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Anwar, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc, urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint and maintain open channels of communication.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/07/breaking-news/thailand-launches-airstrikes-at-cambodia-as-border-tensions-reignite/

Meta has started removing Australian children under 16 years old from its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media ban begins. The tech giant announced last month it had begun notifying users aged between 13 to 15 years old that their accounts would start being shut down from 4 December. An estimated 150,000 Facebook users and 350,000 Instagram accounts are expected to be affected. Threads, similar to X, can only be accessed via an Instagram account. Australia's world-first social media ban starts on 10 December, with companies facing fines of up to A$49.5m (US$33m, £25m) if they fail to take "reasonable steps" to stop under-16s from having accounts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxekqryn1jo

A week after Hong Kong’s worst inferno in decades, police on Wednesday arrested six men from the company responsible for the fire alarm system at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, where the blaze ripped through seven towers covered in bamboo scaffolding and protective mesh.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335110/hong-kong-orders-scaffold-netting-be-removed-200-sites-wake-inferno

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-doosan-bobcat-talks-buy-wacker-neuson-2025-12-02/

Around 36 per cent of the affected companies planned to work with suppliers to develop capacity outside China, while 43 per cent had yet to decide how to adjust their supply strategies in response to the export control policies, according to the report.

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3334786/1-3-european-firms-china-hit-export-controls-plan-divert-sourcing-survey-finds

Hyundai acquired Boston Dynamics in 2021 for $1.1 billion. In April, Hyundai announced a $21 billion investment in the U.S., including $6 billion to promote investment and partnerships in the US.

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3334284/south-koreas-largest-satellite-launched-nuri-rocket-ambitious-space-mission .... Further launches are planned in 2026 and 2027 as part of a multi-year project to advance the country’s space technologies and industries, and to reduce the gap with leading Asian space powers, such as China, Japan and India.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332794/xi-welcomes-thai-king-china-pledge-progress-family-strength-ties ---- Thailand’s monarch likens the two countries’ relationship as ‘between brothers’ at the start of historic five-day state visit

https://www.focus.de/auto/fahrberichte/dieser-hyundai-soll-beweisen-dass-das-wasserstoff-auto-nicht-tot-ist_2f8039e4-a96e-4629-9eb7-e6a4fc3eb967.html

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3332455/nvidia-and-apple-supplier-foxconn-posts-17-rise-third-quarter-profit-beats-forecasts

"Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan says economy ‘doing OK’ as GDP rises by 3.8% Financial Secretary Paul Chan welcomes move to cut interest rate to 4.25 per cent, saying it will ease pressure on residents and businesses" ---- https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3330985/interest-rate-cut-hong-kong-banks-ease-loan-repayments-finance-chief