Long-Duration Energy Storage: India’s Meine Electric says its fast-charging iron-air battery was independently validated, hitting a 6-hour charge and 18-hour discharge cycle under a structured lab test. Beverage Manufacturing: Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam opened a US$300M plant in Tay Ninh with capacity of about 1.244B litres a year and around 3,000 jobs. On-Demand Delivery Infrastructure: Aalpha launched DeliveryStack, a white-label platform aimed at cutting delivery startup build time from 6–12 months to 2–4 weeks. Consumer AI + Identity: Cheer Holding’s Klon AI portrait and digital identity app exits beta and is now live globally on major app stores. Humanoid Robotics Funding: China’s LimX Dynamics raised nearly US$200M pre-IPO to scale autonomous humanoid tech and expand into the Middle East and Europe. AI Access Policy: South Korea plans a free, unlimited public AI assistant for all citizens, with domestic models required for much of the system. Semiconductors in the US: Bosch began sample production at its first US chip plant for silicon carbide and secured a US$225M CHIPS deal. Competition Watchdog: India’s CCI fined HP India and resellers over Rs 142 crore for cartelisation and bid-rigging in printer and system product sales. EV Safety Supply Chain: HeTone Greenergy partnered with UK EV fire-safety innovator Fire Cloak to supply lithium battery fire blankets into East Asia. AI Governance: India’s Mission Karmayogi is moving toward an AI-integrated civil service learning and capacity-building framework. Digital Infrastructure in Pakistan: FinVolution and PTCL Group discussed credit-tech for financial inclusion at MWC Shanghai. Cambodia Aviation: Cambodia’s passenger traffic fell 7% to 3.27M in H1 2026, while air cargo rose 29%.