Bandai Namco has snapped up a 42.1% stake in Vietnam-based POPS, a strategic move that supercharges its push into Southeast Asia’s fast-growing digital entertainment market, Asia Business Outlook reports
Law.asia today unveiled the Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2026 – a showcase of the country’s most outstanding firms. The programme celebrates excellence across key practice areas and spotlights landmark deals, pioneering innovations and exceptional client service
Central Asia is emerging as a region on its own terms, balancing Russian and Chinese influence with growing ties to the West, while asserting political agency and economic ambition.
Condé Nast Traveler follows the Golden Eagle along the Silk Road, where slow, unhurried rail journeys, vast desert panoramas, and ancient, storied cities unfold into unexpected pockets of calm. These brief, luminous moments of peace feel remarkably close to paradise
A high-profile endorsement from a senior Asian football chief has injected new energy into FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s re-election campaign, strengthening his hold on federations around the world
Times Higher Education’s “Best Universities in Asia 2026” ranking reveals shifting regional power, with institutions in China, Singapore and Japan battling for top positions amid rising global competition.
Fury is sweeping South Korea after video footage emerged of celebrities partying at a breast cancer awareness event – igniting a storm of condemnation and accusations that they treated a solemn health cause with shocking flippancy and disrespect
Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia‑Pacific Research Center has unveiled its newest cohort of Asia Health Policy Program research fellows – a bold, inventive group whose scholarship is tackling the region’s most urgent health challenges head-on
Once the preserve of street stalls and small eateries, Indo-Chinese food has burst into a national obsession-where Cantonese finesse collides with the bold, aromatic kick of Indian spices to capture India’s rapidly evolving urban palate
Myanmar has been invited to take part in the 2026 Asia Fashion Show in Thailand – a high-profile opportunity that spotlights the country’s expanding influence in the region’s fashion and textile scene, state media reported
Across Asia, collectors and DJs are digging up musical ghosts: rare vinyl reissues are spinning back onto turntables, their warm, crackling grooves unearthing lost funk, jazz and mind-bending psychedelia that had been buried by censorship, politics and shifting tastes
Asia Economy’s feature “Women, Questioning Humanity Anew” amplifies bold women’s voices that upend entrenched norms, spark urgent debates on gender and power, and reimagine the future of human rights
Across Central Asia, governments are racing to blunt an AI-fueled surge in extremism. Militant groups are weaponizing deepfakes, encrypted messaging apps and automated propaganda – exploiting turbulence in energy markets to amplify their reach
CDC warns dengue risk zones are expanding – travelers and local residents in affected regions should take precautions as mosquito-borne infections surge worldwide
Five leading US tech giants have amassed $1.65tn in hidden liabilities tied to opaque AI investments, Nikkei Asia reports, raising concerns over transparency, risk, and regulators’ ability to track systemic exposure.
Big Asian tycoons are ditching sponsor logos for ownership stakes – pouring into sports franchises and fueling a wave of record dealmaking across the region, Reuters reports, as investors chase long-term growth
Scientists have unveiled fossils of the “last titan,” a colossal sauropod identified as Southeast Asia’s largest known dinosaur, reshaping views on the region’s late Cretaceous ecosystems.
Da Nang’s tourism boom-fueled by a surge of South Korean visitors and investment-is testing local patience as soaring prices, cultural clashes and relentless development stoke growing resentment
Australia’s Medical Research Future Fund is sharpening its focus on health equity – directing fresh investments to underserved communities and prioritising research designed to reverse widening gaps in care
Across Asia, escalating climate shocks, surging urban populations and repeated supply disruptions are forcing a radical overhaul of food systems – spurring governments and businesses to invest in resilience, smart technologies and sustainable farming practices to safeguard the region’s food supply