Around Asia

Meet the inspiring people featured in Tatler’s regional titles

TATLER HONG KONG

Film star Donnie Yen discusses his latest blockbuster role in John Wick: Chapter 4, which is set to be released early next year, and reveals how he hopes to use his production house to save the dying art of Hong Kong action filmmaking.

TATLER INDONESIA

Anggun is a singer and TV personality who has achieved enormous fame both in her home country of Indonesia and around the world, with her albums charting in France, Italy and the US as well as in Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and the Philippines. She has also worked as a UN Goodwill Ambassador, campaigning in particular to end world hunger.

TATLER MALAYSIA

Malaysian serial entrepreneur Kevin Wu discusses how he runs three very different businesses simultaneously: a law firm, a furniture retailer and a cricket farm that produces insects for human consumption.

TATLER PHILIPPINES

On the cover is the multi‑award‑winning journalist Karen Davila, who discusses her long career—which spans print media, radio, TV and Youtube—and how she is using her public profile to support charities.

SHANGLIU TATLER

Contemporary landscape artist Yang Yongliang is interviewed about his dark, moody work, which combines ancient Chinese aesthetics and modern technology to create digital landscapes that explore the economic, environmental and social issues of urbanisation.

TATLER SINGAPORE

E‑commerce platform Carousell is ushering in a new era of online shopping. The man behind the company, Quek Siu Rui, discusses sustainability, charity and how he feels now that the company has achieved unicorn status.

TATLER TAIWAN

Chef Chen Lanshu received international acclaim with French fine‑dining restaurant Le Moût in Taichung, which she opened in 2008 and closed a decade later, publishing an open letter detailing the pressure she was under. Now, she’s ready for a new challenge—she introduces Le Côté LM, a relaxed, bistro‑style restaurant.