Thailand and Indonesia level up burgeoning video game industry

Region's growing middle class draws developers looking beyond Japan, China

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Mobile games are a popular way to spend downtime at work in Thailand. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

KOSUKE INOUE

BANGKOK -- Southeast Asian countries are investing to expand their video game industries, cultivating a multibillion-dollar market as well as a potential source of soft power.

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