Malaysia has officially kicked off its global promotional drive for the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 campaign at the “Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show” in London. Such tactical opening will make the country one of the leading destinations in terms of sustainable travel with a specific focus on the unusual theme called Eco-Heritage that is a combination of the rich …

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA), has officially proposed designating May 6 as Vietnam Logistics Day. The date was selected in celebration of a historical event: Decree No. 61, that was signed by President Ho Chi Minh on May 6, 1946, that formed the Supply Department, a forerunner of the modern …

Japan’s Mirumi bot, a furry robotic bag charm from Yukai Engineering, has stormed social media as 2026’s breakout fashion trend. The gadget is based on a sloth bear and is tilted with its head, nods at a pat, and reacts to touch, released on January 21, 2025, debuting at CES 2025, and launched on Kickstarter. It can also be clipped …

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) proposes designating May 6 as Vietnam Logistics Day, marking a historic nod to the sector’s pivotal role. Associated with the decree of President Ho Chi Minh in 1946 that resulted in the creation of the Supply Department, it will enhance awareness in the context of geopolitics and green-shifts causing global discontinuities in supply …

Singaporean alpine skier Faiz Basha is poised to make history as the Republic’s first snow sport athlete at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics (Feb 6-22, 2026). With a mean FIS points score of 106.59, the 23-year-old was already qualified in slalom and giant slalom because the points exceeded the 120-point mark. Basha, who has survived a threatening tear of the intestine …

The Nihilist Penguin from Werner Herzog’s 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World has exploded as 2026’s inaugural viral meme. One of the Adelie penguins leaves its colony going 70km inland, walking into barren mountains- a probable death march; as Herzog puts it. Being retweeted by millions on TikTok and X, it is the representation of burnout, rebellion, …

Netflix has officially expanded its restrictive password sharing policies to include mobile-only plans across key Asian markets, effective immediately. In the past, mobile subscribers on cheaper mobile plans in other countries such as India, Indonesia and Philippines were not subjected to the stringent house-hold location tracking as was being applied to regular subscribers. Nevertheless, the current update of the streaming …

In a landmark educational shift, a coalition of leading Southeast Asian universities has united to mandate AI Literacy as a standardized component of their core curriculum by late 2026. This is an initiative that will be backed by structures of AI Singapore and UNDP in eliminating the digital skills gap throughout the region. The institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and …

Reliable leaks reveal Samsung Galaxy S26 series faces a price hike amid global memory shortages, with Asia pre-orders kicking off February 26, 2026. Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra will be released on Unpacked on February 25 in San Francisco and will be available in stores on March 11 worldwide. Korean news reports that Ultra pricing can be over …

Chris Pratt’s sci-fi thriller Mercy has ended Avatar: Fire and Ash’s five-week reign atop the US box office, debuting with $11.2 million despite harsh winter storms closing theaters nationwide. Nur Bekmambetov is the director of the dystopian movie, in which Pratt is a detective facing an AI judge in the form of Rebecca Ferguson in a courtroom drama in the …