Weather & Climate Tech: Korea’s Meteorological Administration expanded its KIM high-precision numerical weather data feeds to 117 cities across Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Brunei—aiming to help climate-vulnerable island states forecast severe storms earlier. Energy & Offshore Surveys: Dutch firm Fugro won a contract to run geophysical, seismic, and autonomous underwater vehicle surveys for Timor-Leste’s Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipeline planning, including deepwater seabed work over 3,000m. Bilateral Energy Push: Timor-Leste is courting Indian investment in an LNG plant, oil refining, and a pipeline tied to the Greater Sunrise field, with hopes for deeper diplomatic and business links. Food Security Cooperation: Vietnam and Timor-Leste agreed to deepen work on food security, fisheries, rural development, and training, noting Timor-Leste meets only about 40% of domestic food demand. Digital Identity & Trust: A new peer-verification approach (PeerPass) is being developed to help people without official ID access services using community and institutional attestations plus privacy-preserving credentials. Cybercrime Warning: UNODC says Asia-Pacific scam losses hit $88.3bn–$114.1bn in 2025, with criminals increasingly using AI and professional “franchising” models.