ASEAN–Greater Bay Area push: East Timor’s Vice Prime Minister Francisco Kalbuadi Lay backed closer Asean–Greater Bay Area ties to boost investment and technology, arguing the GBA’s finance and tech can help newer Asean members build capacity and resilient supply chains. Korea partnership: South Korea and Timor-Leste agreed to expand cooperation on climate action, infrastructure, education and human resource development, plus maritime work and policing against transnational crime. Diplomatic momentum: Timor-Leste also featured in broader regional diplomacy around ASEAN integration and Lusophone cooperation, including electoral administration and administrative modernization links with Portugal. Disaster readiness training: Timor-Leste joined a Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program training in Brisbane, building skills for faster relief logistics during disasters. Regional security concern: A London protest targeted insurers over LNG expansion in the Coral Triangle, a region that includes Timor-Leste.