At ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn welcomed Professor Nobuhiro Aizawa the dean of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia School of Government. Per the arrangements made at the top-level meeting ERIA will host the President of Cambodian Senate Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen on May 6, 2025 to deliver a special lecture …

Mao Saigo etched history on Sunday by winning the Chevron Championship after overcoming a thrilling five-player playoff to become the fifth Japanese woman to win an overseas major tournament. Saigo, a 23 years old star of the U.S. LPGA Tour began the final round at top but encountered fierce challenges, losing ground in the middle. Behind late, she birdied the …

K-Dramas have become a household name around the world in the past two or more decades-from Asia to the Americas, Europe, and beyond. This growth started in the late ’90s, led by South Korea’s further economic growth, and of course, the “Korean Wave,” most usually referred to as Hallyu. Starting from the iconic Winter Sonata, K-dramas brought about so much …

China is stepping up its game in Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) battery industry after a major exit by South Korea’s LG-led consortium. LG and its partners have pulled out of a massive US$7.7 billion project meant to build a full EV battery supply chain in Indonesia — giving China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt a clear path to take charge. LG Energy …

The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant during his NBA debut has sold for an impressive $7 million at auction which broke the previous record of Bryant items. The jersey was worn at Bryant’s rookie season in 1996-97 and it was auctioned in New York City by Sotheby’s. This is a landmark moment in sports memorabilia of any sort and it …

Before the national election that will take place on May 3, the government of Singapore ordered Meta, Facebook’s parent company to restrict access to social media posts made by foreigners by its users locally. These posts had been flagged for violations of Singapore’s new election rules and cited that these posts endorsed or compromised the electoral standing of political parties …

The Vivo V50 Lite 5G enters the Malaysian market as it brings an impressive battery capacity along with an unexpected compact size. Vivo V-series introduces their most recent model which provides solutions to the widespread smartphone battery problems users experience daily. Top among all V50 Lite attributes stands its massive 6,500mAh battery enabled by Vivo’s BlueVolt battery technology. Despite its …

In an auspicious start to 2025, Hyundai Motor posted a 2% gain in its operating profit for the first quarter, amounting to 3.6 trillion won (approximately $2.5 billion). One significant reason for this bump was the weak South Korean currency, which improved earnings from overseas. But there are bumps in the road. U.S. tariff programs are indeed proving to be …

China has made its latest stride into space. On April 24, 2025, launched from the country’s northwestern Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China launched its Shenzhou-20 mission. Carrying Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie to China’s Tiangong, the mission later successfully docked using a Long March-2F rocket, which lifted the spacecraft into space, with the space station later on in …

Veteran Singaporean actor Mark Lee has received international acclaim once again, being awarded Best Actor at the first Asian Art Film Awards in Macao. The 56 year old actor was honoured with the accolade for his remarkable portrayal of a drag queen in Number 2 the much anticipated follow up to the 2020 film Number 1. View this post on …