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Indonesia, US, Allies Launch Super Garuda Shield Drills
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Indonesia, the United States and a broad coalition launched the annual Super Garuda Shield with about 4,700 personnel from 13 countries, aiming to deter aggression and bolster Indo-Pacific security while Indonesia maintains a neutral, free-and-active stance amid balancing ties with Washington and Beijing. Separately, the UAE and South Korea conducted Rabdan Al Sharq/3 to strengthen military readiness, joint planning, and interoperability as part of ongoing defense cooperation in the region.
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UN Global Compact Asia-Pacific Forum Draws 200+ Leaders
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— Aug 24, 2026
Sri Lanka used the UNCCD conference in Mongolia to outline climate-change measures and bilateral engagements with India and Iran, signaling active regional cooperation on environmental policy. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s foreign minister is expanding Pacific ties—heading to Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum amid rising Chinese influence, and also engaging in a Manila-hosted forum on climate security—paralleling Colombo’s UN Global Compact gathering that emphasizes sustainable development and private-sector leadership in Asia-Pacific.
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Ceragon Secures Five-Year, $70 Million APAC Network Deal
Business
— Jul 21, 2026
Ceragon announced a five-year, approximately $70 million deal with a Tier-1 Asia-Pacific mobile operator to supply transport solutions and deploy IP-50 series and E-band technologies for nationwide 4G/5G networks, along with dedicated technical support and potential expansion to Ceragon Insight managed services. The deal strengthens Ceragon’s APAC footprint and attracted investor attention, with shares rising on the news and trading around $2.24.
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UK Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in English Channel
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— Aug 12, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would respond in kind to Western seizures of Russian merchant ships, calling such actions piracy and saying Moscow could act wherever necessary, including in the Pacific Fleet’s area. The declarations come as Western efforts to intercept vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet raise broader concerns about sanctions circumvention and maritime security.
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As California Burns Billions To Fail At High-Speed Rail, China Laid Enough Track To Circle America Three Times
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4,000-Year-Old Portable Austronesian Art Found on Wetar
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— Aug 17, 2026
Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old portable painted plaque from Wetar Island in eastern Indonesia, marking the first known portable example of Austronesian Painting Tradition art and providing a securely dated reference for the iconic red sun-ray motif. The find suggests Austronesian symbolic art traveled with seafaring communities—potentially playing a role in their rapid dispersal from Taiwan through Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific—and predates pottery, highlighting ideology as a driver of one of humanity’s greatest migrations.
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Nvidia Invests in Naver, Expands AI Data Centers
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— Jul 26, 2026
Naver secured a $1 billion equity investment from Nvidia to bolster a global AI factory buildout and expand its data-center capacity toward 200 MW by 2028, backed by roughly $9 billion in project financing arranged with Brookfield. The deal also aligns with Naver’s planned $10.3 billion acquisition of Dunamu and an expansion of AI infrastructure beyond Asia-Pacific toward Europe and the Middle East.
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