Taipei Shines as Asia's Contemporary Art Capital

From October to November, Taipei will transform into an open-air museum, a living gallery where art meets the city: -- Taipei Art Week (Oct. 18-Nov. 2) turns the entire city into a celebration of art ...

Tens of thousands brave rain at east Asia's largest Pride march in Taiwan

Almost 150,000 people braved blustery rain in a boisterous and colourful celebration of LGBTQ+ equality in Taiwan on Saturday ...
CNN

How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool

Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty. Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million ...
Reuters

Indonesia's President Prabowo to spend $3 bln on new capital city through 2029

JAKARTA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto plans to spend 48.8 trillion rupiah ($2.99 billion) through 2029 to build the new capital city "Nusantara", with a target of ...