Announced on July 20, the milestone will enable Sembcorp Integrated Hubs and Sembcorp Logistics Parks to deliver future factories and warehouses designed and built to internationally recognised sustainability standards.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Volume programme allows sustainability strategies to be pre-certified at the prototype level, streamlining certification across multiple buildings compared with the conventional building-by-building approach. The prototype sets the benchmark for Sembcorp’s future ready-built facilities, with design strategies adaptable to different site conditions, operational requirements and anticipated tenant needs.

The prototype incorporates solar photovoltaic systems, energy-efficient building systems, EV-ready infrastructure, water-efficient fixtures, sustainable materials and indoor environmental quality measures. It is expected to achieve at least 25 per cent higher energy efficiency and 40 per cent lower indoor water consumption compared with LEED baseline requirements.

Lee Ark Boon, CEO of Sembcorp Development, said, "Businesses are increasingly seeking industrial facilities that can support growth while meeting evolving regulatory and sustainability requirements. The LEED Volume prototype enables us to offer ready-built facilities with recognised green building features from day one, helping customers reduce the environmental footprint of their operations and advance their decarbonisation goals."

P. Gopala Krishnan, managing director for Southeast Asia and Middle East at Green Business Certification Inc. said, “By achieving approval for Vietnam’s first LEED Volume pre-certified prototype for ready-built industrial facilities, Sembcorp is demonstrating how scalable green building solutions can accelerate decarbonisation in fast-growing markets. The LEED Volume programme is designed to help organisations replicate high-performance strategies efficiently across multiple projects, expanding access to healthier, more resource-efficient buildings at speed.”

Green Business Certification Inc. is the independent certification body that administers the LEED rating system.

Sembcorp currently has a portfolio of over one million square metres of gross floor area of ready-built industrial properties across Vietnam and is on track to achieve its 2028 target of 1.5 million sq.m.

Sembcorp powers Vietnam’s transition to low-carbon industrial future Sembcorp is at the forefront of low-carbon industrial development in Vietnam, contributing to the country's sustainability goals. Lee Ark Boon, CEO of Sembcorp Development, co-developer of the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIPs), spoke with VIR's Thanh Van about the company's efforts in advancing Vietnam's transition to green manufacturing and a low-carbon industrial future.

Sembcorp gets approval for AI-ready data centre in Ho Chi Minh City Sembcorp Development has received investment approval for a hyperscaled and AI-ready data centre campus in Ho Chi Minh City, through its joint venture with StarMason JSC.

Sembcorp Development gains approval for VSIP Hue On January 29, Sembcorp Development, through its Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) joint venture with Becamex IDC, has received approval to develop VSIP Hue, a 467-hectare industrial park in central Vietnam.

Among securities firms, MB Securities JSC (MBS) was the first to report its Q2 results on July 7, posting encouraging figures. The company recorded revenue of more than $47.84 million in Q2, up 51 per cent on-year, primarily driven by proprietary trading, brokerage services, and margin lending.

MBS reported after-tax profit of $12.04 million for the quarter, up 36 per cent, bringing first-half after-tax profit to $23.68 million, representing annual growth of 21 per cent.

An Binh Securities also announced its results, with Q2 after-tax profit reaching $6.35 million, more than 4.8 times higher than the same period last year. In the first six months of 2026, the firm generated $17.7 million in operating revenue and $7.20 million in after-tax profit, up 2.2 times and three times, respectively, compared with a year earlier.

Meanwhile, OCBS Securities also posted a sharp increase in its Q2 profit, reaching $4.4 million, more than 41 times higher compared to one year ago.

In the banking sector, several lenders have also released preliminary earnings figures. VietBank reported first-half pre-tax profit of $36.92 million, an increase of more than 79 per cent on-year. ABBank announced first-half pre-tax profit of $120.6 million, up 80 per cent from the same period in 2025.

The State Bank of Vietnam's business sentiment survey indicates that overall business conditions and pre-tax profits across the banking system continued to improve in Q2 compared with the previous quarter and remained relatively stable, although they fell short of expectations recorded in the previous survey. More than 84 per cent of credit institutions expect positive pre-tax profit growth compared with 2025, while only 10.6 per cent anticipate negative earnings growth, and 5.3 per cent expect profits to remain unchanged.

In the oil and gas sector, companies have also released preliminary business estimates ahead of their financial statements. PetroVietnam Gas Corporation estimates first-half revenue of $3 billion and after-tax profit of $320 million, fulfilling 70 per cent of its full-year profit target. Meanwhile, Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical produced more than four million tonnes of products during the first half of the year and recorded after-tax profit of more than $505.4 million, seven times higher than the same period last year.

According to latest statistics from FiinTrade, as of July 17, 35 listed companies had announced their earnings, with average after-tax profit growth of 34.98 per cent on-year. The strongest performers included securities firms such as TCBS, MBS, ABS and EVS, as well as companies in the electrical equipment sector such as GEE and building materials producers such as NNC

Despite a challenging business environment, analysts generally maintain a positive outlook on earnings growth among listed companies. Forecasting overall market earnings, MBS estimates aggregate profit growth of around 15 per cent in Q2 of 2026. The sectors expected to deliver the strongest profit growth include transportation (65 per cent), industrial park real estate (58 per cent), retail (34 per cent) and oil and gas (28 per cent). Meanwhile, industries likely to experience earnings declines due to higher fuel costs include aviation (minus 61 per cent) and export-oriented businesses (minus 35 per cent).

The market concluded the first half of 2026 with macroeconomic conditions showing increasingly positive signs. Key concerns that had weighed on investor sentiment have gradually eased, including inflation risks stemming from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the prospect of tighter monetary policy and elevated oil prices. According to analysts at Tien Phong Securities, investor sentiment is gradually shifting from a defensive stance towards optimism about the outlook for the economy and businesses.

Amendments to Securities Law aim to modernise capital market framework The Ministry of Finance is continuing to refine the draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Securities Law, with a view to submitting it to the 16th National Assembly’s second session, scheduled for October.

Capital channel reform critical to Vietnam's next growth phase Restructuring Vietnam's capital channels has become increasingly urgent as the country seeks to mobilise an estimated $1.54 trillion to support its double-digit growth ambitions over the next five years, delegates heard at a seminar in Hanoi.

Stock market urged to take bigger role in financing next growth phase With investment demand expected to far exceed the capacity of the state budget and bank lending, restructuring capital channels and strengthening the stock market's financing role have become essential to sustaining Vietnam's next phase of economic growth.

Reshaping capital flows to unlock Vietnam's next growth engine As Vietnam pursues double-digit economic growth, restructuring capital channels beyond bank credit, spanning the equity market, corporate bonds and institutional investors, will be essential to building a more balanced and resilient financial system.

The 48-hour hackathon wrapped up on July 19, with the L-GPT 6.7 team claiming the championship with Lawgic, an AI-powered legal analysis platform that integrates graph-based reasoning. The project received the top prize of $10,000 for its technological innovation, practical applicability, and commercial potential.

The runner-up award, worth $5,000, went to Genation team for Tangent, an AI platform that transforms users' questions into interactive visual lessons, while SenAI team secured third place and $1,000 for its real-time English-Vietnamese bilingual translation solution.

Although the competition has concluded, organisers said the next stage is only beginning, with the winning teams expected to continue refining their products, engaging with industry partners, and exploring investment opportunities to bring their solutions to market.

Tran The Hung, co-founder and CEO of the AI for Vietnam Foundation, said VAIC was designed to achieve far more than identifying promising AI technologies. The programme aims to connect businesses with Vietnam's young innovation community, enabling high-potential ideas to evolve into products capable of real-world deployment.

"The messages and achievements of VAIC 2026 do not mark the end of a journey. They are the launchpad for the next stage of development," he said.

Reflecting on the competition, he noted that after 48 hours of intensive development, most teams remained committed to their original concepts, overcame technical challenges, and delivered working products before the deadline. That perseverance, he said, was ultimately more valuable than rankings or prize money because the ability to pursue a complex problem through to completion is essential for transforming AI ideas into viable products.

Organisers hope participating teams will continue developing their projects after the award ceremony. The prototypes built during the hackathon provide only an initial foundation and require further validation, technological refinement, product development, user testing, and commercial evaluation before they can be deployed at scale.

Hung added that while the championship trophy has found its winner, the lasting legacy of VAIC 2026 will be the growing community of 'AI Builders' established through the programme.

Truong Quoc Anh, director of Digital Banking at SHB, said the rapid advancement of AI, particularly generative AI, was fundamentally changing how people search for, access, and process information.

"AI has become part of almost every aspect of daily life. It is being applied across virtually every industry and is already accomplishing things that would have seemed unimaginable just three years ago. It has fundamentally transformed the way people interact with information," he said.

Anh added, while previous generations found it difficult to imagine life without Google Search, many young people today instinctively turn to AI assistants when seeking information. The shift illustrates how AI is becoming an everyday productivity tool, rather than remaining confined to research laboratories or experimental projects.

That philosophy was reflected throughout VAIC 2026, where teams worked directly on challenges proposed by businesses. The format encouraged participants to focus on practical deployment rather than simply demonstrating technical capability or conceptual ideas.

Genation team with Tangent claim the second prize at VAIC 2026

Vu Quoc Huy, director of the National Innovation Centre, praised the quality of the competing teams, saying that real business challenges enabled participants to develop solutions aligned with market demand, identify target users early, and incorporate practical applications from the design stage.

As most participants were university students, the competition also allowed them to test their knowledge in a high-pressure environment while strengthening teamwork, product development, and presentation skills.

"VAIC 2026 reflects Vietnam's broader strategy to accelerate scientific research, technological development, innovation, and strategic industries, with AI playing a central role. Rather than approaching AI primarily through theoretical study, the programme challenged young innovators to build products capable of solving concrete problems," Huy said.

NIC plans to continue supporting the strongest projects through incubation and accelerator programmes, while providing access to laboratories, innovation spaces, and product development facilities. Teams will also be connected with businesses, investors, and domestic and international partners to help validate their technologies, access industry data, refine their products, and identify commercial opportunities.

"I hope this programme will produce many more Vietnamese-made AI products, new technology companies, and talented young innovators who will continue contributing to Vietnam's journey of scientific advancement, technological innovation, and digital transformation," Huy said.

The third prize for SenAI team

Held from July 17 to 19, VAIC 2026 attracted nearly 1,500 participants from 340 teams, making it one of Vietnam's largest AI competitions. During the 48-hour hackathon, participants developed AI solutions, built functional prototypes, and refined their pitches with guidance from leading domestic and international experts and mentors.

At the final Demo Day, the top 10 teams presented and defended their solutions before a judging panel. This year's entries reflected a clear shift from research-focused projects towards market-oriented applications, addressing practical challenges faced by businesses, local authorities, and the wider economy while demonstrating strong commercial potential.

A defining feature of the event was its expert advisory board and judging panel, comprising leading AI researchers, scientists, and technology executives from Vietnam and abroad. Drawing on experience across global technology companies, research institutes, and universities, the panel provided technical feedback and strategic recommendations that helped participating teams strengthen their solutions to international standards while maintaining practical relevance.

VAIC 2026 was jointly organised by the NIC, Meta, the AI for Vietnam Foundation, FPT Corporation, and Duy Tan University, with support from international organisations, technology companies, and industry partners, including SHB.

Vietnam leads region in using AI in academia Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in the academic use of Gemini and boasts the highest vernacular adoption rate regionally.

DHL survey: AI trust gap widens in APAC e-commerce A new DHL eCommerce survey found a widening gap between AI usage and consumer trust across Asia Pacific, alongside rising demand for subscription models and growing openness to digital payment options.

Vietnam AI Innovation Challenge 2026 finals open The final round of the Vietnam AI Innovation Challenge 2026 will take place from July 17-19 at the FPT Tower in Hanoi.

The agreements were pursued to strengthen the company's smart home business foundation in northern Vietnam and to establish a framework for expanding supply in connection with local development projects. Building on its collaboration with local partner StarX Technology, Hyundai HT plans to expand the supply of its smart home solutions to large-scale real estate development projects in the Hanoi area, while further broadening business opportunities across the northern market.

First, Hyundai HT has committed to close, strategic cooperation in the smart home business with HANDICO (Hanoi Housing Development and Investment Corporation), a state-owned enterprise under the Hanoi municipal government responsible for urban development and public housing supply.

Under the agreement, Hyundai HT will supply smart home solutions along with related technologies and products, while StarX will be responsible for distribution, installation, and technical support in Hanoi and the northern region.

HANDICO will apply Hyundai HT's smart home system to pilot units and model houses to verify its usability and performance, and plans to give priority consideration to adopting the solutions in its future development projects.

Hyundai HT also signed MOUs for smart home business cooperation with local real estate developers Nam Hong Group and Van Xuan Group. Nam Hong Group agreed to review the priority adoption of Hyundai HT's smart home solutions in its ongoing residential and urban development projects. With Van Xuan Group, cooperation will proceed by jointly reviewing the application of the solutions to projects in which StarX, Hyundai HT's Vietnamese partner, handles construction and technical support.

Through these partnerships, Hyundai HT expects to build an even denser cooperation network across northern Vietnam and to see full-scale expansion of its smart home solution supply centred on major development projects. The company also plans to strengthen its capability to deliver customised smart home solutions tailored to local demand and development conditions, thereby continuing to enhance its competitiveness in the Southeast Asian market.

"This cooperation is highly meaningful in that it goes beyond simply expanding product supply – it applies Hyundai HT's smart home technology to actual projects, laying the groundwork for expanding our business model and proving our technological competitiveness," said Lee Gun-Koo, CEO of Hyundai HT. "Going forward, we will continue to expand smart home business opportunities not only across key regions of Southeast Asia but also into a wide range of other countries, while stepping up the global reach of Hyundai HT's smart home technology to further accelerate our push into the global market."

Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices Amazon, Apple and Google announced plans Wednesday (Dec 18) to develop a common technology standard for smart home products, in a move aimed at enabling more connected devices to speak to each other.

CapitaLand Vietnam and Surbana Jurong partner for sustainable and smart city solutions CapitaLand Vietnam and Surbana Jurong on December 19 signed an MoU with the aim to collaborate and develop sustainable and smart city solutions for CapitaLand Vietnam’s real estate projects.

Apple teams up with BYD to produce smart home devices in Vietnam Apple Inc. is ramping up plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Vietnam in a bid to venture into the smart home market and reduce reliance on China.

Meanwhile, Thailand recorded a sharp decline in rice exports, while Vietnam faced a double challenge from India's price competition and tighter import policies in several overseas markets.

Entering 2026, the rice industry continues to operate in an intensely competitive environment.

Vietnam maintained strong rice export volumes in the first half of 2026, but export earnings declined amid intensifying global competition

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam exported approximately 5.2 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of the year, generating $2.38 billion in export revenue, up 9.9 per cent in volume but down 2.5 per cent in value from a year earlier.

The figures highlight a familiar reality for the rice industry: companies may increase sales volumes, but profitability does not necessarily improve in tandem because of lower selling prices, higher logistics and financing costs, and intense international competition.

Nevertheless, many companies are pursuing new strategies to increase value-added products.

For instance, Vietnam National Seed Group (NSC), whose two main businesses are seed production and rice exports, is expanding into markets including China and the United States while developing high-quality raw material areas to support exports to Japan.

According to the company's management, its strategy has shifted away from simply increasing output toward developing premium rice varieties, applying advanced technology and building brand recognition to enhance product value.

For 2026, Vinaseed targets revenue of $114 million, up 24 per cent from the previous year, and pre-tax profit of $12.6 million, representing growth of 14 per cent, while still factoring in weather-related risks that could affect crop yields.

Similarly, Trung An High-Tech Farming JSC (TAR) continues to pursue a strategy focused on premium-quality and low-emission rice.

The company is participating in the development of around 20,000 hectares of raw material areas in the Long Xuyen Quadrangle, while restructuring its finances by working with banks to refinance outstanding loans and divesting stakes in several subsidiaries to reduce interest expenses.

Even so, Trung An's earnings target remains modest. In 2026, the company aims to generate consolidated revenue of $140 million and after-tax profit of just $480,000, reflecting the structurally thin profit margins typical of the industry.

Despite stronger export performance, rice stocks have remained largely subdued on the stock market.

Currently, only ticker NSC continues to trade above par value, while TAR, LTG, AGM and FCS are all trading below par.

Ticker LTG of Loc Troi Group JSC has been placed under warning status and is subject to trading restrictions after the company failed to publish its audited financial statements for 2024 and 2025.

Valuations also remain depressed. TAR is trading at a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of around 0.21 times, while LTG has a P/B ratio of 0.24 times and a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of approximately 2.87 times. NSC is trading at a P/B ratio of 0.82 times and a P/E ratio of 5.66 times.

However, low valuations alone have not been sufficient to attract investors, who remain concerned about earnings prospects and the financial health of the companies.

Beyond the prolonged losses at An Giang Import-Export JSC (ticker AGM), Loc Troi Group has become a prime example of the challenges facing the industry. Once one of Vietnam's leading rice exporters, the company has endured two years of financial, debt and corporate governance difficulties.

At its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on May 11, the management said the company was implementing a restructuring programme, working with two lenders TPBank and MB to restructure outstanding loans, while securing a credit facility of around $60 million to supplement working capital.

Loc Troi aims to complete its audited financial statements in the third quarter of 2026 after appointing a new external auditor.

Meanwhile, Trung An is also addressing outstanding legal issues while restructuring its operations and capital structure.

The company believes its recovery prospects will improve in 2026, supported by its premium rice export business.

However, the management acknowledged that the restructuring process will require more time before its benefits are reflected in financial results.

Even companies with relatively stable operations continue to demonstrate the industry's structurally thin margins.

Ho Chi Minh City Food JSC generated revenue of more than $13.1 million in 2025, but reported after-tax profit of only about $9,200.

For 2026, the company targets revenue of nearly $15.6 million, while its after-tax profit target is only $8,200. exchange rate fluctuations, interest rates, funding costs and credit policies are expected to remain key factors affecting business performance.

According to analysts, rice stocks are highly cyclical, with performance heavily influenced by global agricultural commodity prices, export policies, weather conditions and climate change. At the same time, the industry's thin profit margins make it difficult for companies to deliver substantial earnings growth even when export volumes are strong.

Over the longer term, the sector's growth prospects lie in the development of premium-quality rice, low-emission rice and stronger brand positioning in high-value export markets.

However, for rice stocks to become more attractive, investors will need to see meaningful improvements in profitability, cash flow and corporate governance, rather than relying solely on export volume growth.

Rice stocks not a cause for concern Despite growing complexities of disease and salt intrusion, Vietnam has enough rice for both exports and domestic consumption.

10 companies honoured for efforts to expand sustainable rice farming The Netherlands Development Organisation SNV in Vietnam, on May 19, organised the Award Ceremony for the Summer–Autumn Season of 2025 to recognise 10 companies demonstrating outstanding performance in partnering with smallholder farmers on sustainable rice farming practices.

Vietnam rice exports to recover on high-quality demand Following a decline at the beginning of the year, Vietnam's rice exports are expected to recover thanks to increased import demand and a consumer trend favouring high-quality rice.

Rize raises $31 million to accelerate sustainable rice farming in Vietnam and Southeast Asia On July 16, Rize, Southeast Asia's leading sustainable rice platform, announced the close of a $31 million Series B funding round, comprising $20 million in equity and $11 million in debt financing.

Regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Cai Mep Terminal is now flowing through the fully owned pipeline to the 900 MW Phu My 2.1 and 2.1E power plants, operated by Vietnam Electricity's (EVN) Power Generation Corporation 3 (EVNGENCO3), supporting the commissioning of the new Cai Mep – Phu My gas pipeline and gas distribution station.

Deliveries are being made under a gas sale agreement between Cai Mep Terminal and EVNGENCO3 covering the commissioning and reliability-testing phases of the new pipeline infrastructure.

The milestone establishes the Cai Mep Terminal as Vietnam's first private terminal to deliver regasified LNG into the Phu My power complex. The move marks a critical step in Vietnam's LNG-to-power strategy and in strengthening fuel-supply security across southern Vietnam.

With three million tonnes per annum of import capacity, expandable to six million tonnes per annum, Cai Mep Terminal is one of only two operational LNG import terminals in Vietnam.

The milestone follows AG&P LNG's acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Cai Mep Terminal in late April, after initially announcing the acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in 2024.

The terminal is connected to the nearby Phu My Industrial Park in Ho Chi Minh City and has pipeline connectivity to Vietnam’s largest power generation complex, Phu My, with a gas-fired capacity of 3.9 GW.

Strategically located near the Mekong River Delta, the terminal features three onshore tanks with a total LNG storage capacity of 220,000 cu.m, LNG breakbulk capability to reload LNG into smaller vessels, and 14 bays for CNG and LNG truck loading.

Cai Mep LNG Terminal to start commercial operations in September 2024 AG&P LNG, a subsidiary of Nebula Energy, along with its partner, Hai Linh Co., Ltd., a prominent petroleum product import terminal and trader, have announced the start of the commissioning of Cai Mep LNG Terminal.

PVChem and Messer SE & Co. KGaA to build $37 million industrial gas plant PetroVietnam Chemical and Services Corporation (PVChem), a member of Petrovietnam, and Germany's Messer SE & Co. KGaA have signed a joint venture agreement to establish Cai Mep Industrial Gases Co., Ltd.

Cai Mep Ha Port project wins approval with $1.95bn investment A major port investment has been approved as part of efforts to strengthen Vietnam’s logistics and maritime infrastructure.

People's Daily reporters recently visited Yiwu to meet foreign entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses and settled down in the city. They shared stories of growing alongside Yiwu and becoming part of its remarkable transformation.

"I wouldn't be where I am today without Yiwu," said Senegalese businessman Sourakhata Tirera, a sentiment he often expresses. He first came to Yiwu in 2003 to source hardware products and was immediately impressed by the Yiwu International Trade Market. He noted, "If you can't find something here, it's probably because you haven't searched carefully enough."

In 2007, Tirera opened a foreign trade agency in Yiwu. In 2012, leveraging Yiwu's comprehensive foreign trade pilot reform project, he established a wholly foreign-owned trading company. Today, his company ships 200 to 300 containers every month, dealing in more than 1,000 product categories and providing one-stop sourcing services for clients across Africa.

"Everyone is fascinated by Yiwu because it's a place full of opportunities. Things that once seemed impossible can become reality here," Tirera told People's Daily after he finished receiving a trade delegation from Gabon.

Yemeni businessman Maged Mohammed Ali Al-Huraibi came to Yiwu alone in 2008 to pursue his entrepreneurial dream and founded a cosmetics trading company. In 2024, Yiwu launched a one-stop entrepreneurship service for foreign talent, offering factory leasing, policy consultation, and talent recruitment. Seizing the opportunity, Al-Huraibi invested in a cosmetics factory early that year, successfully transitioning from trader to manufacturer.

"Yiwu made my entrepreneurial dream come true. Now I want to bring cosmetics made in Yiwu to even more countries and regions around the world," Al-Huraibi said.

Yiwu's success is not simply about gathering products. More importantly, it comes from the city's ability to create what the market needs -- pioneering new approaches where none exist and forging new paths through continuous exploration.

Nepalese businessman Khadka Raj Kumar first came to Yiwu in 2002. In 2011, Yiwu pioneered a dual-track system for representative offices and foreign-invested business entities, addressing challenges related to residency, employment and business operations for foreign entrepreneurs. The following year, Kumar established his own trading company in Yiwu and later bought a home there.

In 2013, Yiwu established China's first people's mediation committee dedicated to foreign-related disputes, inviting foreign businesspeople to serve as mediation processes. Kumar has served in this role since 2017 and has participated in resolving more than 150 foreign-related disputes.

"In Yiwu, we're not outsiders -- we're part of the local community," he said.

As Yiwu's sixth-generation marketplace, the Yiwu Global Digital Trade Center marks the city's transition from traditional trade to a digital trade ecosystem.

Pakistani businessman Sheikh Jamil, who has operated in Yiwu for 21 years, has witnessed this transformation firsthand. According to him, more and more business is now conducted online. With the help of AI, he can quickly generate product solutions tailored to different market demands. "I can do business with the whole world without leaving my office," he said.

Yemeni businessman Hasan Mohammed entered Yiwu's cosmetics business as a distributor a decade ago. In 2018, he registered his own cosmetics brand in Saudi Arabia. With its products registered in Saudi Arabia, manufactured in China and sold worldwide, his business model delivers both high-quality products and a strong competitive edge.

"Yiwu is more like an ecosystem where ideas can quickly become reality. It offers not only opportunities, but also the potential for continuous growth," said Mohammed.

For Brazilian businesswoman Ana Garcia, Yiwu's transformation from "Made in Yiwu" to "Created in Yiwu" has been fueled by broad support in branding, digital innovation and global expansion. She founded a business consultancy that helps overseas clients identify market opportunities and sourcing needs, connect with qualified suppliers, and manage every step of the supply chain -- from product selection and quality inspection to logistics and customs clearance.

Yiwu belongs not only to China, but also to the world. Together with entrepreneurs from around the globe, the city will continue turning the impossible into the possible, further burnishing its reputation as the "world's supermarket" and ensuring that products created in Yiwu benefit people in more countries.

Optimized for battery-powered CGM devices, the TMR1370 features a maximum supply current of only 50nA, with approximately 30nA typical at a 3V supply. When combined with the magnetic wake-up mechanism widely adopted in CGM devices, the TMR1370 enables more than two years of standby operation, helping extend product shelf life while preserving battery capacity for continuous glucose monitoring after activation.

The TMR1370's exceptional power efficiency is enabled by MDT's proprietary TMR technology platform, which combines advanced magnetic sensor design, optimized device architecture, and proprietary wafer process technology to achieve high magnetic sensitivity together with ultra-low power consumption. Complementing MDT's existing X-axis and Z-axis CGM magnetic switch portfolio, the TMR1370 gives system designers greater flexibility to optimize sensor orientation and mechanical layout for a wide variety of CGM architectures while enabling easy migration from previous-generation devices.

Key Features

• Enables more than two years of standby operation in battery-powered CGM devices.
• 50nA maximum supply current, approximately 30nA typical at 3V.
• Wide 1.8V to 4.0V operating-voltage range.
• Maximum operating point below 40 Gauss for reliable magnetic wake-up detection.
• X-axis magnetic sensing optimized for compact CGM designs.
• Miniature DFN5L package (1.6×1.6×0.5mm) for thinner and lighter wearable medical devices.
• Complements MDT's proven X-axis and Z-axis CGM magnetic switch portfolio for flexible system design and simplified migration.

Samples of the TMR1370 are available through DigiKey and MDT's online store at www.tmr-sensors.com. For volume pricing, delivery information, and technical specifications, contact MDT Global Sales at sales@dowayusa.com.

For more information about MDT please visit http://www.multidimensiontech.com.

(Emdoor booth: X1B-804)

With decades of experience across cloud, edge, device, and wearable form factors, Emdoor has established one of the industry's most comprehensive intelligent hardware portfolios. Yet the company recognized a critical gap: while individual devices grow smarter, they often operate in isolation.

Ailyn is Emdoor's answer to this challenge. Introduced on the WAIC Magic Box stage, Ailyn serves as a unified intelligence layer that orchestrates storage, computing power, AI models, and data across PCs, NAS systems, computing boxes, and IoT devices. The result is a scalable, centrally managed intelligence platform that delivers seamless cross-device collaboration, data privacy, and AI capabilities that improve with use.

At its core, Ailyn follows a device-first, multi-device connected philosophy. By prioritizing on-device model deployment, it reduces costs while preserving privacy, minimizing latency, and enabling offline functionality. Key capabilities include unified data access, uninterrupted task handoff between devices, intelligent multi-model routing, and dynamic compute scaling — plus built-in features for knowledge accumulation, skill expansion, persona customization, and automated task execution.

Four Scenarios, One Intelligent Ecosystem

The enterprise lineup features high-performance AI workstations, AI servers, AI NAS, Mini PCs, and motherboards. Workstations support up to 96-core processors and four double-width GPUs with integrated BMC remote management. AI servers run dual Intel Xeon scalable processors with up to eight mainstream AI accelerators. The single-GPU workstation series offers dual-platform compatibility with both Intel and AMD, featuring a PCIe 5.0 ×16 slot and up to 128GB DDR5 memory. Available in two form factors — a 23.9L tower chassis and a 15.3L compact chassis with tempered glass side panel — it delivers balanced performance for both creative workloads and local AI inference. The AI NAS unifies storage and AI computing power in one device, with192GB of octa-channel LPDDR5X memory to support local large model deployment. Ailyn unifies these resources into a private computing backbone, intelligently offloading heavy workloads so users get instant on-device responsiveness with datacenter-grade power on demand.

For individual users, the showcase includes Mini PCs, AI PCs, AI tablets, and multimodal wearables. The AP16, powered by Intel's 3rd Generation Core™ Ultra processor, delivers 180 TOPS of AI performance with sustained 54W output — capable of running large models locally. Multimodal wearable solutions built on Qualcomm and BES chips offer faster time-to-market for brand partners. Within the Ailyn ecosystem, PCs handle heavy computing while wearables provide continuous environmental awareness, each device strengthening the whole.

Industrial visitors will find AI BOX units, rugged AI notebooks, handheld terminals, and industrial PCs. AI BOX devices come preloaded with industry-specific models for production line visual inspection. Rugged notebooks deliver reliable performance for mobile field operations. Industrial PCs feature industrial-grade architecture for 24/7 uptime. Through Ailyn, these connected devices break down traditional data silos, enabling intelligent resource orchestration and a closed-loop perception-decision-execution system that accelerates industrial digital transformation.

At the center of the home scenario are AI tablets and home NAS, connected to a full-house AIoT network. The NAS acts as the family's private data and computing hub, while the tablet serves as the primary interface for senior health reminders and children's learning support. Ailyn weaves these devices into a cohesive system covering family memories, health care, companionship, and home security — bringing intelligence into daily life without intruding on it.

The launch of Ailyn marks a significant evolution for Emdoor — shifting from a hardware manufacturer to a builder of intelligent infrastructure. It represents the convergence of the company's deep hardware heritage and its AI innovation roadmap. Moving forward, Emdoor will continue investing in edge AI technology and expanding the Ailyn ecosystem alongside partners, bringing distributed intelligence from the showroom into everyday life.

Website: http://www.emdoordigi.com/

According to IDC, KEENON ranked first worldwide in commercial service robot shipments in 2025, while maintaining its leadership in the global delivery robot market. IDC also sees the industry moving toward a more diversified, multi-form future, where different robot types are deployed according to the needs of specific tasks and environments. KEENON first propose such strategy and WAIC showcase brings that trend to life.

At the booth, the newly introduced hotel laundry scenario demonstrates this approach most clearly. Humanoid robots complete operational tasks such as loading and operating washing machines, retrieving clean laundry, and folding garments, while the DINERBOT T9 supports the wider delivery workflow. Together, they show how humanoid and specialized robots can divide responsibilities and collaborate within a real hotel operation.

Beyond the hotel workflow, KEENON applies the same role-based approach to food and retail service. Drawing on years of customer insight from restaurants and stores, XMAN-R1 takes on front-of-house tasks that combine interaction with object handling—from preparing drinks with NOWWA Coffee to responding to customer requests in dessert and retail settings. Rather than presenting isolated demonstrations, these scenarios show how KEENON is extending proven commercial service workflows into new humanoid capabilities, with every task performed autonomously and without teleoperation.

Through its "general-purpose humanoid + specialized service robot" strategy, KEENON is building a practical path for embodied intelligence: humanoids take on flexible operation and interaction tasks, while specialized robots continue to handle high-frequency delivery and cleaning. At WAIC 2026, KEENON is showing not just more robot forms, but a more complete model for commercial deployment.

With more than 100,000 service robots deployed worldwide across over 70 countries and regions, KEENON has been recognized by global renown brands across various sectors and widely deployed at major brands like Burger King, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hilton, BMW, Lego etc. From 10 to 20+ robots operating in single venues like Hotel Around Pyeongchang to a mixed fleet of 8 robots across 6 types at facilities like Shangri-La's Trader Hotel, making it world-first intelligent hotel with both humanoid and service robot, KEENON delivers proven multi-robot efficiency.

Full Product Matrix on Display: Demonstrating Multi-Scenario Capabilities

Pudu's comprehensive presentation at WAIC 2026 showcased its complete technical and product layout, spanning service delivery, commercial cleaning, industrial delivery, and general embodied intelligence.

The PUDU D5 quadruped robot demonstrates advanced terrain adaptability and autonomous navigation across an on-site obstacle course mimicking sand, gravel, steps, and slopes, simulating autonomous inspections in complex environments such as power substations and industrial parks. Additionally, the D5 performed high-speed "drifting" demonstrations at the booth, reaching peak speeds of up to 5 m/s and showcasing industry-leading mobility and responsiveness.

Making its global offline public debut, the PUDU D7 engaged visitors with several immersive and interactive live experiences. Attendees posed for photos with the D7, instantly receiving unique snapshots taken directly from a "robotics perspective." The robot also demonstrated advanced multi-robot coordination by autonomously walking and guiding the PUDU D5 quadruped around the booth while seamlessly avoiding pedestrian traffic, vividly illustrating collaborative workflows between different robotic form factors.

Pudu Robotics Product Portfolio at WAIC 2026

Pudu is also exhibiting its mature commercial robotics portfolio, including the BellaBot service delivery robot, the PUDU T300 industrial delivery robot, and the PUDU MT1 Max and PUDU CC1 Pro commercial cleaning robots. Together, these products highlight Pudu's proven deployments across hospitality, retail, F&B, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries.

Winning the "Most Investor-Attractive Enterprise" Award Amid Sustained Capital Traction

The "Most Investor-Attractive Enterprise" award from 36Kr arrives alongside sustained backing from major global institutional investors. In April 2026, Pudu Robotics completed a new financing round of nearly USD 150 million, bringing its valuation to more than USD 1.5 billion. This brings Pudu's cumulative funding to more than USD 300 million.

This strong capital interest is supported by concrete commercial performance. According to the "2025 Global Embodied Intelligence and Commercial Service Robotics Independent Market Research Report" released by Frost & Sullivan, Pudu Robotics accounts for 25% and 23% of the global commercial service robotics market in terms of revenue and shipments respectively, ranking No. 1 worldwide in both categories. Furthermore, Pudu Robotics has maintained a year-over-year revenue growth rate exceeding 100%, with international markets accounting for more than 80% of total revenue for consecutive years. While the broader Embodied AI industry remains in early exploratory phases, Pudu has approached a positive EBITDA, achieving large-scale commercial viability ahead of the market.

From Product Export to Ecosystem Integration: A Blueprint for Global Expansion

According to the Research Report on Chinese Enterprises' Overseas Expansion from 2025 to 2026 published by the 36Kr Research Institute, Pudu Robotics was featured as a primary benchmark case study for Embodied AI. The report attributes Pudu's international success to its systematic combination of technological innovation, product capabilities, and localized global operation. Analysts noted that Pudu has successfully transitioned from exporting products to exporting global brand equity and integrated robotics ecosystems, establishing a core reference blueprint for hard-tech global expansion.

By deploying versatile product forms that span specialized, semi-humanoid, and humanoid forms, Pudu Robotics continues to focus on integrating Embodied AI directly into real-world environments—transforming Physical AI from a technical concept into a practical productivity partner.

The accreditations highlight Black Lake's latest progress in bringing AI into critical manufacturing decision-making workflows and deploying industrial AI capabilities on the shop floor around the world.

This year's conference attracted over 1,100 exhibiting companies and showcased more than 3,000 exhibits, setting a new record for exhibition scale. The conference delivered a clear signal: as artificial intelligence becomes a common priority across global industries, attention is moving beyond model capabilities toward practical applications in real-world operating environments.

Manufacturing provides a particularly demanding test for this transition. Factory operations are governed by multiple constraints, including process specifications, equipment capabilities, material availability, production capacity, delivery schedules and quality requirements. Therefore, AI has to do so much more than simply comprehend information input. It must make reliable judgments within clearly defined business rules and operational constraints.

Black Lake has focused on industrial digitalization and industrial AI for years, developing and deploying AI applications in a range of factory environments.

At WAIC 2026, the company is presenting industrial AI agents covering order splitting and process planning, quotation and pricing, procurement, production scheduling, quality inspection, and order tracking. These applications are designed to move AI beyond an auxiliary role and into critical manufacturing decision-making workflows.

Traditional industrial software is primarily responsible for data recording, digital workflows, and worker coordination. However, critical decisions such as how to split an order, determine pricing, schedule production, and assess quality risks still depend heavily on the experience of engineers and frontline workers.

Industrial AI agents are intended to convert fragmented industrial knowledge and production experience into decision-making capabilities that can be invoked, reused and continuously refined by software systems.

Order decomposition and process planning are representative examples. After receiving an engineering drawing, a factory typically relies on experienced engineers to identify components, materials and dimensions, define the required manufacturing processes and technical specifications, and establish a basis for subsequent quotation and quality inspection.

The process is highly dependent on individual expertise and represents one of the first critical decision points after an order is received.

Black Lake Technologies' CAD-to-Process Agent can understand product drawings and, taking into account the factory's equipment capabilities, process requirements, and production practices, rapidly generate process steps along with the corresponding technical requirements. Drawing analysis that once took hours can now be completed in approximately one minute, achieving an accuracy rate of over 95% in real deployment and providing engineers with stable, efficient decision support. Currently, the industrial agents developed by the company cover core processes including design, scheduling, production, and quality inspection, and have entered the stage of large-scale deployment.

Founded in 2016, Black Lake serves nearly 40,000 factories worldwide. Its customers span more than 30 industries, including food and beverage, automotive components and equipment manufacturing.

By working across factory order management, production and fulfillment workflows, Black Lake has accumulated the technical capabilities and industry knowledge required to support decision-making in complex industrial environments.

In April 2026, Black Lake completed a Series D funding round of nearly RMB 1 billion. The company said the proceeds would primarily be used to accelerate the deployment of its industrial AI products and support its international expansion.

AI-related products are becoming a new source of growth for the company. In a recent interview, Black Lake founder and CEO Zhou Yuxiang said that the company had recorded significant growth in AI-related revenue since the beginning of 2026. He also said that manufacturing customers were taking less time to make purchasing decisions for industrial AI agents.

Zhou expects AI adoption among Chinese factories to increase substantially over the next three to four years.

Unlike consumer-facing AI, which is primarily associated with content generation and personal productivity, industrial AI agents can directly affect production costs, capacity utilization, delivery performance, and product quality. Their commercial value therefore depends largely on whether they can perform specific tasks reliably in complex production environments.

During WAIC 2026, Black Lake was named to the Top 30 shortlist for the 2026 Super AI Leader (SAIL) Award. The SAIL Award is one of WAIC's major awards and recognizes achievements in technological breakthroughs, application innovation, and industrial value.

Black Lake was also selected as a Trusted Partner under UNIDO's Global Call for Trusted Partners for Industrial AI in the Global South.

The Global Call was launched under the guidance of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in partnership with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and in connection with the work of UNIDO AIM Global and its Shanghai-based Centre of Excellence.

The initiative aims to build a curated pool of leading partners to co-develop scalable industrial AI solutions and public goods for the Global South.

For Black Lake, the two accreditations underscore the growing importance of reliability, explainability, and scalability in the evaluation of industrial AI, in addition to the capabilities of AI models.

Global expansion will be a major priority in the company's next phase of development. Black Lake is currently focusing on Southeast Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, adapting its industrial AI agents to the industrial structures, production processes and management requirements of different markets.

Although manufacturing operations vary across countries and regions, manufacturers share similar concerns about efficiency, quality, delivery reliability and production flexibility.

Black Lake is transforming industrial AI capabilities that have been validated in complex factory environments into configurable and deployable products. Through these products, the company aims to work with manufacturers worldwide to explore more efficient, flexible and intelligent approaches to production.

Based on accommodation searches made by South Korean solo travelers during the first five months of the year, Seoul emerged as the most in-demand domestic destination. Jeju, Busan, Incheon, and Gangneung completed the top five.

Regional Government Initiatives Spark Growing Domestic Solo Travel Interest

Among them, Gangneung continues to attract travelers seeking a relaxing escape by the sea. Located just two hours from Seoul by KTX, the coastal city offers a wide range of experiences, from scenic beaches and lifestyle complexes to trendy cafes, restaurants, and picturesque photo spots. In response to the growing number of independent visitors, many local eateries also provide single-serving options, allowing travelers to enjoy the region's culinary offerings with greater convenience.

Meanwhile, Donghae recorded the fastest growth among domestic destinations, with accommodation search volume from solo travelers increasing by 28% year-on-year. The city's efforts to enhance the experience for independent visitors and promote regional tourism, including its "Solo Traveler-Friendly Business Certification Program", are likely contributing factors behind the rising interest.

Japan Remains Overseas Solo-travel Favorite; Jakarta Emerges as Rising Star

Looking beyond South Korea, Japan dominated the overseas rankings. Tokyo ranked first, followed by Osaka and Fukuoka, as favorites among South Korean solo travelers. Their proximity to South Korea, reputation for safety, and efficient public transportation networks make them particularly attractive for those traveling alone. Solo travelers also have their eyes on Southeast Asia, with Jakarta and Da Nang rounding out the top five.

Jakarta stood out with the highest increase in interest, recording a more than 30x rise in accommodation searches. The Indonesian capital has gained attention following the launch of a new flight route in April, alongside special promotional fares, and as a destination where various K-pop idol concerts and fan meet-ups are held. Popular artists like ATEEZ, aespa, EXO, and NCT WISH, among others, held concerts in Jakarta in the first half of this year. In addition, the city is gaining recognition for its diverse offerings, including historical attractions, island-hopping opportunities, shopping, and local cuisine, all available at relatively affordable prices given the weakening rupiah.

As for travel timing, March emerged as the most popular month for solo travel during the first five months of the year, followed by January, April, February, and May. The popularity of March may be attributed to the arrival of spring, when mild weather and blooming flowers, as well as diverse festivals and events create ideal conditions for both domestic and international trips.

Alex Park, Country Director, South Korea at Agoda shared, "More travelers are expressing interest in solo journeys, drawn by the convenience, flexibility, and opportunity to recharge on their own terms. Agoda's 2026 Travel Outlook Report also found that nearly one in four respondents plan to travel solo this year. Agoda is committed to supporting all types of travelers, including solo adventurers, by offering great value across flights, accommodations, and activities, helping them experience more for less."

With over 130,000 flight routes, more than 6 million holiday properties, and over 300,000 activities, Agoda ensures solo travelers can seamlessly combine their bookings in one convenient platform throughout their journey. Discover the best deals on Agoda's mobile app and visit Agoda.com to plan the perfect summer getaway.

Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Singtel excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to anticipate evolving enterprise requirements while consistently translating long-term vision into measurable customer outcomes. Through platforms such as Singtel CUBΣ (CUBE) and its multidomestic IoT connectivity architecture, the company continues to unify networking, cybersecurity, automation, and AI-driven intelligence into integrated solutions that address the growing complexity of hybrid, multicloud, and connected environments. "Singtel has established itself as a benchmark for enterprise digital infrastructure by converging connectivity, cybersecurity, network intelligence, and IoT orchestration into a unified, customer-centric ecosystem. Its disciplined execution, platform-led innovation, and commitment to simplifying complex enterprise environments continue to strengthen operational resilience and deliver sustained value for organizations across the region," said Kenny Yeo, Director at Frost & Sullivan.

Guided by a long-term strategy focused on digital innovation, intelligent infrastructure, and customer-centric transformation, Singtel has moved well-beyond traditional telecommunications to a trusted technology partner for enterprises navigating increasingly connected and data-driven environments. Its strategic investments in AI-enabled operations, cloud-native platforms, secure connectivity, and ecosystem partnerships enable organizations to modernize critical infrastructure while maintaining the flexibility to support future business growth.

The company's strategic agility and sustained investment in integrated digital platforms have enabled it to scale innovative services across local, regional, and global enterprise environments. Innovation remains central to Singtel's approach through solutions including the CUBΣ connected intelligence platform, multidomestic IoT connectivity powered by eSIM orchestration, managed cybersecurity services, AI-driven network automation, and network-as-a-service capabilities. These solutions simplify network and security management, strengthen cyber resilience, improve operational visibility, and provide enterprises with scalable, secure, and high-performing connectivity across cloud, edge, IoT, and hybrid infrastructures.

By streamlining service delivery through intelligent automation, centralized orchestration, proactive monitoring, and flexible managed and co-managed service models, Singtel continues to help organizations reduce operational complexity while improving service reliability and business agility. Its ability to integrate best-of-breed technologies in a unified operational framework, combined with strong regional network ownership and localized expertise, enables customers to confidently scale digital initiatives while maintaining security, governance, and operational excellence.

Frost & Sullivan commends Singtel for setting a high standard in competitive strategy, execution, and customer value across multiple technology domains. By combining intelligent networking, secure digital infrastructure, AI-enabled operations, and cross-border IoT capabilities in an integrated platform strategy, the company is shaping the future of enterprise connectivity while helping organizations build resilient, future-ready digital ecosystems.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents its Company of the Year and Customer Value Leadership recognitions to organizations that demonstrate outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, competitive positioning, and business performance. These recognitions honor forward-thinking companies that continuously raise industry standards through innovation, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.

The MFDS approved a product license modification for the therapy, which was first conditionally approved in the country in 2014. The update keeps Neuronata-R® on the market.

CorestemChemon said it is now working to resume manufacturing so patients can keep receiving the therapy, while also building a research footprint in the United States that could support broader access over time.

What the updated approval means for patients

In the ALSUMMIT (NCT04745299) Phase 3 trial, Neuronata-R® did not reach statistical significance across the full study population. In the subgroup of slow progressors, however, the therapy met its primary endpoint, the Combined Assessment of Function and Survival (CAFS), and a secondary endpoint, the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R), alongside consistent improvement in slow vital capacity (SVC).

In the same subgroup, treatment lowered neurofilament light chain (NfL), a marker of axonal damage released when neurons are injured. NfL is gaining acceptance as a key biomarker in ALS and is increasingly recognized as a basis for regulatory decisions on disease-modifying therapies.

Building a U.S. research base

CorestemChemon has also been establishing a presence in the United States through the regenerative medicine research community. In late 2025, it became the first South Korean company to join an innovation engine supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) — the Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine, anchored by the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM).

Joining the engine gives the company access to WFIRM's research infrastructure and network, and it has consolidated its U.S. operations in North Carolina to anchor that work.

On the regulatory front, CorestemChemon said it is pursuing a Type C meeting with the FDA, with the goal of filing a Biologics License Application (BLA) for U.S. approval next year.

Full-scale production of Neuronata-R® is expected to be up and running early next year, when treatment is set to resume. From that point, patients from outside South Korea will also be able to travel to the country to receive the therapy.

CorestemChemon has framed the MFDS decision as a step toward keeping a cell-based option available for the patients most likely to benefit, and toward extending that option to patients beyond South Korea over time.

How Neuronata-R works

Neuronata-R® uses autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), grown in the lab from the patient's own bone marrow and delivered by intrathecal injection.

Rather than replacing motor neurons, the MSCs are thought to act through the factors they secrete. These include anti-inflammatory factors — TGF-β1, IL-4 and IL-10, which help dampen the neuroinflammation that contributes to motor neuron loss — and neuroprotective factors such as VEGF, BDNF and IGF, which support neuronal survival. Together, these factors are proposed to slow the death of motor neurons.

To date, the therapy has been given to more than 400 patients in South Korea, building a body of real-world experience and safety data. It holds Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), granted in 2018, and from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), granted in 2019.

Recognised for demonstrating measurable business impact from AI in banking

Being named "Asia's Best Digital Bank" reflects DBS' longstanding commitment to reimagining banking through technology and its mission to be an AI-enabled bank with a heart. Across the organisation, DBS has embedded AI into customer and employee journeys, moving beyond experimentation to driving transformation at scale. In 2025, over 2,000 models and more than 430 use cases had been deployed across the bank. In all, DBS' data analytics and AI/ ML initiatives generated approximately SGD 1 billion in economic value.

"In 2025, artificial intelligence was a theme discussed widely across investor calls in the banking sector, but few institutions demonstrated its value with the same clarity and consistency as DBS," Euromoney said in its award citation. "At the core of this performance is a bank-wide capability to move ideas from experimentation to scaled deployment with discipline and speed."

DBS scales AI responsibly to deliver trusted banking experiences

DBS' digital transformation has evolved from reimagining customer journeys to transformative initiatives which have enterprise-wide impact, or Operating Model Transformations (OMTs). OMTs involve re-engineering processes for human and AI collaboration; leveraging tools to enhance workflows; reskilling employees for new and augmented roles; and implementing simplified, adaptive organisational structures. These efforts are helping employees reduce toil, improve productivity and focus on higher-value activities, while enabling the bank to scale innovation across its businesses.

"As banking enters a new phase shaped by generative and agentic AI, DBS has moved early, demonstrating what scaled, real-world application can look like," Euromoney noted.

Central to DBS' approach is a strong emphasis on trust and responsible adoption. As the bank scaled its use of generative and agentic AI, it strengthened governance frameworks and implemented enterprise-wide controls to manage AI risks and ensure that AI is deployed in a safe and ethical manner.

Tan Su Shan, DBS CEO, said: "We are honoured to be named Asia's Best Digital Bank by Euromoney. This recognition reflects our leadership in harnessing AI, while staying grounded in trust, empathy, safety and governance. As we expand the use of agentic AI across the bank, we will continue investing in our people and technology infrastructure to deliver seamless and more intuitive experiences for our customers."

DBS has been recognised over the years for its digital leadership. Euromoney named DBS World's Best Digital Bank in 2016, 2018 and 2021, and most recently, Asia's Best Digital Bank in 2025. Global Finance also recognised DBS as the inaugural World's Best AI Bank in 2025 and has named it World's Best Corporate Digital Bank twice. This latest accolade reinforces DBS' longstanding leadership in reimagining banking through technology and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.dbs.com

Samsung Biologics announces all-cash offer to acquire PolyPeptide, accelerating multi-modality strategy and expanding global network across U.S., Europe, and India.

Under the terms of the offer, PolyPeptide shareholders will receive CHF 44.31 in cash for each PolyPeptide share, representing an implied equity value of approximately CHF 1.46 billion. The transaction is expected to be completed towards the end of 2026, subject to customary offer conditions, including a minimum acceptance threshold of 66⅔%, applicable regulatory approvals, and other conditions described in the pre-announcement published today (Link), and the offer prospectus to be published in accordance with Swiss takeover law.

After a comprehensive review of strategic options, PolyPeptide's Board of Directors, acting through its independent and non-conflicted members, unanimously recommend that PolyPeptide shareholders accept the tender offer, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the offer prospectus. The Board determined that the transaction represents an attractive outcome for shareholders and PolyPeptide while positioning PolyPeptide for its next phase of growth as part of Samsung Biologics' global CDMO platform.

With this transaction, Samsung Biologics will expand its capabilities beyond antibodies and ADCs to include peptide therapeutics, one of the fastest-growing segments of the biopharmaceutical industry, driven by surging global demand for obesity treatments and the continued expansion of peptide-based therapies into new disease areas. The transaction brings together Samsung Biologics' global manufacturing scale with PolyPeptide's specialized peptide expertise to create a differentiated, end-to-end multi-modality CDMO platform. PolyPeptide stands as one of the industry's top peptide CDMOs, distinguished by its advanced technology platform and proven track record, with more than 70 years of API manufacturing heritage and over 1,000 therapeutic peptides produced to date.

PolyPeptide operates an integrated development-to-commercial model with growth focused on a modular, automation approach, giving it the flexibility to adapt quickly to changing market demand. Through PolyPeptide's peptide capabilities, innovative technologies, and proven commercial manufacturing track record, Samsung Biologics aims to serve clients across a broader range of therapeutic modalities by addressing growing demand for peptide-based therapeutics, particularly in obesity and diabetes, including GLP-1 therapies, while advancing innovation across high-growth areas such as oncology and other emerging indications.

The planned acquisition extends beyond adding capacity; it lays the foundation for Samsung Biologics' next phase of growth, supported by a strong pipeline of active peptide projects that includes a deep late-stage portfolio. PolyPeptide operates global sites across Sweden, Belgium, France, the United States, India, together with a corporate office in Switzerland and a separate Innovation Center in Strasbourg, France, with capabilities encompassing R&D, development, and commercial manufacturing.

Upon completion of the transaction, Samsung Biologics will bring together PolyPeptide's highly experienced team and specialized peptide expertise, further enhancing its capabilities. By combining the companies' scientific strengths, manufacturing excellence, and global operations, the transaction is expected to enhance operational excellence, unlock additional growth opportunities, and further strengthen Samsung Biologics' position as a leading global multi-modality CDMO.

"This acquisition reinforces our long-term growth strategy by not only broadening our service portfolio with modality expansion into peptides including GLP-1, but by also boosting our geographic reach and proximity further within the US, Europe, and India," said John Rim, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Samsung Biologics. "We highly value PolyPeptide's world-class employees, industry-leading capabilities, and global operational footprint, and look forward to leveraging the complementary strengths of PolyPeptide and Samsung Biologics in our continued growth supporting clients as the CDMO of choice for decades to come."

"PolyPeptide was built on the dedication of our employees, deep scientific expertise and strong customer focus. After a comprehensive review of strategic options, the Board is convinced that Samsung Biologics' offer is compelling for our shareholders, delivering an attractive cash price and immediate, certain value today," said Peter Wilden, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PolyPeptide. "At the same time, it represents a transformational opportunity to accelerate our strategic ambitions at a scale we could not reach alone – creating a stronger global partner for customers and a platform uniquely positioned to lead the next phase of growth in peptide-based therapeutics."

Samsung Biologics is launching an all-cash public tender offer for all publicly held shares in PolyPeptide. The Offer Price represents a 40% premium to the undisturbed share price of CHF 31.65 (the "Unaffected Price"), being the last closing price of PolyPeptide's shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange ("SIX") as of 10 April 2026, which was the last trading day prior to the emergence of market rumors regarding a potential acquisition of PolyPeptide. The Offer Price represents an approximately 11.6% premium to the volume-weighted average share price over the last 60 trading days prior to the publication of this announcement. The Board of Directors of PolyPeptide, acting through its independent and non-conflicted members, unanimously recommends that shareholders accept the offer. The transaction is further supported by PolyPeptide's largest shareholder, who holds approximately 55.65% (based on total shares, excluding therefrom any treasury shares) and who has undertaken to tender all of its shares into the offer.

Indicative timeline

The offer by Samsung Biologics is conditioned upon at least two-thirds of all PolyPeptide shares on a fully diluted basis being tendered into the offer at the end of the offer period, together with other customary offer conditions, including the regulatory approvals set out in the pre-announcement.

The tender offer is expected to be launched by the end of August 2026 by publication of the formal offer prospectus and will remain open for a minimum of twenty trading days on the SIX Swiss Exchange ("SIX"), following a ten trading-day cooling-off period under Swiss takeover law. The pre-announcement, published together with this press release, sets out the tender offer procedure and the specific terms and conditions of the offer.

Once the offer has been successfully completed, Samsung Biologics intends to pursue a squeeze-out of any remaining minority shares and to delist PolyPeptide from the SIX, at which point PolyPeptide would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Biologics.

J.P. Morgan is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Samsung Biologics, with Ernst & Young Han Young serving as accounting and tax advisor. O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd are acting as legal advisors to Samsung Biologics.

For more information, please visit https://samsungbiologics.com/.

The announcements were made at a forum ACE ROBOTICS organized during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, convened around the theme of advancing physical AI from "understanding" to "execution." The event brought together economists, technology executives and embodied AI researchers to examine how general-purpose world models can move from laboratory research to industrial deployment.

The forum also marked the launch of PHYSICAL IQ, a unified benchmark for embodied physical intelligence. It was jointly initiated by the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Association, the Shenzhen Loop Area Institute and the East China branch of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, with participation from more than 20 universities and industry partners.

Thomas J. Sargent, Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences, discussed the limitations of current intelligent systems in rare and previously unseen situations.

A world model built for the physical world

"In the digital world, a model error may result in a flawed image or paragraph. In the physical world, an incorrect action can have real consequences," said Wang Xiaogang, Chairman of ACE ROBOTICS. "Kairos 3.1 is built around a first-principles approach to embodied world models, helping robots act more reliably in complex and uncertain environments, and accelerating the arrival of physical AI's Kairos moment."

Kairos 3.1 is designed as a natively unified model that integrates generative, physical and cognitive intelligence within a single architecture, rather than combining separately developed capabilities.

Built on a hybrid Transformer architecture with a shared mixed-attention mechanism, it brings visual observations, language instructions, force and tactile signals, and policy trajectories into a unified latent space.

This supports an "understand, reason, execute and reflect" loop. The model can break down long-horizon tasks, simulate physical cause and effect across multiple scenarios, rank candidate actions, execute the selected strategy and evaluate the outcome for further adjustment.

At the core of its spatial understanding is ACE-BRAIN-0.5. ACE ROBOTICS said it has achieved state-of-the-art results across 12 public evaluations covering spatial understanding, navigation, manipulation and task-progress assessment, among publicly reported models as of July 2026.

In a household laundry scenario, for example, a robot can identify spatial relationships between objects, divide a task into more than a dozen steps and verify each stage in real time. If a failure occurs, it can identify the affected step and restart from that point rather than repeating the entire task.

For physical generation and reasoning, Kairos-HomeWorld supports whole-home scene generation and object interaction. It is built on 300,000 residential floor plans, 5,000 simulated home environments and 8,700 3D assets covering six categories of physical properties, designed to reflect common residential layouts in China.

The model can simulate multiple action trajectories in parallel and rank them based on predicted success and execution cost before sending instructions to a physical robot.

In internal testing, the Kairos 3.1 8B model achieved an inference latency of 125 milliseconds on the NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform at BF16 precision. Its in-house KairosRT computing engine supports real-time, on-device inference.

Kairos 3.1 also incorporates self-reflective iteration. When an action fails, the robot can evaluate the result and adjust its strategy. In one test, for example, it changed from a three-finger to a four-finger grasp after an unsuccessful attempt and subsequently completed the task.

From high-density data to continuous learning

ACE ROBOTICS also introduced what it calls the "Information-Density Law" for embodied models: the value of data is determined not only by its volume, but by whether it contains information capable of changing the outcome of an agent's actions.

ACE ROBOTICS classifies embodied data across five information-density levels, from L1 to L5. L1 and L2 data support foundational pre-training; L3 and L4 data remain focused on known tasks; and at L5, data incorporates three-dimensional force and tactile signals, failure-recovery trajectories and variables from open environments. The company says these higher-density forms of interaction data support stronger generalization, reflection and continuous learning.

Built on this principle, Ambient Capture Engine 2.0 is a human-centric system for capturing, processing and reusing high-density physical-interaction data.

ACE Ego Kit is a lightweight wireless wearable comprising head, hand and chest components. It includes the ACE Sense Glove, which offers sensitivity of 0.01 newtons and a joint-angle error of less than two degrees. The system can synchronize data from more than 20 heterogeneous sensors with a timing error of less than one millisecond.

ACE Data Engine is an automated data-production platform for continuous, high-precision annotation of long-horizon tasks. It incorporates ACE-ViDiHand, a generative 4D hand-motion-capture framework designed to track movements despite occlusion and rapid motion, which ACE ROBOTICS reports led across three public benchmarks (ARCTIC, HOT3D and HOI4D) as of July 2026. The company recorded a frame-level accuracy of 0.997 and up to a 4.8-fold improvement in motion smoothness.

ACE Ego Matrix standardizes embodied data across four dimensions: spatial coordinates, embodiment structure, action timing and data quality. It is designed to align data collected by different operators, devices and robot platforms for reuse across systems. ACE ROBOTICS has open-sourced the framework, which it says placed first on the RoboCase and RoboTwin leaderboards.

ACE ROBOTICS also announced the open release of ACE-Data-0, an L5 household-interaction dataset featuring complex physical tasks and high-precision annotations.

Three solutions moving into commercial operation

Building on its data infrastructure and Kairos world-model capabilities, ACE ROBOTICS introduced three standardized industry solutions designed for deployment within existing commercial workflows.

Xiaoman, its integrated fulfillment solution for instant retail, is paired with the new W1 fulfillment robot. The W1 has a robot-to-payload weight ratio of less than 2:1, force-control precision within one newton and a minimum required aisle width of 75 centimeters, making it suitable for high-density shelving environments. It is able to grasp both flexible packaging and rigid goods.

The solution connects robot hardware, world-model capabilities, motion control, product information, warehouse locations and order management. It supports lightweight deployment within days across flash-fulfillment warehouses, small-format stores and integrated warehouse-store setups. It has been deployed with customers including Sense MartGo, Kuaikeda and PetroChina convenience stores, using real order and shelf data to improve fulfillment performance. ACE ROBOTICS plans to deploy the solution across 1,000 retail locations over the next year and expand to approximately 10,000 stores within two years.

Xiaoxin addresses hotel-laundry operations, where ACE ROBOTICS estimates that approximately 80% of demand occurs at night.

The solution enables robots to handle collection, loading, unloading, washing, sorting and folding, with ironing capabilities planned for future versions. It is designed to reduce night-shift staffing pressure and improve operational consistency across non-standard hotel laundry environments.

Xiaotu is designed for autonomous operation in complex outdoor environments. Using a "one brain, many bodies" architecture, it applies a general-purpose intelligent brain (Agentic AI) across multiple quadruped robot platforms.

The system supports indoor and outdoor navigation, dynamic obstacle avoidance, autonomous charging, remote dispatch and multi-robot coordination. It has been deployed in visitor-guidance and interactive experience services at cultural-tourism events, including the Begonia Flower Festival in Tianjin.

Building an open embodied AI ecosystem

ACE ROBOTICS also announced a series of partnerships spanning infrastructure, computing and commercial deployment.

The company entered into a strategic collaboration with the Caohejing Development Zone to develop an embodied AI innovation platform.

In retail and fulfillment, ACE ROBOTICS announced collaborations with PetroChina, Kuaikeda and SenseTime Shanhui covering autonomous warehouse stores, front warehouses and unmanned retail environments.

To support the computing requirements of world-model development, ACE ROBOTICS launched the World Model Cloud Ecosystem initiative with Baidu AI Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Tencent Cloud and SenseCore AI Cloud.

By connecting high-density data, unified world models, robot platforms, commercial applications and shared evaluation standards, ACE ROBOTICS aims to support the transition of embodied AI from individual technical demonstrations to sustained operations in real-world environments.

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The meetings took place from July 15 to 16, during which chairman Nguyen Minh Hung briefed the development journey of Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park (Green iP-1), positioning it as a modern industrial park meeting the requirements of domestic and foreign investors. The project is a pioneering industrial park within Thai Binh Economic Zone, aimed at attracting foreign-invested companies in electronics, advanced technologies, and environmentally friendly industries.

Green i-Park, which operates in industrial real estate, services, and tourism, has partnered with Daewoo E&C to implement projects in Vietnam and is seeking further partnership with Doha to exchange experience and introduce potential investors. Doha Industrial Park, located in Ulsan, South Korea's industrial centre, represents an investment of approximately $180 million.

The two sides exchanged views on industrial park development, legal frameworks, and investment environments in both countries.

Green i-Park is working with the investor of the Doha Industrial Park and several businesses in Ulsan (South Korea)

During the visit, Green i-Park participated in the Vietnam–South Korea investment and trade conference held at the headquarters of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Seoul.

There, Le Quang Hoa, Vice Chairman of Hung Yen People’s Committee, presented Hung Yen's potential, development orientation, and investment attraction policies. The province is seeking to foster cooperation with South Korean multinational corporations in high technology, semiconductors, electronics, manufacturing, digital infrastructure, green energy, industrial and urban infrastructure, seaports, tourism, and modern logistics centres.

Hoa reaffirmed Hung Yen's commitment to creating improvements for foreign investors, particularly South Korean businesses.

Green i-Park representatives joined business matching sessions during the conference, meeting South Korean investors interested in opportunities at Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park. The parties exchanged views on investment needs, project locations, supply capacity, and the possibility of cooperation in industrial, trade, logistics, technology, and services.

Another highlight of the trip was the working visit to Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone (GGFEZ). Founded in 2008, GGFEZ is one of nine free economic zones in South Korea. It specialises in developing high-tech industries, logistics, and research and development in unmanned mobility, electronics, automobiles, and smart industries.

During the meeting, Hoa said, “We hope GGFEZ can share its experience in planning and developing modern, sustainable economic zones and industrial parks, as well as in formulating policies to attract strategic investors. We are also keen to learn about its approach to developing logistics infrastructure, smart urban areas, and innovation ecosystems, as well as strategies for enhancing the quality of the workforce for the high-tech industries.”

Thanks to the visit, Hung Yen’s delegation and Green i-Park had a chance to explore GGFEZ's management and operation model, particularly its decentralised management system and one-stop administrative mechanism for handling investment procedures. The initiative aims to enhance competitiveness, reduce costs, and mitigate risks for investors in the initial stages of project implementation.

During the trip, Green i-Park also organised the Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park investment promotion conference and Vietnam–South Korea business networking event.

Speaking at the conference, Hung explained that Green i-Park does not measure success by the amount of land it leases, but by the success of the businesses operating within its industrial parks.

“Green i-Park is committed to ongoing investment in infrastructure development in line with a green, smart, and sustainable orientation. The company constantly improves service quality while closely coordinating with the local authority to support businesses throughout the project implementation process, from surveying and investment to operation,” he said.

Within Hung Yen’s economic zone ecosystem, Lien Ha Thai has played a pioneering role as the first industrial park (IP) to become operational. It has led the province’s efforts to attract foreign investment and has served as a model selected by the Vietnamese government to demonstrate the effectiveness of economic zone development.

Lien Ha Thai IP covers an area of 1,200 hectares, including 1,000 ha of industrial land and 200 ha of residential land for experts and workers. The park is home to 54 projects with a total investment of nearly $1.7 billion after five years of operation. This result reflects the attractiveness of the investment environment in Lien Ha Thai IP.

Beyond its strategic location and investment incentives, Green i-Park has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality management system and ISO 14001:2015 certification for environmental management system from Germany's TÜV NORD. Lien Ha Thai IP is positioned itself as a model industrial park featuring modern infrastructure integrated with green, smart, and sustainable technologies.

Green i-Park is also accelerating renewable energy development, including wind, solar, and waste-to-energy projects, to build a green ecosystem. Thus, tenants can access clean energy and green certificates to facilitate exports to European and US markets.

Kim Nam Jung, chairman of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ) said, “The Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park investment promotion conference and Vietnam–South Korea business networking event were the chance for businesses from both countries to deepen mutual understanding and foster cooperation. KBIZ continues to serve as a strategic gateway connecting South Korean enterprises with one another and with Vietnamese localities.”

He said that KBIZ will actively support its members in finding reliable partners while promoting substantive exchanges and cooperation to bring long-term benefits to both sides.

Le Quang Hoa, Vice Chairman of Hung Yen People’s Committee

During the event, businesses from both countries raised questions on tax policies, investment procedures, infrastructure quality, human resources, land handover progress, green and smart industrial park development, renewable energy, investor support policies, and supply chain connectivity. These discussions attracted considerable interest from South Korean companies and were addressed in detail by local authorities and Green i-Park representatives.

Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park: a magnet for newcomers Located in Thai Binh Economic Zone, Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park (Green iP-1) has outstanding advantages of strategic location, favourable traffic connectivity, preferential policies, abundant human resources, and a synchronous infrastructure system.

RoK press delegation visits Thai Binh province A delegation of press agencies in the Republic of Korea paid a working visit to Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park in the northern province of Thai Binh on June 13.

Green i-Park honoured for its green transformation strategies Green i-Park, the investor of Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park (Green iP1), has been praised for its green transformation strategies at the Vietnam Industrial Property Forum's special awards event.

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The grand opening of VinFast dealers will take place from July 19 to 25, 2026, bringing VinFast's genuine products and services closer to customers across Indonesia. The 20 new dealerships are located across key regions such as Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Medan, Palembang, Makassar and many other major provinces and cities nationwide.

The expansion follows strong customer response to VinFast's Early Booking Program, which has attracted thousands of deposits across Indonesia.

Dealerships will provide a full range of services, including vehicle sales, product consultation, after-sales support, and customer care in accordance with VinFast's global standards. In addition to showcasing and selling VinFast E-motorcycles, the dealerships will offer customers opportunities to test ride the vehicles, experience the battery swapping solution and home charging options, and learn more about VinFast's attractive ownership policies. Customers can visit VinFast's official website at: https://vinfastauto.id/ to locate their nearest dealership and register for a test ride.

The opening campaign kicked off with the VinFast E-Motorcycle Experience Day, taking place on July 18, 2026, at Tribeca, Jakarta. The event welcomed customers, media representatives, KOLs, business partners, and electric mobility enthusiasts to explore VinFast's e-motorcycle lineup and green mobility ecosystem.

During the event, attendees explored the full range of color options available for the VinFast Evo, VinFast Feliz II, and VinFast Viper, while learning more about each model, VinFast's battery swapping network, home charging solutions, and the energy infrastructure being developed in partnership with V-Green.

In addition to the product showcase, the event featured dedicated test ride sessions, battery swapping demonstrations, safe riding challenges, interactive games, and opportunities to engage directly with VinFast's product specialists.

Ms. Vo Thi Cam Tu, Managing Director of VinFast E-scooter Overseas Market, said: "VinFast's strategy goes beyond introducing high-quality electric vehicles. Our vision is to build a complete ecosystem that makes owning and using electric vehicles more convenient than ever. The launch of 20 dealerships across Indonesia, together with our battery swapping, charging, and after-sales service network, represents another important step toward realizing that vision. We hope more Indonesian consumers will choose E-motorcycles as a smart, economical, and sustainable mobility solution."

The three e-motorcycle models introduced by VinFast in Indonesia are designed to meet the needs of different customer segments while sharing the company's advanced technology platform and innovative battery swapping ecosystem.

The VinFast Viper features a sporty design tailored to young, tech-savvy riders. Meanwhile, the VinFast Feliz II and VinFast Evo build upon the proven strengths of their predecessors in Vietnam while incorporating refinements to better suit the needs and preferences of Indonesian consumers.

All three models are equipped with a 5,200W BLDC in-wheel motor. The VinFast Viper and VinFast Feliz II offer a top speed of 90 km/h, while the VinFast Evo reaches 80 km/h. Each motorcycle is designed with dual battery compartments under the seat, allowing the simultaneous use of two 1.5 kWh LFP batteries.

With two fully-charged batteries installed, the VinFast Evo delivers a riding range of up to 150 km, while the VinFast Viper and VinFast Feliz II can travel up to 145 km under standard testing conditions, making them well-suited for both daily commuting and longer urban journeys.

Customers can choose to purchase their motorcycles with batteries included or opt for a battery subscription plan. In addition to battery swapping, the motorcycles can also be conveniently charged at home.

As a special launch benefit, all VinFast E-motorcycle owners will enjoy free battery swapping at V-Green's public battery swapping stations for one year, with a maximum of 20 battery swaps per motorcycle per month. The motorcycles are also backed by a warranty of up to 4+2 years or 60,000+12,000 kilometers, whichever comes first, helping reduce ownership costs while enhancing convenience and peace of mind.

The simultaneous opening of 20 e-motorcycle dealerships further demonstrates VinFast's long-term commitment to the Indonesian market. By expanding its retail network, diversifying its product portfolio, and investing in energy infrastructure, VinFast is steadily building a comprehensive green mobility ecosystem that will help accelerate the country's transition toward sustainable transportation in one of the world's largest motorcycle markets.

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