AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPhilippines–China Row: Manila’s Senate leaders condemned China Daily’s AI video depicting Filipinos as monkeys, calling it dehumanizing racism and urging Beijing to pull the clip and apologize. AI & Speech Controls: A Meta Oversight Board report says major AI models can respond inconsistently to government-critical prompts, with stronger effects in countries with restricted speech. India–Japan Rail Tensions: India rejected a former Japanese justice minister’s claims of “recklessness” and delays on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train, saying signalling orders and construction are progressing toward a 2027 opening. India–West Asia Shipping Safety: India’s MEA said 14 Indian seafarers died and two are missing amid West Asia conflict, while regulators advised avoiding the Strait of Hormuz. India Clean Transport: PM Modi flagged off India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered passenger train in Haryana, positioning it as resilience against fuel-route shocks. India Industrial Policy: The government will unveil a revamped Index of Core Industries on July 20, adding iron ore and updating the base year. China–AI Governance: Xi used the World AI Conference to push a new AI governance bloc (WAICO) and expanded cooperation for the Global South. Cybersecurity in Asia: Kaspersky reported a long-running GoSerpent malware campaign targeting Southeast Asian government systems. Disaster Watch: A landslide in southwest China’s Chongqing killed at least eight and left 34 missing. Trade & Diplomacy: China said the US will restore Hong Kong’s special trading status, while China also criticized the UK’s nationalization of British Steel.
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