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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Dawn

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai approaches Delhi High Court over explicit AI-generated content using her likeness

The Korea Herald

This is the AI chatbot captivating 1 million Korean teens. They script tempting intimacy

The Japan News

Some features of Google’s AI mode expanded to support Japanese

The Korea Herald

In a first in South Korea, AI locates missing person by analysing camera footage

The Nation

Satellite technology and AI provide new solutions for tackling PM2.5 pollution in Thailand

The Korea Herald

South Korea’s AI challengers take on ChatGPT with own LLMs

Dawn

Bollywood reels as AI rewrites endings and reimagines epics

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Some minors in Japan using AI to generate sexual images of peers from school photos

China Daily

Warm welcome from robotic dogs wows students in China’s Hangzhou

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, India plan to establish AI cooperation framework; PMs Ishiba, Modi set to agree during talks on Friday

The Straits Times

Singapore biotech firm to develop AI platform for drug discovery with help of tech firms

The Star

Malaysia launches first local edge AI processor

The Korea Herald

Seoul to unveil South Korea’s first self-driving shuttle in September

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese travellers increase usage of AI in their travel plans

China Daily

Faculty, students in China face growing AI challenges

The Star

AI reshapes, not replaces, say young Malaysians

COMBATING INFLATION

Viet Nam News

Millions of customers in Vietnam see electricity bills rise 30 percent or more

Dawn

‘Climateflation’ and the effect of extreme weather on food prices in Pakistan

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Stink bug outbreak across Japan sparks rice price concerns

The Statesman

Indian government starts selling onions at subsidised rates to beat inflation

The Star

Hiked egg prices in Malaysia crack small traders’ profits

The Jakarta Post

Inflation in Indonesia eases in August despite rising food prices

Dawn

Pakistan’s Punjab to release wheat stocks to curb rising prices

The Jakarta Post

Concert pullouts in Indonesia signal sponsorship, spending strains

Borneo Bulletin

Brunei sees 0.2 per cent decrease in consumer price index in July

Dawn

Coconut oil prices are going up in Asia as increased demand turns it into a luxury

Philippine Daily Inquirer

P20/kilo rice for Filipino fishermen an ‘insufficient consolation’: fisherfolk group

Viet Nam News

Power prices in Vietnam set to rise as hidden costs surface

The Statesman

India’s retail inflation slips to eight-year low of 1.55% in July

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s retail sales spring back in July after a nine-month lull

Kuensel

Bhutan’s inflation cools to 3.65 percent in June

The Star

Crude palm oil prices in Malaysia likely to remain steady

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

Dawn

Not just a disaster, Pakistan’s 2025 floods are a call to reimagine resilience

The Jakarta Post

At least nine killed, two missing in Bali’s worst flooding in years

Dawn

Heavy showers, gusty winds likely in Karachi today and tomorrow; 2 teenagers die due to electrocution

Kuensel

Wildlife offences in Bhutan fall, but timber extraction remains dominant

Viet Nam News

Typhoon Tapah weakens, heavy rains to drench northern Vietnam

Vientiane Times

Laos, UNDP launch climate, sustainable finance hub to drive LDC graduation

The Nation

Bangkok faces existential flood threat, experts warn

Dawn

Parts of Pakistan’s Karachi receive rain as weather agency warns of urban flooding

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia’s environment ministry shares results of fruitful ASEAN environment meeting

The Straits Times

Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan, after series that killed over 2,200 people

Dawn

Pakistan is flooded again. Should we really give a dam?

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan eyes disaster site image capturing system to help facilitate response efforts

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Tokyo reveals plan for 600 hydrogen taxis, with several ready to pick up passengers

Dawn

Pakistan dispatches 105 tonnes of humanitarian aid for quake-struck Afghanistan

The Korea Herald

La Nina likely this fall, may bring extreme weather to Korea

The Star

Malaysia needs to revisit disaster preparedness policies, use AI say experts

AGRICULTURE

TRANSPORTATION

ENERGY

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

Philippine Daily Inquirer

In the Philippines, grated coconut makes good dialogue, literally and figuratively

Go Go Mongolia

Mountains, yaks, and endless skies: Dutch tourists’ impressions of Mongolia

The Daily Star

What sparked Nepal’s Gen Z protests and rise of ‘Nepo kid’ campaign?

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Relics of genius: Artifacts that changed the Philippines’ narrative

The Straits Times

British teen’s love for chicken rice spurs him to land dream job at popular Singapore eatery

The Straits Times

New stamp series features four critically endangered animals found in Singapore

The Kathmandu Post

Devotees jostle to drink liquor during Nepal’s Indra Jatra celebrations

The Daily Star

Because no one asked: Archiving the Rohingya past

The Star

Contradictheory: Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka 118, a raised hand reaching onwards

The Phnom Penh Post

‘Nature’s clean-up crew’: Cambodia’s vulture population remains stable

The Jakarta Post

Battle over memory: Why the Indonesian government’s plan to rewrite its history books should alarm us

The Star

Is this the end of streetwear? Malaysia’s fashion scene reflects a global shift

Philippine Daily Inquirer

The internet’s latest buzzword: recession core

The Star

Reviving lost Tamil folk songs from Malaya’s plantation era

The Daily Star

Dhaka’s hidden gem: The gamcha market of Shyamoli

The Straits Times

‘Unresolved pain’: Last surviving comfort women in Asia seek closure, 80 years on

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