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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Straits Times

From aviation to healthcare, workers have taken small steps to be early adopters of AI in Singapore

The Straits Times

Was it illegal? University of Hong Kong’s AI deepfake porn scandal ignites debate

China Daily

When AI spices up classic Chinese dishes

The Straits Times

Singapore-developed AI-powered app accurately identifies pre-dementia seniors

The Jakarta Post

As users surge, Indonesia falls short on AI talent

Kuensel

Private sector shares their role in Bhutan’s Al future at development workshop

Philippine Daily Inquirer

ASEAN CEOs seen to pour more investments in AI

China Daily

Chinese foreign language majors face uncertain future as AI replaces basic skills

China Daily

AI tops the agenda in ASEAN media workshop

The Star

Malaysia tightens export controls on US-origin AI chips

The Korea Herald

In test-obsessed Korea, AI boom arrives in exams, ahead of the technology itself

The Straits Times

Tough questions lie ahead as Singapore accelerates push for driverless vehicles

The Straits Times

AI cannot supplant learning; it must enable it: Singapore education minister

The Korea Herald

AI takes centre stage as Bucheon Film Festival explores cinema’s future

The Straits Times

Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI

China Daily

AI-powered virtual idols raise ethical hazards

COMBATING INFLATION

The Korea Herald

Lunch costs surge in Seoul’s business districts

Vientiane Times

Lao government to renegotiate power purchase deals in bid to cut bills for home-owners

Kuensel

Egg prices in Bhutan soar as shortage hits local markets

The Nation

Thai food prices surge 106.5% in 13 years, cost of living soars amid rising rent and inflation

The Daily Star

Middlemen, extortion push up vegetable prices in Bangladesh: report

Dawn

Analysis: The bitter reality driving Pakistan’s sugar prices higher

The Statesman

Home-cooked vegetarian, non-vegetarian thali prices in India fall 8% and 6% YoY in June: Report

The Nation

Thailand concerned over rising costs as Vietnam secures 20% US import tariff deal

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Inflation, job security temper Filipinos’ optimism about 2026

The Star

Brace for price hikes across the board, Malaysian consumers told

The Kathmandu Post

Rains, rice planting send vegetable prices soaring in Nepal

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s June inflation ticks up as food prices climb

The Star

Many Malaysians using less electricity as new tariffs loom

The Straits Times

Singapore electricity, gas prices to decrease from July to September due to lower energy and fuel costs

Vientiane Times

Lao government eyes measures to ease effects of electricity price hike

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Prices of basic goods in the Philippines remain stable amid global risks

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

The Jakarta Post

Jakarta’s coastal neighborhoods struggle as clean water access dwindles

The Kathmandu Post

Unregulated quarrying fuels fear in flood-ravaged Nepali municipality

Viet Nam News

Over 420 homes damaged, reservoirs overwhelmed amid Typhoon Wipha’s aftermath in Vietnam

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Over 3,000 classrooms in the Philippines damaged by southwest monsoon

Dawn

Why China’s neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam project

Dawn

Over 200 stranded tourists rescued amid Pakistan floods: officials

Kuensel

Solar power to transform farm irrigation in Bhutan

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Illegal fishing, overfishing push Philippine fish stocks to historic lows: advocacy group

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Storm Wipha, southwest monsoon death toll now 6; over 1 million affected in the Philippines

Viet Nam News

Hanoi accelerates green transition as air pollution crisis intensifies

The Korea Herald

Government forms united relief front as South Korea counts cost of floods

The Jakarta Post

Bali to ban production of plastic sachet in 2026

The Kathmandu Post

93 killed and 22 missing in three months of disasters across Nepal

The Korea Herald

Heavy rain batters South Korea’s midsection

Kuensel

Sheep farming in Bhutan’s Phobjikha declines as youth seek cities, farmers shift crops

The Nation

Low-cost Myanmar rare earths feed China as border mines pollute Thailand

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