Asean Business

VinFast, Mitsubishi weigh Philippine EV production as state incentives near

2026-10-28T08:23:00.000Z
Keppel has operated for about four decades in Vietnam and built a portfolio of 30 projects with total registered investment capital exceeding S$5 billion.

Keppel seeks US$1 billion for Vietnam investments as it joins country’s international financial centre

2026-10-28T06:09:45.000Z
San Lwin (left), Asean deputy secretary-general (socio-cultural community), and Stanley Loh, MOM’s permanent secretary, officiating the launch of the Asean Labour Statisticians Network.

Singapore-led Asean network aims to spot emerging labour market trends 

2026-10-27T02:30:00.000Z
Winners at Emerging Enterprise Awards 2026. From left: Yuen Tat Yan, managing director of Hyperscale DCS; Desmond Ho, CEO of Alpha AI Technology; Nivedita Venkateish, CEO and founder of XEL Lifecare (AIRE); William Yeung, CEO and co-founder of MediConCen; Tyler Peh, CEO, chief marketing officer and co-founder of Woosa Sleep; Inthira Kalanjiam, CEO and founder of Lafre Global; Leong Yew Wei, CEO and founder of Matwerkz Technologies; Rendy Aditya Wachid, CEO and founder of Raesaka Amanah Widyakarya (Parongpong Raw Lab); Steven Ng, director of Geomax Rubber Innovative Products.

Nine companies from Singapore and the region bag top honours at 2026 Emerging Enterprise Awards

2026-10-26T14:00:00.000Z
Sembcorp Utilities had previously been granted approval for two other Malaysian projects. 

Sembcorp Utilities to import 1.3 GW of low-carbon electricity from Vietnam and Malaysia

2026-10-26T03:18:49.000Z
Chris Freund founded Mekong Capital in 2001 as Vietnam’s first hands-on PE firm focused on private local businesses. 
THE LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK

Mekong Capital’s Chris Freund turns hard lessons into better leadership

2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
NEA has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered companies seeking information on their operations and potential links to the haze affecting Singapore.

NEA issues notices to 10 Singapore-based companies, including Wilmar and APP, over haze

2026-10-23T13:23:14.000Z
Singapore has been grappling with haze, prompting efforts to identify firms linked to fires in Indonesia.

Davinder Singh Chambers appointed adviser to government on haze-linked company probes

2026-10-23T13:00:00.000Z
Vietjet’s aircraft orders are split between European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing.

How Vietjet’s US$250 million global asset freeze complicates its 600-aircraft financing plans

2026-10-23T07:25:57.000Z
Estimates from UNCTAD put 2025 Asean FDI at US$244 billion, with the Philippines attracting US$9 billion.

Philippines’ FDI slowdown exposes uneven investment prospects across S-E Asia

2026-10-22T10:24:36.000Z