Maritime & Trade Networking: WISTA 2026 will bring Asia’s shipping and logistics leaders to Kuala Lumpur (28–30 Oct), with WISTA Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR China co-hosting a sustainability-and-tech agenda. Crypto Crime & On-Chain Response: ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate an alleged Lazarus laundering ring, leading to a Tether freeze of 442,000 USDT tied to Bybit-linked funds. Biotech Global Race: Shanghai biotech Abbisko’s cofounder highlights how fast clinical trials and AI-backed pipelines are reshaping Big Pharma’s licensing calculus. Hong Kong Research in Liver Disease: Aligos Therapeutics reports five abstracts accepted for AASLD’s The Liver Meeting 2026, including work led by HKU researchers on chronic hepatitis B. Spectrum Policy Debate: A deep dive into the lower 7GHz band argues for unlicensed, coordinated access rather than clearing the whole range for mobile-only licensing. GLP-1s Beyond Weight Loss: A Lancet trial profile links GLP-1s to potential alcohol-use disorder benefits alongside obesity, with calls for more study. Subsea Resilience for HK/Region: Converge says its new Singapore cable reroute prevented weekend outages, using Bifrost plus SEA-H2X redundancy across Hong Kong and the Philippines. Cybersecurity Flashpoint: South Korea activated a 24/7 cyber emergency after an open-source AI attack tool breached seven financial institutions, exposing 65,000+ customers. Trust & Enterprise Tech: iSHANG launches TNOS, pitching a “system of trust” to measure and scale trusted relationships as enterprise infrastructure. Hong Kong Privacy Watch: The privacy watchdog probes 24/7 Fitness after pinhole cameras were found in changing rooms.