Marriott International and CG Hospitality Global sign a three-hotel deal bringing The Ritz-Carlton and Westin to Kathmandu by 2031. Nepal's luxury hospitality era is beginning.
Japan's POWERR Asia framework, endorsed by Laos at the June 10 Tokyo summit, targets both short-term fuel security and long-term structural energy resilience across Asia.
The June 15 Laos nuclear agreement expands Rosatom's ASEAN presence at a moment when regional energy security concerns are reshaping how governments evaluate long-term generation options.
Rosatom, GE Vernova-Hitachi, KEPCO, and Framatome are all active in Southeast Asia. The region has gone from nuclear-adjacent to a genuine multi-vendor competition in under two years.
The 2026 LexisNexis report frames cybersecurity as a structural prerequisite for sustainable digital financial inclusion across the Asia-Pacific region.
Da Nang-born chef Tran Phuoc Hau of The Monkey Gallery Dining received the MICHELIN Young Chef Award at the 2026 ceremony, highlighting the emergence of regional culinary talent beyond Vietnam's two main cities.