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Now that’s what we call clever marketing:

An American singer claims she accidentally married a sultan.

Brittany Porter thought she was attending an engagement ceremony — turns out, it was an Islamic wedding to Malaysian Sultan Muhammad V, the country’s former king. Here are photos of the newly-(and accidentally)weds.

Now she’s filing for divorce — and using the story to promote her new album.

P.S. Partner of the week: SNIEC – Asia’s No. 1 venue for international trade fairs.

📢 Highlights: Asia attempted a comeback on Thursday. Strong US job data lifted sentiment as Wall Street celebrated. In Washington, Supreme Court justices questioned Trump’s tariffs. The mood is improving, but caution still lingers.

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🤖 Human or machine? XPENG stuns with humanoid robot

At its AI Day in Guangzhou, XPENG left the audience speechless. The EV maker unveiled its new humanoid robot IRON, moving so gracefully across the stage that many thought …