Asean Business

COP31: Singapore launches blended finance initiative to fund climate adaptation in South-east Asia

2026-11-10T08:00:00.000Z
A highlight of the forum will be curated business-matching sessions designed to help companies take practical first steps towards expanding into South-east Asia.

Inaugural BT South-east Asia Growth Forum seeks to help firms looking to scale in the region

2026-11-09T21:00:00.000Z
Masan High-Tech Materials once described itself as the world’s largest producer of midstream and downstream tungsten products outside China.

Vietnam’s Masan secures Japan’s Sojitz as second strategic investor in tungsten business

2026-11-09T07:20:27.000Z
US dollar-denominated securities still account for 85% of Asian non-financial corporate bond issuance in foreign currencies between 2014 and 2024.

Beyond the greenback, Vietnam’s big borrowers turn to Asian-currency bonds

2026-11-09T07:12:07.000Z
The data comes days after the release of the latest inflation print showing an acceleration to 7.8% in October.

Philippine economic slump worsens on Iran war, bad weather

2026-11-09T06:22:50.000Z
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, says: “Countries are now evaluating their longer-term energy policies and how they (can) protect themselves a bit more against shortages in fossil fuels.”

Low-carbon transition to face ‘stronger headwinds’ at COP31, says Grace Fu 

2026-11-08T21:00:00.000Z
Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau says that Singapore, as Asean chair in 2027, aims to address regional concerns over AI use.

No Asean country has figured out how to manage AI’s impact on jobs: Jasmin Lau

2026-11-05T10:03:12.000Z
The last two months have brought Singapore its worst air quality since 2015, with the 24-hour PSI reading crossing the “very unhealthy” range at one point.

Singapore strengthens transboundary haze law with expanded investigative powers, stiffer penalties

2026-11-04T14:56:48.000Z
Clockwise from top left: Abrasive Engineering’s executive chairman Tan Ser Hean; VFT CEO Vidal Bharath; and Hyprcool founder Greg Ong.

Cooler servers, cheaper batteries, automated sandblasting: How Singapore firms put RIE support to work

2026-11-04T04:00:00.000Z
Viettel’s security chip, VGC v1.0, allows sensitive data to be encrypted and decrypted without relying solely on software.

Vietnam’s domestic chip push gains ground as Viettel, FPT unveil new capabilities

2026-11-03T11:50:48.000Z