ASEAN–China Housing Push: Malaysia finalized the Ipoh Accord at the ASEAN-China Ministerial Roundtable on Construction and Housing, aiming for sustainable cities, quality housing and cohesive communities, with Singapore’s Chee Hong Tat urging deeper collaboration. Aviation Safety Skills: Indonesia wrapped a 15-day ICAO training for Asia-Pacific government aviation safety inspectors to standardize airworthiness and maintenance certification. Bangladesh Home Power Backup: ACI Renewable Energy and GoodWe launched off-grid inverter and battery solutions for household outage resilience in Bangladesh. Philippines Flight Disruption: An AirAsia Manila-bound flight was canceled after a landing-gear technical issue; operations resumed after inspection and passengers were rescheduled. VR for Education: Canada’s Witness Blanket project is expanding into a multi-user VR experience with classroom use in mind. AI + Logistics in the Philippines: Filipino students pitched AI-powered autonomous warehouse drone concepts for Vietnam at an Asia-Pacific trade challenge. Tech Consumer Hardware: Seiko added two Asia-Pacific Prospex Prospex divers (HBB003/HBB004) with 4R35 automatic movements. Mobile Learning in India: Premium24’s captcha practice and exam-prep app hit 5 lakh downloads on Google Play. EV Prototype in Indonesia: Hyundai unveiled the Neira electric three-row MPV prototype ahead of production plans by end-2026.