Japan, EU plan to launch set of joint measures to enhance int’l eco security, citing China as the cause.
That will include transparency, rules-based market competition, avoidance of overreliance on countries for semiconductor chips & other strategic goods. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/polit…

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Microsoft is to invest US$1.7bn in Cloud, AI in Indonesia.
The investment will empower Indonesia with cloud services and AI, incl. by building data centres, CEO Nadella said.
Nadella is visiting Indonesia, as well as Malaysia & Thailand later this week. bangkokpost.com/business/inves…

Balikatan exercises: China's military ships watch US & allied navies.
China’s Shenzhen destroyer & Dongdiao surveillance vessel were tracked sailing 4-5 miles away from participating US, French, and Philippine ships about 38 miles off the coast of Palawan. newsweek.com/china-warships…

Call it attack by China: China Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday fired water cannons at Philippine vessels en route to Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel sustained damage due to the water cannon attack by two large CCG vessels. gmanetwork.com/news/topstorie…

Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian Pres Joko Widodo held annual talks in Jakarta.
It was their final Leaders’ Retreat and was also attended this year by their successors and incoming leaders of the two countries.

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Britain expects to have removed Chinese-made surveillance technology from sensitive sites by April 2025, amid increasing concerns about Beijing's spying activities in the country and across Europe. apple.news/AmnbhOOfMT1SS_…

China unveils its own text-to-video AI tool Vidu similar to OpenAI’s Sora, though much shorter & no longer than 16 seconds, compared with the US service’s 60 seconds.
It’s China’s best hope so far in catching up with Sora. apple.news/A3PlE6UEJRFiEp…