Around Asia

Meet the inspiring people featured in Tatler’s regional titles

TATLER HONG KONG

Vivien Khoo is on the cover of this month’s issue, in which the Satoshiwomen co-founder and early adopter and champion of cryptocurrency discusses her career path to date, the opportunities of Web3, and why she is encouraging more women to get into digital finance.

TATLER INDONESIA

Maudy Ayunda is an Indonesian singersongwriter, actress, author and activist for education and youth-related interests. This March, she was appointed as a spokesperson for the upcoming G20 summit in Indonesia, scheduled for November 2022. In this issue’s Gen T feature, she talks about being an impactful woman.

TATLER MALAYSIA

We sit down with David Rocco to find out more about the opening of his first global restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. The celebrity chef, television host and cookbook author also shares the work that goes on behind the scenes.

TATLER PHILIPPINES

On the cover is Filipino American techpreneur Sheila Lirio Marcelo, who shares her journey into the metaverse. She explains why Proof of Learn, the Web3 education platform she co-founded with Kevin Yang, is more relevant now than ever, thanks to its goal of educating thousands through a curriculum designed by top Silicon Valley Web3 developers.

SHANGLIU TATLER

Writer, poet and artist Feng Tang, one of the most influential authors of the modern era, is known for his bestselling novels, memorably including a collection of subversive takes on stories of historical figures. As he prepares his third personal exhibition of calligraphy art, he shares what writing means to him as an artform.

TATLER SINGAPORE

We caught up with Bling Empire star Christine Chiu in Los Angeles, where the entrepreneur and executive producer shared how she’s using her fame to fuel impact. Despite season two’s drama, Chiu is happy to have had the opportunity to destigmatise topics like infertility and surrogacy on the show, and is using her platforms to advocate for stronger Asian representation, while providing support for multiple arts, health and children’s initiatives.

TATLER TAIWAN

From publicist to curator, Ocean Liang is the founder of Inception, a platform spanning arts, entertainment, music and education with the aim of “integrating the exhibition into everyday life”, through projects such as Unit Exhibition, Naomi’s Party, Bigbang 10 The Exhibition: A To

Z in Taipei and Dinolab, all of which emphasis education, experience and entertainment. He shares his latest plans and thoughts along the journey in our Gen.t feature.