment Corporation (CIC).

Malaysia-listed diversified energy conglomerate Meta Bright Group Berhad announced that its 100 percent-owned subsidiary Meta Bright Energy Sdn Bhd (MBE) has formalized a strategic joint venture with ChargeHere EV Solution Sdn. Bhd., an electric vehicle (EV) charging point operator, to accelerate energy business development in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) announced Monday that effective immediately, all exports, transships and transits of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips of US origin are subject to a Strategic Trade Permit.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Komdigi) has officially anchored the establishment of Indonesia’s AI Center of Excellence — a national initiative aimed at accelerating the country’s AI competitiveness through a strategic collaboration with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat), Cisco, and NVIDIA.

Malaysia has reached a major milestone in its energy transition roadmap with the launch of the hybrid hydro floating solar (HHFS) and green hydrogen hub in Terengganu on last Saturday.