Millions visit South Korea each year, a tech-friendly tourist haven. There’s just one problem: Google Maps doesn’t work there ...

Other countries in South-East Asia will follow Thailand’s lead in 2022, up to a point. They will open only popular tourist hotspots to visitors and, even then, only to some nationalities.

East Asia and Pacific economies remain broadly more resilient than other regions and should grow faster this year than in 2022, even with scars of the pandemic and war, the World Bank said.

More than 20 earthquakes have hit central and southeast Asia in the last 24 hours, with one of the most powerful in 75 years in Myanmar.

Asia’s continued prosperity will be aided by population growth, with its share of world population remaining above 50 percent through 2030 due to an additional 410 million people.

No area in the world saw a bigger growth in the number of new billionaires than Asia- Pacific, home to 78 new billionaires, 29% from Real Estate.

As the largest economy and military in the Asia-Pacific region, and the second-largest population in the world, China is an important regional and global player. To learn more about views of its ...

By Emma Hogan, Asia editor, The Economist F ans of democracy breathed a sigh of relief in June 2024, when India’s electorate returned Narendra Modi, the prime minister, to government with a ...