ASEAN Digital Talent Spotlight: Huawei’s 10th ICT Competition APAC Finals crowned winners at ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta, drawing 8,600 students from 14 countries and pushing cloud, computing, network and innovation skills toward ASEAN’s Digital Masterplan 2030. Fuel Shock Watch: Australia’s fuel crisis is worsening in mid-May 2026 as Middle East conflict disrupts diesel flows via Hormuz, with reserves still below global benchmarks and analysts warning of rationing risk if disruptions drag on. Energy Contracts in Focus: Petronas awarded Destini Oil Services a five-year tubular running services contract, while ABL Group moves to acquire SynergenOG to bring process safety and technical risk engineering in-house across Asia-Pacific, including Brunei. Regional Connectivity: China Telecom completed the Asia Link submarine cable landing in Hong Kong, linking China, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia with 325Tbit/s capacity. Brunei Angle: China’s VP met Brunei’s crown prince in Beijing, reaffirming “shared future” cooperation, including energy ties. Travel & Trade Signals: Singapore Airlines and Scoot launched 30% off “Spontaneous Escapes” for June travel, while Malaysia’s economy grew 5.4% in Q1 as Bank Negara warned of a tougher global outlook.