OSCE & Cybersecurity: OSCE’s Asia conference in Bangkok pushed for a tighter global alliance against cybercrime, stressing cross-border online scams and a bridge role between ASEAN and the OSCE. Music & Cultural Exchange: Young Chinese and U.S. musicians shared a New York stage, including works tied to “Black Myth: Wukong,” with diplomats framing music as a way to find harmony across differences. Defense Tech: India’s Army received 106 indigenous turbojet kamikaze drones for autonomous precision strikes up to 180 km, built to keep operating under jamming and spoofing. Culture & Heritage: Cambodia welcomed the return of two Khmer antiquities from the Met, continuing a broader repatriation push. Food Culture: Japan’s 7-Eleven is testing “salty pink” sakura-peach fruit sandwiches, leaning into playful color and seasonal flavors. Education & Diversity (US): New York school enrollment reports show shifting Asian and Pacific Islander representation across multiple districts, from sharp drops to notable increases. Digital Infrastructure (India): Meta and Reliance plan India’s first AI-enabled data centre in Jamnagar, aiming to scale AI infrastructure with renewable power and cooling water. Public Health (Nepal): Nepal’s Medical Council sealed an unpermitted hospital and suspended foreign doctors, while auditors flagged major vaccine wastage from weak storage and planning.