AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAPEC & Research Diplomacy: The APEC Economies China Studies Scholars Forum opened in Guangzhou with 100+ experts from 16 economies, including Brunei, focusing on shared Asia-Pacific development and tackling global challenges ahead of November’s APEC meetings. Cybersecurity for ASEAN: Fortinet launched a Singapore FortiNDR Cloud PoP to bring cloud-delivered network detection and response closer to customers across the region, aiming to improve visibility and speed up incident response. Conservation + Climate Science: A Brunei-based Borneo Futures-led study found Indonesia’s Sumatra floods and landslides killed at least 58 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans—about 7% of the species—using satellite damage analysis and linking higher extreme rainfall risk to human-driven climate change. Brunei-linked Regional Tech/Innovation: Universiti Brunei Darussalam relaunched its Start-Up Center and Entrepreneurship Village to support students, researchers and young entrepreneurs with resources to test and scale ideas. ASEAN Investment Moves: ASEAN diplomats visited Bangladesh’s BSEZ, touring manufacturing sites and discussing incentives, infrastructure and expanding regional industrial cooperation.
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