From the Great Wall to Angkor Wat, our report highlights Asia’s must-see cultural landmarks, tracing heritage, architecture, and living traditions reshaping tourism across China, Cambodia, India, and Japan.
Inflation is squeezing margins as energy, labor and materials costs climb. Businesses are cutting expenses, raising prices, and reworking supply chains, testing resilience and straining consumer demand.
AI-driven cybersecurity tools are moving mainstream as enterprises counter faster, stealthier attacks. Vendors tout quicker detection and automated response, while regulators flag privacy risks and false positives amid a widening skills gap.
Schools are turning to virtual reality to simulate labs, field trips and complex procedures, promising immersive, safer practice and higher engagement as budgets and curriculum demand more hands-on learning.
Museums and galleries are reframing exhibits to spotlight neighborhood stories, turning archives into living classrooms. Curators partner with residents, mapping overlooked histories and drawing new audiences to civic memory.
Record M&A deals are redrawing industry maps, concentrating market power and rerouting capital across borders. As regulators push back, mega-mergers reshape supply chains and the trajectory of the global economy.
AI is transforming drone tech, enabling smarter navigation, obstacle avoidance, and real-time insights for logistics, farming, and emergency response, while regulators weigh new rules for swarms and BVLOS operations.
Across districts, educators are redefining lessons to emphasize analysis over memorization. Advocates say critical thinking can boost achievement; skeptics warn of politicization and uneven teacher training.
From festival upstarts to streaming sensations, this week’s breakout performances are redefining the conversation. Critics hail daring debuts, audiences boost buzz, and awards races look newly unsettled.