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VCI Global To Launch Robotics-Enabled Workforce Platform with YOUL to Transform ASEAN’s Blue-Collar Economy
Strategic Partnership Introduces Human-Robot Hybrid Workforce Model to Address Labor Shortages, Productivity Gaps, and Rising Compliance Costs Across Industrial SectorsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), a global technology and capital markets platform, today announced plans to launch a Robotics-Enabled Workforce Platform through a strategic term sheet agreement with Youlife Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YOUL) (“YOUL”
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