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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Japan News

10 major tech companies to cooperate against AI child porn risks

The Japan News

PM Kishida to announce international framework for generative AI

China Daily

AI takes center stage at Beijing Film Fest

The Nation

How to balance the environmental perils and promises of Generative AI

The Star

AI portal to take on scammers in Malaysia

The Statesman

Doctors as humans

The Japan News

Japan Patent Office survey: 80％ worried about recognizing AI as patent inventor

The Daily Star

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

Philippine Daily Inquirer

World’s first-ever ‘Miss AI’ beauty pageant launched with a whopping cash prize

The Nation

Nat’l Innovation Agency launches platform to boost Thai agri startups with deep tech

The Japan News

Government panel in Japan to urge protections for intellectual property in AI Terms of Use

Philippine Daily Inquirer

OpenAI Japan officially opens

The Korea Herald

Samsung develops fastest DRAM chip optimised for ondevice AI

China Daily

AI ‘resurrection’ of dead stars raises ethical, legal concerns

The Star

AI security systems can help identify potential threats at airports

The Japan News

China court awards damages over AI images resembling Ultraman

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COMBATING INFLATION

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine House execs to look into reason for high basic commodity prices

The Japan News

Japan’s core consumer prices rise 2.8% in fiscal 2023

The Korea Herald

South Korea’s food inflation surges to third-highest in OECD

The Jakarta Post

Weaker rupiah, high oil prices hit Indonesia’s manufacturing sector

The Daily Star

The cost-of-living crisis prolongs for Bangladeshi wage workers

The Star

Blanket fuel subsidies in Malaysia to be removed

The Daily Star

Rice prices in Bangladesh unlikely to fall from current level

The Statesman

India’s wholesale price-based inflation spikes to 3-month-high at 0.53% in March

The Korea Herald

Bank of Korea holds rate, wary of inflation’s ‘last mile’

The Korea Herald

Amid deepening apple crisis, South Korea eyes long-term measures

The Daily Star

No respite to Bangladeshi consumers: Inflation edges up in March

The Kathmandu Post

Nepal’s inflation at 30-month low, yet food prices refuse to come down

The Korea Herald

Political leeks: Scallions become election attack line

Kuensel

Goods and services become costlier by 4.53 percent in Bhutan

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Inflation jitters weigh down Philippines’ shares

The Daily Star

Nearly 500,000 Bangladeshis to become extremely poor for higher inflation: World Bank

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TECHNOLOGY

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Even as the global economy continues to change, innovation has made the the APAC region richer, healthier, and better educated.
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Japan’s ruling party approves bill to regulate tech giants

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Vietnamese PM meets Apple CEO to discuss cooperation, development

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Samsung, SK boost investment to secure hefty chip subsidies in US

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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

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Large conglomerates like Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Hyundai Motor have built or plan to establish facilities in the US portion of North America's so-called Auto Alley area of concentrated automobile manufacturing, from the Gulf of Mexico to north-central Michigan.
Bank Indonesia has raised its key interest rates in what it calls a “preemptive measure” in light of global risks caused by the uncertain outlook of monetary policy in the United States and geopolitical tension in the Middle East.

CORPORATE BUZZ

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The US Senate passed legislation on Tuesday requiring the popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the US market.
US lawmakers argue that as long as TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, it is subject to China's authoritarian regime.

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

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BIG PICTURE

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The report from Enterprise Singapore and DealStreetAsia found that start-ups based in the country accounted for 63.7 percent of all equity deals in the ASEAN-6 in 2023.
McKinsey & Company senior partner Vishal Agarwal suggested at an event that project developers have to build local ecosystems and work with stakeholders to find innovative solutions.

POLICY MATTERS

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According to the Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training, the gender wage gap in 2021 was 22.1% in Japan. The figure stood at about 16% in the United States and Canada and at about 14% in Britain.
The accountholders of two merging banks will be able to maintain their respective accounts as before even after the completion of the merger, the central bank also said in a statement.

CLIMATE WATCH

Philippine Daily Inquirer

First Covid, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines

The Daily Star

Thousands pray for rain as Bangladesh sizzles in heatwave

China Daily

Hong Kong readies for extreme weather as flooding, landslide incidents rise

The Daily Star

Protecting Ganges river dolphins crucial for preserving ecosystem

The Daily Star

Climate, weather disasters: Asia hit hardest in 2023 according to UN

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine ocean health goes from bad to worse amid China invasion

The Straits Times

Asia teetering on the brink as the world marks Earth Day

The Straits Times

Southern China inundated by torrential rain and floods

China Daily

Guangdong moves swiftly to deal with severe flooding affecting thousands

The Daily Star

At 42.2°C, Chuadanga records Bangladesh’s highest temp in a day

The Jakarta Post

Authorities call for vigilance amid heightened volcanic activity

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine agritech startup named one of ‘climate and nature impact innovators’

The Kathmandu Post

As springs dry up, water shortage deepens in high altitude villages in Nepal

The Daily Star

Baked by heat, Bangladesh expands AC manufacturing

The Daily Star

A feminist approach to climate solutions

Dawn

70 killed as Afghanistan hit by heavy rains

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AGRICULTURE

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The maps will provide essential geospatial information with precise coordinate data, serving as a basis for decision-making across various sectors including agriculture and land and water management.
Mayani, a five-year-old Filipino company on a mission to uplift the lives of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk by harnessing technology, will take part in the Amplifier mentorship program launched in Singapore at the Philanthropy Asia Summit 2024.

TRANSPORTATION

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Changi Airport was also named the best airport in Asia, and best in the world for its immigration services.
The rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could result in potential jet fuel price hikes and lower passenger traffic, and no aviation player will be spared if a full blown war erupts in the region.

ENERGY

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In SE Asia, coal power plants are the main source of electricity and a major source of air pollution and carbon emissions. Many of the plants are young, with an average age of less than 15 years.
This comes after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines extended the red alert status in Luzon and Visayas, a status issued when the power supply is insufficient to meet consumer demand.

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

Kuensel

Fewer yaks, fewer craftsmen: Local handicraft sellers in Bhutan’s Pelela Pass feel the threats

The Straits Times

8 in 10 falsely believe talking about suicide can make a person take his life: SMU study

The Star

Majority of Malaysian youth have got the blues – survey

The Korea Herald

Watered-down medical school quota unsettles student, parents in South Korea

China Daily

Return of cultural relics from US to China signals enhanced exchanges

The Straits Times

Keeping time: One man and his passion for vintage and antique clocks

The Straits Times

From Lee Kuan Yew to Lawrence Wong: How leadership transitions take place in Singapore

Kuensel

Reviving Bhutan’s tradition of natural pigments

The Star

A uniquely Malaysian celebration

The Star

Rapid ageing and Malaysia’s ‘ghost towns’

The Korea Herald

Will South Korea’s political regionalism crumble?

The Korea Herald

Tourists to South Korea getting younger

China Daily

Inheritor innovates to keep Chinese textile art relevant

Viet Nam News

Hoi An’s bamboo craftsmen bend with market to survive

The Korea Herald

Marriages between Korean men, Japanese women soar

China Daily

Fluent foreigners spread the word on dialects

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