Asia
Japan and US put munitions production at the centre of regional deterrence
Shinjiro Koizumi and Pete Hegseth linked industrial capacity to denial-based defence while Tokyo prepares to update its security strategy.
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Asia
China
China rejects US AI theft allegations as dispute widens before leaders' meeting
Beijing called Washington's industrial-scale distillation allegations groundless and protectionist, while a US advisory named six Chinese laboratories and described millions of exchanges with leading American models.
China
China sets 2030 targets for 'little giants' in drive for jobs and technological autonomy
A five-year plan issued by ten central agencies will channel research programs, bank credit, market financing and long-term capital toward specialized small firms, with measurable 2030 targets.
Africa
US development agency prioritizes Moroccan energy, minerals and infrastructure projects
USTDA has identified energy, critical minerals, digital infrastructure and transport as priorities while its Morocco grant portfolio approaches $25 million.
Russia
Ukraine expects Moscow to draft 300,000 troops after September elections
Zelenskyy linked a possible post-election mobilization to Russia's Donbas offensive, rising ballistic missile output and Ukraine's widening interceptor and defense-funding gaps.
Asia
Southeast Asia's Innovation Gap Is Now an Efficiency Problem
Five Southeast Asian economies have expanded innovation plans, but rankings and efficiency ratios show a persistent divide between inputs and usable outputs.
Brazil
Lula campaign recasts agribusiness as central to Brazil's growth and trade
The president's new platform gives agribusiness a more explicit economic role than in 2022, promising easier credit, diversified financing, technology and greater value added to exports.
China
Bozhong 19-6 gas field reaches full Phase I operation in Bohai Sea
China's largest offshore gas field in the east is producing more than 5,200 tonnes of oil and gas a day, strengthening supply near the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as work advances on a second phase.
United States
US economic records coexist with slower hiring and uneven industrial gains
Payrolls, stocks and goods exports have reached notable highs, but weaker job creation, limited factory hiring and disputed investment totals complicate the administration's account of a broad economic boom.
Europe
BP opens sale process for North Sea business with five production hubs
The portfolio employs about 1,100 people across assets in the central North Sea and west of Shetland, while BP says operations and customer deliveries will continue during the process.
Russia
Russia allocates more than $3 billion to aircraft production and airline finance
The 250-billion-ruble program covers more than 70 aircraft, over 70 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters, production preparation and preferential loans for airlines leasing domestically made planes.
Brazil
Brazil Vehicle Production Posts Its Strongest First Half Since 2019
Brazil's vehicle industry expanded output by 8.8% in the first half of 2026, while stronger domestic registrations led Anfavea to lift its full-year outlook despite weaker exports and a slower recovery in heavy vehicles.