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

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