Vietnam Visit: Prime Minister Brigitte Haas arrived in Hanoi for her first official visit, with technology, innovation and business links on the agenda. The trip follows the conclusion of EFTA-Vietnam free-trade negotiations; Liechtenstein-Vietnam trade totalled about $9.8 million in 2025. Vaduz Tech: Crate.io AG, a new Liechtenstein holding company, now owns CrateDB and has partnered with cloud provider STACKIT to offer managed database services on European infrastructure. Register Breach: Liechtenstein’s beneficial-ownership register remains under review after attackers copied data on about 31,000 entities, including owners’ names and dates of birth. Market Infrastructure: Liechtenstein is among the European markets moving to next-day securities settlement on October 11, 2027, a shift that will require firms to update systems and processes. Innovation Funding: Liechtenstein companies can apply to the EU’s new €115 million AGILE programme for SME defence technology projects, with grants covering up to 100% of eligible costs.