Dr Nilesh Buddha, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-EastAsia... In the WHO South-East Asia Region, 208 000 people are lost each year to suicide, and an estimated 289 million people live with a mental, neurological, self-harm, or substance use condition.
Dr Nilesh Buddha, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-EastAsia. Globally, an estimated 2.2 billion people live with vision impairment, with nearly 30% of those affected living in the WHO South-East Asia Region.
Korea's digital asset economy reached $449.1 billion from July 2025 to June 2026, the largest in EastAsia, data showed Tuesday, as retail investors increasingly turned to artificial intelligence (AI)-related cryptocurrencies.
The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative." ... .