Tourism Skills Push: Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism launched a free Timor-Leste Tourism Ambassador Programme (Dili Convention Centre, June 1–2) to train frontline staff in customer service, professionalism, and destination knowledge, with 59 participants and more sessions planned July–September for about 300 trainees. ASEAN Integration & Trade Links: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão is in Vietnam (June 8–10) for the ASEAN Future Forum 2026 and bilateral talks, with plans to sign four agreements including education and higher education cooperation, as Timor-Leste deepens ASEAN integration and regional partnerships. Bilateral Cooperation Focus: Vietnam and Timor-Leste are positioning cooperation in areas like telecommunications, digital transformation, agriculture, energy, and human resources, building on projects such as Viettel’s Telemor mobile network. Energy & Gas Industry Watch: Sunda Energy says it is progressing gas exploration and highlights its “transformational” move toward production via a New Zealand acquisition, while keeping Timor-Leste as a key focus after a postponed appraisal well. Environment & Conservation: UNESCO added Timor-Leste’s Nino Konis Santana to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves, expanding ecosystem protection and sustainable resource management.