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Hong Kong's top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their stock does not endanger national security, following fresh arrests linked to independent bookstores in the city.
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for an open national debate on nuclear weapons, signalling a potential shift in Tokyo's approach to security amid worsening regional tensions and as the government prepares to revise key defence policies.
Malaysian authorities have dismantled illegal cryptocurrency mining networks across the country, confiscating 75,578 machines and arresting 629 individuals through over 3,000 raids since January 2022.
Australia is moving to strengthen its groundbreaking social media ban for children after evidence shows the December rule is failing, with seven in ten underage users still maintaining accounts.
International financial regulators are urgently deploying AI-powered tools to identify and patch system vulnerabilities as cyberattacks intensify. Swiss regulator FINMA is spearheading efforts through a global supervisory forum covering 95% of markets.
The US dollar climbed to its strongest level in over a year as financial markets increasingly wager on Federal Reserve rate hikes within months. Simultaneously, the Japanese yen weakened toward a 40-year nadir, drawing intervention concerns from Tokyo.
Russia and ASEAN commemorated 35 years of diplomatic relations in Kazan, with President Putin underscoring their strategic partnership as a stabilising influence in the Asia-Pacific region amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Interpol's latest assessment reveals cybercrime has become a dominant criminal threat across Asia-Pacific, with online scams and fraud operations now representing roughly a third of all recorded crimes in numerous member states.