China firmly opposes Huawei ban by some EU countries https://ift.tt/ZGlN7KQ

Southeast Asia to set ‘guardrails’ on AI with new governance code: Sources  https://ift.tt/Vl3dhwv

Chinese e-commerce giants entice cautious consumers with steep mid-year discounts https://ift.tt/17stWZO

Xi Jinping meets with ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in Beijing https://ift.tt/9UMRhgY

Chinese cities break heat records, stressing electricity grid https://ift.tt/TqYagmR

Indonesian prosecutors name 3 palm oil groups suspects in corruption case https://ift.tt/bP6JyOM

Trees uprooted, roofs blown off by cyclone in India’s Gujarat https://ift.tt/pmuERnS

Investigators from Malaysia’s tax agency raid home of opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin https://ift.tt/7tSZaej

Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old https://ift.tt/Da2LvdU

Seoul military salvages North Korea’s space rocket wreckage https://ift.tt/51almWg