AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoASEAN-Russia Summit: Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim has flown to Kazan for the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit on June 17-18, with meetings including a scheduled encounter with Vladimir Putin and a Russia-ASEAN Business Forum, as both sides look to expand cooperation across trade, investment, energy, food security, the digital economy, education, culture and tourism. Energy & security ties: Russia’s ASEAN envoy says Moscow is ready to share peaceful nuclear energy experience and technologies to bolster ASEAN energy security, pointing to progress such as a Rosatom–ASEAN Center for Energy memorandum. Markets & geopolitics: Asian currencies rebounded after a US-Iran peace deal lifted hopes for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing oil-price pressure and helping energy-import-heavy economies like the Philippines. Hong Kong development: China’s top Hong Kong official Xia Baolong inspected progress on the Northern Metropolis and new development areas, including transport plans and light public housing. Research funding gap: A Lancet study finds South Asia climate-health research led by foreign-affiliated authors is far more likely to get funding than work led by domestic institutions.
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