In service of making art a habit and not just a hobby, I’m dabbling with urban sketching - in preparation of something fun (more on that next week). Here’s what I made last week after a visit to the Singapore Botanic Gardens:
This week in Asia ends with great news of progress from 🇹🇭Thailand🇹🇭 where the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would legalize 🏳️🌈same-sex marriage🏳️🌈, bringing the measure closer to becoming law. 💪🏽
Here are your finds for the week:
- TALENT STAYS PUT Researchers from China make up over one-quarter of the world’s top AI experts, and they are increasingly staying put rather than moving overseas. It used to be that more than half of AI researchers worked in a country different from their home. Now, the balance has tipped in favor of working in their own countries.
- ANIME SURGE Outside of K-pop, Anime is one of the most prevalent cultural exports on the global stage. A recent study shows that almost half of Gen Z in America consume Anime - way more than they engage with NFL.
- HEALTH LEADER Western political agendas have long shaped the global health landscape. In the colonial era, economic interests drove an emphasis on controlling so-called “tropical diseases”. The West is still fashioning the global health agenda in the 21st century, often according to commercial priorities. The pandemic showed that trade alone cannot be the basis for advancing global health. Asia is well-positioned to lead the next phase of this transition. Life expectancy across Asian countries is improving, and there is an influx of medical tourists from the U.S. and Europe.
- DIRE STRAITS About how the bridge collapse in Baltimore is just one sign of larger issues facing global shipping industry. The Baltimore incident encapsulates one thing really well: just how globalized the shipping industry is. The ship named ‘Dali’ was a Singapore-flagged ship, with an all Indian-nationality crew, operated by the Danish company Maersk and on its way to Sri Lanka.
- VIDEO FEED EVERYWHERE LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app. At this rate my electricity bill will be delivered using video feeds. 🤣
Have a grand weekend y’all ✌🏽