AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoKorean Peninsula: North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the sea, prompting the US and South Korea to assess the launches. Regional security: Malaysia says it will set defence spending according to its own means, rejecting pressure to raise it to 5% of national output and reaffirming its non-aligned policy. International law: Singapore’s Rena Lee was elected to the International Court of Justice, becoming the first Singaporean and first Southeast Asian woman to serve as a judge. Regional ties: The Asian Development Bank aims to direct 30% of its operations to cross-border projects by 2030, as trade barriers and geopolitical tensions test regional links. Pacific climate finance: Fiji urged Commonwealth partners to provide affordable funding rather than add to island nations’ debt; Germany pledged €5 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility. Demographic shift: A World Bank report warns South Asia has less than a decade to make the most of its 1.17 billion working-age people before their numbers peak and decline. APEC diplomacy: Beijing says it is discussing a possible Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meeting alongside this month’s summit in Shenzhen.
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