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US, China and Japan cut foreign aid to South-East Asia

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 Oct 2026
Development finance in South-East Asia has also dropped to a 10-year low, as the region's historically significant donors retreat ... .
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World Mental Health Day (WHO - World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia)

Public Technologies 11 Oct 2026
Dr Nilesh Buddha, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia ... In the WHO South-East Asia Region, 208 000 people are lost each year to suicide, and an estimated 289 million people live with a mental, neurological, self-harm, or substance use condition.
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Savoring East Asia at Home: 3 Cookbooks

Wall Street Journal 09 Oct 2026
“Japanese Comfort Cooking” by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat, “H Mart. the Cookbook” by Stacey Kwon and “Five Tastes” by Fuchsia Dunlop ... .
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World Sight Day (WHO - World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia)

Public Technologies 08 Oct 2026
Dr Nilesh Buddha, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia. Globally, an estimated 2.2 billion people live with vision impairment, with nearly 30% of those affected living in the WHO South-East Asia Region.
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Korea's $449 bil. crypto economy leads in East Asia: Chainalysis

Korea Times 07 Oct 2026
Korea's digital asset economy reached $449.1 billion from July 2025 to June 2026, the largest in East Asia, data showed Tuesday, as retail investors increasingly turned to artificial intelligence (AI)-related cryptocurrencies.
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World Bank Raises East Asia Growth Forecast on AI Boom, Warns of Sharp Downside... (Tekedia Capital LLC)

Public Technologies 07 Oct 2026
) The World Bank has raised its growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific, driven by a surge in artificial intelligence-related exports, but ...
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World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth ...

CNBC 06 Oct 2026
The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative." ... .
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