Energy Security & Transition: Japan’s AZEC/POWERR Asia push is set to help the Philippines build a first strategic petroleum reserve, with new stockpiling facilities and technical support aimed at reducing spot-market fossil fuel risk. Geopolitics & Markets: Hopes of a US-Iran peace deal lifted Asian stocks while oil eased, but the West Asia conflict still looms over growth and inflation. India Outlook: The RBI says India should grow 6.9% in FY27 despite West Asia-driven energy and supply risks, citing resilient fundamentals and balance sheets. Healthcare AI in APAC: Qure.ai’s chief medical officer says lung-cancer AI is still stuck between pilots and scalable national rollouts due to equipment, radiology capacity, digital integration and follow-up gaps. Digital Health & Diagnostics: AstraZeneca and Roche will expand AI-powered digital pathology and biomarker testing across nine Asian markets. AI for Business: Fynix AI Shop launches as an AI agent that handles merchant workflows end-to-end across Southeast Asia, from content to payments and repeat-purchase conversion. Tech & Policy: Japan enacts tighter foreign investment screening to protect critical technologies. Business & Finance: CBRE flags India as APAC’s least constrained data-centre market amid the AI boom, while RateGain warns hotel direct bookings lose out to website friction.