Philippines Health Coverage Push: Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino ordered all private employers to register workers under PhilHealth’s Yakap primary care program, using workplace sign-ups and the eGov app/PhilHealth portal. CPEC 2.0 Investment Drive: Pakistan and China’s corridor upgrade is set to spur new ventures in agriculture, industry and mining, building on $25.9B in investment and 260,000 jobs already generated. Markets Watch: Rising U.S. Treasury yields are rattling stocks again, with investors linking higher borrowing costs to delayed rate cuts. Biotech Expansion: Genesis Pharma and Alnylam will commercialize RNAi therapeutics across the Nordic region, adding Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. AI and Jobs Pressure (India): A report warns AI is erasing entry-level roles and widening a management pipeline gap. Corporate Finance Rethink: EY says CFOs need new value metrics as traditional measures struggle to capture AI-driven impact. UAE AI Shopping Adoption: Checkout.com finds UAE consumers are far more willing to let AI agents complete purchases, with trust levels sharply higher than the US and UK. Illinois Data Center Incentives Frozen: Gov. JB Pritzker halted new state tax incentives for data centers amid utility and water-infrastructure concerns. Aviation Deal: Airbus and Lufthansa marked 50 years of partnership with new fleet and component services agreements. Corporate Governance/Compliance: Dutch regulators move to curb child influencer monetization, proposing tougher rules and fines for parents.