As chronic diseases sweep across Asia, experts warn that medical breakthroughs alone won’t stop the tide. Shifting entrenched cultural norms, dismantling stigma and changing everyday lifestyle habits are now central to any effective health strategy
Across Southeast Asia, a booming middle class – fueled by rising incomes – is splurging on designer labels, shaking up global luxury markets and redefining long-held ideas of status, taste and aspiration
JACC warns that Asia is rapidly becoming the epicenter of a global cardiometabolic crisis: sweeping urbanization, a shift toward calorie-rich diets, and aging populations are colliding to drive a steep surge in heart disease and metabolic disorders
Southeast Asia is aging faster than ever, and governments and investors are racing to meet a tidal wave of demand for elder care, medical services and retirement living – a shift that’s rapidly rewriting the region’s social fabric and remaking its economy
From neon skylines to tranquil towns, Asia’s travel boom is spilling beyond its megacities. Curious travelers are flocking to smaller, emerging destinations in search of authentic experiences – a trend that’s reshaping regional tourism and redirecting investment across the continent
Southeast Asia’s surging textile boom is choking rivers and fouling coastlines with toxic effluent-imperiling public health, igniting social unrest, and surfacing as a serious but underrecognized environmental security crisis
Prestige Online Singapore spotlights “Twilight World,” tracing photographer Greg Girard’s five-decade journey across Asia, capturing transforming cityscapes, hidden alleys and nocturnal urban lives.
Surging demand across Asia, shifting taste preferences, and the rapid roll‑out of quick‑service restaurant chains are rewriting the playbook for the global frozen‑fries market