ASP.NET / VB: Automatically create email links from a static text

Using ASP.NET / VB, how can I automatically create email links from a static text?

The following code works in PHP but I need it converted to ASP.NET / VB.

<?php

function emailize($text) {
  $regex = '/(\S+@\S+\.\S+)/i';
  $replace = "<a href='mailto:$1'>$1</a>";
  $result = preg_replace($regex, $replace, $text);
  return $result;
}

echo emailize ("Hello World me@example.com Test 123 xyz@example.com");

?>

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