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Mount Semeru erupted seven times in East Java, sending ash up to 1,100 meters above the summit as Indonesian authorities kept the volcano at Level III alert.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held Abu Dhabi talks on regional security, energy, trade and cooperation.
Business
ADB launched a $25 million trust fund to speed ASEAN power grid projects, backing cross-border energy links, grid upgrades and regional electricity trade.
South Korea posted a record $23.19 billion current account surplus in February as chip and tech exports drove the country’s biggest monthly balance.
Shenzhen Port handled 8.5227 million foreign-trade TEUs in Q1 2026, up 7.81%, as the Chinese shipping hub expanded to 281 global routes.
Türkiye raised electricity and natural gas prices by up to 25% from April 4, while BOTAŞ introduced new household gas billing tiers across provinces.
The UAE entered the world’s top 10 goods exporters in 2025 after merchandise exports reached $707 billion and total trade rose to $1.637 trillion.
Turkey’s annual inflation slowed to 30.87% in March as monthly price growth eased, official data showed, offering fresh evidence of cooling consumer prices.
Technology
China launched a Long March-8 rocket from Hainan, sending 18 internet satellites into orbit for the seventh Qianfan networking mission.
Jensen Huang says companies will favor workers who use AI well, as Nvidia pushes a broader message that AI fluency is becoming a workplace advantage.
India is preparing a more than 1 trillion rupee ($11 billion) fund for chip design, equipment and supply chains, building on its semiconductor mission projects.
India and Finland elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability as PM Narendra Modi met Finnish President Alexander Stubb in New Delhi.
