South Korea Gaming Market 2026: $17B, 4th Globally
South Korea is the world’s 4th-largest games market at $17B, where games out-export K-pop and film and one title passed $1B in China in six months.
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Travel Tech in Asia 2026: Trip.com to Traveloka
Asia is the world’s fastest-growing travel market, led by Trip.com’s $8.9B and a wave of IPOs from Klook to OYO. The state of Asian travel tech in 2026.
Edtech in Asia 2026: After the Crackdown and Crash
China banned a $100B tutoring sector overnight; India’s BYJU’S fell from $22B to zero. The state of Asian edtech in 2026 — and the AI threat reshaping it.
What is the State of Korea–Vietnam Digital Trade in 2026? From K-Content to Digital Commerce
Korean brands, entertainment, ecommerce and manufacturing are helping shape Vietnam’s digital consumer market. South Korean firms account for roughly 30% of Vietnam’s total exports through their manufacturing operations, and the … Read more
What is the State of Ecommerce Across Asia in 2026? A Comprehensive 15-Market Tracker
A working tracker of who owns e-commerce GMV across fifteen Asian markets. Shopee, Coupang, Rakuten, Taobao, Flipkart — every leader is Asian-headquartered.
What is the State of Digital Payments Across Asia in 2026? A Comprehensive 15-Market Tracker
A working tracker of who owns mobile payments across fifteen Asian markets. Alipay and WeChat Pay in China, UPI in India, GCash in the Philippines, and a region-specific stack everywhere else.
What is the State of Gaming Across Asia in 2026? A Comprehensive 15-Market Tracker
How Asian gamers actually spend their time and money — by market. Mobile MOBAs in SEA, mobile gacha in Japan, premium PC and console in Korea, and a regulated mainland Chinese market that still sets the pace globally.
What are the LLM Benchmarks for Asian Languages in 2026? A Comprehensive Performance Map
A tour through the benchmarks that actually measure LLM performance in Asian languages — Nejumi, KMMLU, BnMMLU, SEA-HELM — and what they tell us about the frontier vs domestic gap.
What LLM Access is Available Across Asia in 2026? ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek and Open Source Tracker
A working tracker of where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and the major Chinese LLMs are accessible across fifteen Asian markets. Last updated April 2026.
What is Toss? How a Simple App Built Korea’s 30 Million-User Fintech Platform
Toss, operated by Viva Republica, isn’t just South Korea’s most popular fintech app — it’s the clearest proof that the Asian super app model can work outside China and Southeast … Read more