ASEAN Integration: Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão has flown to Vietnam for June 7–10, aiming to deepen bilateral ties and attend the ASEAN Future Forum 2026, where he will also deliver a speech and meet Vietnamese leaders before signing four education and higher-education agreements. Tourism Skills Boost: The Ministry of Tourism launched the Timor-Leste Tourism Ambassador Programme, a free, certified one-day training starting June 1–2 in Dili for 59 participants, with more sessions planned July–September to reach about 300 people. Regional Legal Spotlight: Cambodia has appointed two international legal experts to join a UN UNCLOS conciliation commission over its maritime dispute with Thailand—an approach that recalls Timor-Leste’s 2016 success resolving a long-running maritime case with Australia. Global Gender Rights Push: Seven countries including Timor-Leste have urged the UN to include “gender apartheid” in a future Crimes Against Humanity treaty, putting the issue on the negotiations agenda.