ASEAN & Malaysia Diplomacy: Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim pledged closer work with the Boao Forum for Asia and reaffirmed support for ASEAN’s resilience, inclusiveness and AI/energy transition priorities amid Myanmar, South China Sea and West Asia spillovers. Energy Transition Finance: The ADB launched a $20m energy-efficiency loan facility for Cambodia SMEs via an Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund, aiming to cut costs and boost competitiveness. Cloud & Startup Push: Alibaba Cloud pledged $1bn for “Project AsiaForward” to train 100,000 developers and back startups across Asia, while also cutting cloud prices by 15%-50% to win users ahead of a possible Aliyun spin-off. AI Infrastructure & Markets: IQM Quantum Computers became the first European quantum firm listed on a major US exchange (Nasdaq: IQMX), while Asian markets stayed choppy on chip and AI-related jitters. India-Japan Energy Security: Modi and Japan’s Takaichi agreed on concrete energy-security cooperation, including stockpiling and emergency response mechanisms. Business Expansion: Suzano and Kimberly-Clark’s consumer joint venture deal created Arbex with 51% Suzano ownership, scaling brands and manufacturing across 14 countries. Digital Payments/Fintech: Bitget Wallet launched a Mastercard-linked crypto card in South Asia, enabling USDT/USDC top-ups and global spending.