Daily brief
44 countries are set to attend the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue, where Vietnam’s president will deliver the keynote address. In an unstable world of crises, solutions must come from the Asia-Pacific, President To Lam said. US defence chief Hegseth called on Singapore’s PM Wong ahead of the dialogue, reaffirming ties.
China says the so-called Japan-Philippines maritime delimitation talks are illegal.
Thailand extends alcohol sales time from 11am to midnight.
A new network of model cities is planned under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative.
64 Chinese nationals were released in the Philippines after charges were deemed unsupported; the embassy vows continued protection of citizens' rights.