World
Musk and Altman have agreed to Amodei’s call to slow AI development.
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Tesla sets up subsidiary in Vietnam
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AI stocks slump across Asia after top lab CEOs urge caution
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Ares appoints James Garforth as principal for Asia direct lending
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China's Ligent seeks to raise nearly $723m in Hong Kong IPO
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Asian LPs lean on secondaries to deepen PE exposure: Flexstone
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Australian pension giants signal SE Asia appetite but scale constrains allocation
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Rest of Asia
Private equity, infrastructure and private credit emerge as key avenues.
He suggested that leading AI firms may be close to unveiling a pact to slow AI development.
Singapore
This edition features monthly startup fundraising data from India, Greater China and SE Asia.
Redemption pressures across the industry appear to be easing.
Greater China
Total funds raised, including IPOs, rose 76% YoY to $83.5b in 8M 2026.
Vietnam
The bigger question: Can ride-hailing platforms remain profitable without losing drivers?
We also look at the growing influence of China’s corporate LPs and the long-awaited NSE IPO in India.
Four megadeals accounted for roughly 87% of the region’s total funding during the month.
India
The automaker wants to create a model smaller than its VF 6 but bigger than the VF 3.
