World AI Governance: Xi Jinping met Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev in Shanghai, with both sides pushing cooperation in trade, transport, energy and AI, while Kazakhstan also backed Astana hosting the first meeting of a new global AI body. AI Institutions: Indonesia joined the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) as a founding member, and WAICO’s Shanghai-based framework aims to align national AI strategies and support research and training. Tajikistan Border Tech & Works: Tajikistan says it has completed engineering on 300 km of a 416 km Tajik–Kyrgyz border segment and expects full demarcation by 2027. Education Quotas: Tajikistan’s region-wide higher-education admissions planning highlights how language and special-category quotas shape the 2026–2027 intake. Earthquake Preparedness: Uzbekistan’s Academy of Sciences urged calm after seismic rumors, stressing hazard maps and construction standards already account for the Fergana Valley risk. Central Asia Research: A Kara-Batkak Glacier expedition in Kyrgyzstan brought Tajik and other Central Asian experts to use UAV remote sensing, RTK-GNSS and modern glacier monitoring methods. Mining & Data: Tajikistan reports registering 259 mineral deposits with industrial reserves, with the geological program at 96.4% implementation. SCO Security: Pakistan chaired an SCO border-services meeting, approving “Solidarity-2025” outcomes and planning “Solidarity-2026,” with Tajikistan’s 2027 hosting proposal supported.