Southeast Asia’s E-Commerce Market Poised to Soar to $140 Billion by 2030

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape is on a meteoric rise, with sales soaring an astonishing 46 times since 2012. A report titled Nextwave Southeast Asia 2025, released by DBS and market insights firm Cube, forecasts that the region’s e-commerce market …

SLNS Samudura Returns After Successful Participation at IMDEX Asia 2025

SLNS Samudura, which represented Sri Lanka at IMDEX Asia 2025—Asia Pacific’s premier naval and maritime defence exhibition held in Changi, Singapore from May 6 to 8—returned to the island today, May 15, 2025, after the successful completion of the event. …

Bitcoin Price to $120K? Asia’s Largest ETF Investor Raises BlackRock Investment to $691M

Bitcoin price eyes prodded above $104,000 on Friday as Asia’s top ETF investor pours $691M into BlackRock’s BTC fund, reinforcing global institutional confidence. Could the rising spate of institutional inflows propel BTC above $120,000 in the weeks ahead. …

The Historical Great Powers of Asia: Medieval East Asia

This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: East Asia, Central and North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia (the Middle East). Each article discusses the great power …

Central Asia’s Strategic Insecurity in a Turbulent World

Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency in 2025 sparked an intense debate on American foreign policy toward Central Asia, a region that has once again become a geopolitical crossroad. During Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s nomination hearing in …

From Silicon Valley to South Asia: How Microsoft outsourced the future

Microsoft has quietly filed notice with its home state of Washington that 2,000 jobs will be cut at its Redmond headquarters beginning July 13. The layoffs, according to the May 13 announcement, are part of a broader downsizing strategy to “reduce …

Key Highlights Of Trump's West Asia Tour

Universiti Malaya opens public access to one of Asia’s most unique medical collections

Universiti Malaya's Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai Medical Museum provides a starkly educational view of human anatomy and disease through preserved specimens for public and student learning. The museum, named after a key donor, highlights both medical history …

World moves further into Asia with new Thailand manager on heels of US launch

“Like a Rolling Orb” may not have the same ring to it as Bob Dylan’s anthem, but that’s not stopping the iris biometrics and decentralized digital ID scheme from continuing its World tour. The firm is busy in Asia, with a launch in the Philippines and the …

Advancing Safe Abortion Access in Asia

  Nandini Mazumder, Assistant Coordinator at the Asia Safe Abortion Partnership (ASAP), works to advance safe, legal, and accessible abortion services across Asia. Through initiatives like the Youth Advocacy Institute and the ASAP Academy, she focuses on …