Indigenous Wellness & Home Design: Chelsey Luger, a Lakota and Anishinaabe wellness educator, shares how spiritual wellness can be built into everyday spaces through her new book “Native Home,” reframing “healing spaces” as cultural practice. Heritage on the Move (UNESCO): India adds five new sites to its UNESCO Tentative List, including Madhya Pradesh’s Udaigiri Caves and a transnational India–South Africa proposal on Satyagraha, bringing the total to 78. Skilled Trades Spotlight: WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 crowns WCC student Mikala Sposito with a bronze in welding—first woman to medal in welding at the event—highlighting Asia’s growing pipeline of craft talent. AI & Culture Production: China’s documentary community debates how AI changes storytelling and ethics, while TV industry leaders stress that AI can’t replace creators’ lived immersion. Regional Leadership: Philippines President Marcos urges ASEAN women leaders to keep “demanding space,” pushing for real policy and resources. Cultural Stagecraft: Ningxia debuts “Honghua Princess,” an immersive Tang-era production blending long-stage choreography, projections and folk dance. Creator Economy (India): India’s YouTube ecosystem is credited with adding ₹18,000 crore to GDP in 2025 and supporting 9.6 lakh jobs, with calls for responsible AI use by creators.