Netflix is ramping up its investment in Southeast Asian storytelling with a comprehensive slate of industry initiatives unveiled at Indonesia’s Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, including a two-year partnership with the Indonesian Producers Association (APROFI) and the debut of its Creative Asia program in the region.

Netflix has said global viewership of Southeast Asian content on its platform grew by nearly 50% from 2023 to 2024. The streamer reported that more than 100 Southeast Asian titles have appeared in Netflix’s Global Top 10.

A cascade of unusually destructive storms has torn through South and Southeast Asia, killing at least 1,200 people — a toll that is likely to rise — and displacing millions more.

Satellite imagery captured the extent of the flooding that devastated parts of South East Asia in late November, killing at least 1,200 people.These images, captured by Planet Labs PBC, show extensive flooding in the Colombo and Kaduwela areas of Sri Lanka (images 1-2),

Triple Green CineCapital, a new film investment venture focused on Southeast Asian markets, has launched at the JAFF Market in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Cyclonic Storm Ditwah hit Southeast Asia, killing hundreds of people, as numerous others remain missing. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia are among the affected areas.

Unusually destructive storms have killed at least 1,350 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.

Here are the five best shopping destinations in East and Southeast Asia, as reported by Nation Thailand: Seoul, South Korea, has topped the global rankings as the best shopping city for the first time. Visitors are treated to two timelines at once: a 600-year-old market with hanok villages and an ever-innovating K-beauty ecosystem.