Malaysia–China ties: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim thanked outgoing Chinese Ambassador Ouyang Yujing for cooperation across the economy, tech, education, and culture, highlighting projects like ECRL, 5G, AI, ports and rare earths. Regional school disruption: Indonesian wildfire haze has blanketed Malaysia and Singapore for over a month, forcing school closures and driving a surge in respiratory complaints, with experts noting limited legal options for affected neighbours. AI and security in universities: UK MI5 warned that 100+ academics may have unknowingly supported Chinese espionage-linked research, urging universities to cut ties with a China-linked institute; separate reporting also describes Chinese hackers impersonating US AI experts to steal credentials. India’s classroom updates: NCERT has added personal income tax to Class 9 with a civic message on paying taxes honestly and on time. Student rights and campus protest: Hyderabad’s EFLU saw 12 students detained over a protest against an RSS-linked campus talk. Education-to-work pathways: AutoCount partnered with Cebu Institute of Technology–University to embed computerized accounting into the curriculum, while CETYS students secured a yearlong Bosch internship in Japan. Sports with education links: India won men’s sailing silver at the Asian Games (Manu Francis and Prince Noble), adding to a wider week of Asia-Pacific youth achievement coverage.