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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Korea Herald

In South Korea, AI-generated images depicting prostitution circulate online

The Straits Times

Singapore’s homegrown LLM Sea-Lion to offer new features as more SE Asian firms use it

The Jakarta Post

AI adoption for work safety faces challenges in Indonesia

The Japan News

Japan’s health ministry to start testing AI in safety checks on meat

The Star

News organisations in Asia Pacific embrace AI innovations

The Korea Herald

Go big or go home: South Korea’s presidential hopefuls pledge mega AI investments

China Daily

Beijing’s robot half-marathon puts innovations to the test

Kuensel

Bhutan police to install AI-powered number plate recognition cameras to enhance public safety

The Star

Malaysia signs MoU with China to strengthen AI and digital economy

The Straits Times

Law banning deepfakes of candidates in place for first time in Singapore elections, among other guidelines

The Korea Herald

Deepfakes cast shadow over South Korea’s presidential election

China Daily

AI wave reshaping China’s job market landscape

Kuensel

New AI guidelines for Bhutan’s civil servants

The Jakarta Post

Authors hold protest against Meta for ‘stealing’ work to train AI

China Daily

AI aids in reconstruction of China’s unidentified revolutionary martyrs’ faces

Kuensel

Students and teachers in Bhutan weigh the use of AI in education

COMBATING INFLATION

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Filipinos still spending less in small neighbourhood stores–study

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippines scraps maximum suggested retail price for pork

The Star

Malaysian consumers switch to budget-friendly alternatives

The Japan News

Rice prices in Japan dip for first time in 18 weeks as government stockpiles reach supermarket

The Kathmandu Post

Chicken and egg prices surge in Nepal

The Japan News

Japanese consumers turn to rice alternatives amid price surge

The Star

Malaysia’s bakers, hawkers say won’t crack under pressure without egg subsidy

The Star

No plan to raise food prices despite end of egg subsidy, say eateries in Malaysia’s Johor

The Japan News

Bank of Japan keeps lowers growth forecasts, inflation rate projections amid US tariff uncertainty

The Star

Prices of everyday foods in Malaysia have almost doubled in 13 years, says Statistics Department

The Korea Herald

Inflation understanding falls sharply among South Koreans as financial literacy slips

The Daily Star

Why gold costs more in Bangladesh than in India, Dubai

The Daily Star

Why are onion prices rising abruptly in Bangladesh?

The Kathmandu Post

Stronger dollar, customs duty push up prices of summer apparel and accessories in Nepal

Kuensel

ADB projects Bhutan’s inflation to moderate at 4.2 percent in 2025

The Daily Star

Soybean, palm oil prices spike in Bangladesh

TECHNOLOGY

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

CORPORATE BUZZ

CHINA AND ASEAN

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia, China planning sixth military drills

The Straits Times

Singapore, Shanghai ink record 15 MOUs as bilateral trade grows

The Japan News

U.S., Australia to counter China’s ‘destabilizing military activities’

China Daily

Asean-Plus defence ministers agree to improve defence collaboration

The Jakarta Post

China and Asean join hands to bring the ‘Asian moment’ in global governance

China Daily

RCEP shows strength and resilience of regional trade liberalization

The Nation

Thailand and China ink 5 agreements to boost trade, regional security

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia, China to resume joint-military training exercises, strengthen military cooperation

China Daily

Xi, Widodo vow to take ties to new level

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia-China ink $2.6 billion crude palm oil, fishery trade deals

The Straits Times

Outcome of China’s application to join CPTPP trade pact not yet known: S’pore PM

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia, China sign $1.6 billion deal for second expressway

The Jakarta Post

As Xi visit draws near, delays haunt Jakarta-Bandung rail project

The Jakarta Post

What does the 20th CCP National Congress mean for Indonesia?

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese, Chinese Party leaders stress peace at sea, resumption of flights in talks

Viet Nam News

Vietnam, China sign 13 cooperation documents in Party leader’s visit

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Viet Nam News

At least nine dead as heavy rain, landslides batter Vietnam’s northern provinces

Dawn

1 child dead, 11 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to strong winds, storms

The Kathmandu Post

Experts witness climate toll on Himalayas from mountain flight

The Straits Times

Microplastics found in marine animals in Singapore’s coral reefs, mangroves: Study

Kuensel

Water outage leaves Bhutanese town parched

The Daily Star

Bangladesh bans plantation, sale of eucalyptus, akashmoni

The Kathmandu Post

Woman swept away in pre-monsoon flood in Nepal. Experts call it a wake-up call for preparedness

The Nation

Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department, UNDP boost Yom-Nan climate resilience efforts

The Korea Herald

In South Korea, summer to be hotter, wetter than last year

Viet Nam News

Investment in green growth gains momentum in Southeast Asia

The Star

Calls for more wildlife protection measures after elephant tragedy in Malaysia

The Daily Star

Dhaka’s birds are disappearing — should we be worried?

The Star

Growing amount of e-waste in Malaysia alarming

The Kathmandu Post

Illegal mining of riverbed materials threatens over 70 households in Nepali district

The Japan News

Japan to enhance surveying to preserve remote islands; erosion could diminish EEZ

Dawn

Climate disasters increasing risks of death, disease amongst children and elderly in Pakistan: Amnesty

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