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Nuvei Targets Agentic Commerce And Stablecoin Rails With Payoneer Acquisition

The Nuvei-Payoneer merger projects USD 3 billion in combined annual revenue and more than USD 500 billion in payment volume. Scale is now the defining competitive factor in cross-border payments.

Japanese Fans’ World Cup Cleanup Wins Plaudits

Supporters of Japan’s national team once again impressed the global community with their post-match cleanup efforts.

Beyond The Converted Flat: How Mber Reframes Co-Living As Architecture, Community, And Long-Stay Strategy

Aw & Sons Capital builds on the former Lim Tua Tow Market site to deliver Mber, a co-living concept designed around community formation rather than accommodation alone.

Siphandone And Takaichi Affirm Laos-Japan Energy Cooperation At Nikkei Asia Conference

Laos formally endorsed Japan's POWERR Asia energy resilience initiative at the June 10 bilateral summit, days before signing a nuclear energy agreement with Russia in Moscow.

Laos Moves Toward Nuclear Power With Binding Rosatom Agreement In Moscow

Rosatom's June 2026 agreement with Laos is the corporation's most substantive legal instrument in the country after a decade of memoranda and roadmaps.

Rosatom, GE Vernova, And Hitachi Compete For Southeast Asia’s Nuclear Market

Russia signed the Ninh Thuan 1 framework with Vietnam in March. Rosatom met Indonesia's president in May. The pipeline is no longer theoretical.

Deel Deploys Stripe’s Full Crypto Stack To Bring Dollar-Backed Pay To 1.5 Million Global Contractors

Stripe's full crypto stack powers Deel's contractor wallet launch, with Southeast Asia and APAC rollout confirmed for 2026.

Synthetic Identities And Agentic Bots Drive 8 Percent Global Fraud Rise, APAC Among Hardest Hit

LexisNexis analyzed 116 billion transactions and found APAC login fraud attacks among the fastest-growing regionally in 2025.

ONVIT And Upstairs Join Vietnam’s Starred Ranks As The MICHELIN Guide Adds 23 New Establishments In 2026

ONVIT in Hanoi became the first Korean contemporary restaurant in Vietnam to receive a MICHELIN Star, pairing Korean culinary technique with locally sourced Vietnamese produce.

After Asia’s First Cross-Border Wind Farm, IES And Envision Eye A Larger System

Laos earns 24% of its export revenue from electricity. The Envision-IES partnership is designed to make more of that power dispatchable and diversified.