Philippines Pop Culture: Regine Velasquez adds a third “F I N A L E” concert date at SM Mall of Asia Arena on Oct 19, after both earlier shows sold out fast; tickets go on sale Aug 30 and the run will be tied to a documentary film, Music & Media: New Zealand Markets: NZX 50 slid about 1% as A2 Milk’s weaker China sales weighed on sentiment, while Synlait jumped on takeover chatter; credit/debit spending bounced in July and retirement-care firms were mixed, Business & Finance: Malaysia Growth Outlook: Thailand’s economy grew 1.9% in Q2 and raised its full-year forecast to 2.0–2.5%, while Malaysia’s stronger Q2 GDP has led PublicInvest to lift its 2026 growth view to 5.4% and banks expect Malaysia’s current account to stay in surplus, Regional Economics: Security & Diplomacy: Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz thanked Trump for support of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, Defense: Energy & Trade: Technip Energies won FEED work for Gas Malaysia’s Kedah LNG regasification terminal, and Navi Mumbai International Airport welcomed its first foreign freighter cargo from Hong Kong, Energy & Logistics: Tech & Cyber: Acronis flagged an APT36-linked malware cluster targeting telecoms and critical infrastructure across Afghanistan and South Asia, Cybersecurity: Sports: India’s Olympic body said World Cup hockey experience will help teams ahead of the Asian Games.