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Singapore to pilot concurrent reviews for selected health products
Singapore’s ACE–HSA pilot begins with November/December 2026 pipeline scanning; selected firms may be invited from around August 2027 for concurrent reviews.
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Yude Solar and SEDAYUSolar form Indonesia solar development venture
Yude Solar and SEDAYUSolar plan to combine development, finance, construction and operations for Indonesian solar projects; no first project is named.
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Malaysia’s manufacturing output quickens as electronics lead August gains
Malaysia’s August manufacturing output rose 7.4% year on year, with export-oriented industries up 9.1% and factory capacity use at 84.1%.
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ASEAN business survey finds AI optimism amid power-cost concerns
Among six-market BT/Kantar survey respondents, 78% expected AI benefits to outweigh energy needs while 46% anticipated rising electricity or operating costs.
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AIRA Factoring tops THB 1 billion in Thailand supply-chain financing transactions
The Thai platform developed by AIRA Factoring, NEC Thailand and TASConnect has processed cumulative lending transactions through a digital working-capital channel.
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RHB links branch and digital banking in push for better customer service
RHB has given staff a shared view of customer requests across service channels; DBS and OCBC show other ways banks are changing support and advisory work.
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Sygnia to establish Singapore security operations hub for round-the-clock monitoring
The planned Singapore hub would join Austin and existing Tel Aviv operations in a three-region managed-detection model for enterprise clients.
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Vietnam motorcycle member sales reach nearly 690,000 in Q3, about 10% above prior year
Honda exported nearly 240,000 complete motorcycles in its year to March; Yadea opened an electric-motorcycle plant in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam. The association total covers six members this year, against five last year.
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Lubrizol expands Singapore labs for regional materials development
Lubrizol says it has added synthesis, analytical and formulation capabilities to its existing Jurong innovation centre for regional materials work.
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Universal Quantum's US$100m-plus round backs planned Singapore R&D centre
A completed quantum funding round includes EDBI and supports a previously announced Singapore R&D plan; the site is not yet verified open.
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Vietjet expands into Europe as Prague joins growing network
Vietjet’s Prague opening marks its first European destination amid wider international and long-haul expansion; demand remains to be measured.
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Godrej opens first phase of Indonesian factory in IDR500bn expansion
The Kendal site starts with household insecticides as Godrej adds manufacturing capacity for Indonesia and plans regional exports.