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India's IPO market has raised a record $12.5 billion in nine months, and SME listings are continuing on the BSE. Venture funds and corporate investors are backi…
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Brookfield has entered India's industrial logistics market through a Rs 4,300 crore deal with ESR. Developers and institutional investors are seeking land, join…
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Odisha is giving Kalinga Studio a new lease of life by revamping its film infrastructure. Broadcasters, streaming platforms, production studios and creative age…
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Retail demand is building ahead of peak festival shopping, with consumer brands launching Great Indian Festival sales and gold prices tracking global trends and…
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Valuation talk for the Jio IPO has fallen from $160 billion to $100 billion, with global funds reportedly demanding a 30% discount to Bharti, while GQG has sold…
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The GST Council meeting did not discuss UPI merchant discount rates, left rates unchanged and addressed input tax credit protection, while Odisha pressed for MS…
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The Union Cabinet cleared Phase III of the Green Energy Corridor with an outlay of Rs 1,86,405 crore, including 50 GWh of battery storage, to evacuate 135 GW of…
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The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India expects the apparel market to reach $146.3 billion by 2029, and Steel Exchange India produced a record 25,095 to…
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IT stocks led the market rally on October 9 ahead of TCS second-quarter results. Technology, manufacturing and financial services employers are expanding hiring…
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Hospital chains, diagnostic providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and health-tech firms are raising capital to expand specialist capacity, connect patient rec…
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The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme has been extended to 31 December 2026 at unchanged rates and caps, and India-Canada free trade tal…
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The market fell sharply this week, with the Nifty touching a 52-week low and investors losing nearly Rs 13 lakh crore in two days, while domestic investors put…
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The PM E-DRIVE scheme has enabled 26.59 lakh electric vehicle sales, and renewable energy, carbon credit and sustainable agriculture projects across India look…
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Viral rumours have emerged as a new business continuity risk for universities. Institutions such as the IITs, IISc, Delhi University and Manipal are looking for…
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Continued visitor traffic across major travel destinations including Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taroko is encouraging hotel groups and resort operators to…
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The Ministry of Digital Affairs, alongside enterprise IT leadership across Taipei and Hsinchu, is building out hyperscale data center capacity, expanding cloud…
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Venture capital funds, corporate innovation arms, and tech incubators across Taipei and Hsinchu are increasing capital allocations into high-conviction rounds f…
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Institutional real estate developers, science park operators, and commercial asset managers across Taipei, Hsinchu, and Kaohsiung are rebalancing commercial and…
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Broadcasting enterprises, digital content agency groups, and interactive media firms in Taipei are securing expansion capital to upgrade digital infrastructure…
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Enterprise leaders across semiconductor supply chains, consumer electronics, and retail in Taipei and Hsinchu are deploying modern business intelligence platfor…
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Taiwanese technology conglomerates, venture funds, and international joint venture partners in Taipei and Hsinchu are executing strategic corporate acquisitions…
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Regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) and the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) in Taipei, are implementing updated corpora…
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs and utility providers are channeling capital into zonal offshore wind developments, solar integration, and power grid resilienc…
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Semiconductor fabrication foundries, advanced packaging plants, and electronics integration complexes in Hsinchu, Tainan, and Taichung are introducing digital t…
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Active expansion across semiconductor, hardware manufacturing, and software ecosystems drives continuous demand among enterprise employers in Hsinchu Science Pa…
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare, working alongside major medical centers, is advancing unified electronic health records, regional clinical data exchanges, a…
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Central administrative ministries and municipal councils have committed substantial development capital toward automated transit networks, digital twin models,…
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Commercial banks, insurance groups, and asset management firms across Xinyi District in Taipei are upgrading portfolio management frameworks to support regional…
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National environmental regulatory bodies and Ministry of Economic Affairs planning commissions across Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung are updating corporate sus…
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The Ministry of Education, alongside academic institutions including National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), is di…
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Vietnam received 17.7 million international visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 14.5% from a year earlier and bucking declines elsewhere in Southeast…
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Vietnam opened National Innovation Day 2026 in Hanoi with more than 1,000 delegates and over 100 technology booths from companies including Samsung and Meta, an…
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Electric motorbike maker Dat Bike has signed a memorandum of understanding with Toshiba, and AI agents are reshaping Vietnam's social commerce landscape. Ventur…
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With strong FDI in Hai Phong and Aeon planning 30 shopping malls, developers and institutional investors are seeking land, joint venture partners and long-term…
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Hanoi is hosting a World Culture Festival this month, and broadcasters, streaming platforms, production studios and creative agencies are looking for investors…
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Japanese retail giant Aeon is targeting 300 supermarkets and 30 shopping malls in Vietnam, while the food and beverage market recovers amid intensifying competi…
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AkzoNobel announced on October 5 that it has agreed to sell its Dulux-branded decorative paints business in Southeast Asia and Australia to Nippon Paint for $1.…
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Vietnam is discussing tax cooperation with the European Union, and stocks listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange are due to transfer to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchan…
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Developers and utilities are lining up financing for generation, storage and transmission projects, with a coal power plant recently connected to the grid. Dema…
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Vietnam aims to earn $18 billion from agro-forestry-fishery exports in the last three months of 2026 to reach an annual target of at least $74 billion, and seaf…
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Vietnam's demand for high-quality human resources over the coming years is expected to outpace market supply, with global employers competing for its engineers…
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Terumo Vietnam Medical Equipment and the Vietnam National Heart Association signed a memorandum of understanding on October 7 in Hanoi to strengthen cardiovascu…
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Third-quarter GDP expanded 9.95% and growth has averaged about 9% over the first three quarters, but officials are warning of mounting challenges in pursuing 10…
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Vietnam is working toward an MSCI upgrade and FTSE secondary emerging market status, the Da Nang international financial centre has appeared on the Global Finan…
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Environmental regulators and green finance bodies are building carbon credit frameworks and climate investment channels, while renewable energy, mangrove restor…
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Vietnam is advancing the ASEAN qualifications framework, and the National Innovation Day on October 4 called for stronger business-led innovation. Institutions…
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Pakistan is turning to the UK for fleet renewal at PIA, with Airbus and Rolls-Royce options emerging. Hotel groups, resort owners and tour operators in Islamaba…
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Pakistan won 11 awards at a major Asian technology event, while the Karachi IT Park project has again run into delays, and Pakistan and Spain are looking to str…
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The number of QR payment merchants in Pakistan is up 245%, and online payments have reached 92%. Venture funds and corporate investors are backing growth-stage…
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The prime minister has approved commercial use of railway land worth billions to help fund the ML-1 rail project. Developers and institutional investors are see…
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