Local Food Tech: UniSZA’s Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry launched its 2026 New Food Product programme, with students creating 10 new pumpkin- and chilli-based items, including frozen yoghurt, nuggets and crispy snacks; an Embere team won for pumpkin-based frozen yoghurt, with international mobility students from UNISSA (Brunei) joining the mix. Regional Air Quality: A Singapore think tank warns Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore face a red-level risk of severe transboundary haze in 2026, with August–September the peak period as El Niño returns; it links higher fire risk to hot/dry weather, biofuel-driven land pressure, and cost constraints. Aviation & Maintenance Digitalisation: Royal Brunei Airlines went live with AMOSmobile/EXEC from Swiss-AS, enabling technicians to execute and document aircraft maintenance digitally to cut paper workflows and speed up record updates in AMOS. Clean Energy Connectivity: ASEAN Power Grid planning is pushing for more cross-border electricity links, with governance and cost allocation flagged as the main bottlenecks as subsea interconnectors scale up. Trade Talks (Tech & Industry Angle): India and the US began high-level talks to recalibrate a bilateral trade deal ahead of a July 24 tariff deadline, aiming for an interim pact while reshaping commitments around industrial and tech-related trade.