Education Policy (India): India’s NTA will re-conduct UGC-NET June 2026 exams for English, Commerce and Sociology after errors in question papers, with retests scheduled for 9–10 September and no extra fees for candidates. Publishing & Culture (China): Shanghai’s 2026 Sinan Literature Month kicks off with an exhibition of 65 Lu Xun Literary Prize winners, using immersive installations and a pop-up book fair as the city’s reading spotlight runs into September. Publishing & Books (China): Heilongjiang cultural crafts take center stage at Shanghai Book Fair’s Changning venue via “Opening the Book of Yuyuan Road Together,” featuring exchanges around ice flower porcelain and other intangible heritage. Media & Rights (Japan): A streamlined court process for online defamation in Japan is driving a surge in petitions to unmask anonymous posters, with faster average case timelines. Tech & Voice (Global/Asia): Breeze Blue launches Breeze TTS 2, a real-time voice AI aimed at interactive media and conversational agents. Manga (Global/Asia): HarperCollins will launch Kazé, a new manga imprint, following its acquisition of Kazé’s European operations. Digital Platforms (India): A debate flares over whether X can reveal India’s secret blocking orders, after Elon Musk highlights government censorship visibility elsewhere. Business & Industry (India): Power equipment and manufacturing stories continue: Transformers and Rectifiers India wins an APTRANSCO LOI, while Zetwerk files for an IPO with plans to repay debt.