As menswear grows less formal, L.A. is emerging as a new style capital. (Just ask Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane.) Here’s how to ace its smart take on casual, even if the nearest palm tree is 1,000 miles away.
David Bowie was a New Yorker for over 20 years. In Bowie years, that is practically an eternity considering the multitude of lives he lived — musically, geographically and otherwise — since he first set out to become a star in the late 1960s.
Netflix announced in January it was now available in almost all of the world’s countries—but China, a country of more than 1.3 billion, still wasn’t one of them.
David Bowie was an innovative performer, and a financial innovator as well
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a deepening political scandal over an incident in which a government minister allegedly kissed a female diplomat in a Hong Kong bar.
Mark Zuckerberg wants to leverage artificial intelligence at home and work
Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has reportedly apologised for mistakenly sending an SMS to a journalist, calling her a "mad witch".
They tackled formidable tasks head-on amid uncertain economic conditions. Yasmine Yahya looks back on the challenges faced by 10 notable money men and women this year.
As the year has come to an end, The Straits Times name 10 top newsmakers who inflences the globe of 2015.
Members of one of the two families feuding over famous roast goose restaurant Yung Kee said they will try to keep the business going despite its imminent liquidation on court orders.
It's been a record year for powerful hurricanes and typhoons in the Pacific Ocean, and they just keep coming.
The story of Ali Baba is well known. The Arabian fable tells of a woodcutter who discovers the password, "open sesame", to a treasure cave containing the loot of a band of thieves. They plot to kill him but Ali Baba, with his resourceful slave girl, wins the day by pouring boiling oil over them instead.
A global firestorm erupted on Tuesday (Dec 8) over Mr Donald Trump’s call to bar Muslims from entering the United States, as the White House branded him a “carnival barker” unfit to lead and his campaign rivals rounded on him.
The mainland Chinese charge into Hong Kong print media appears imminent, with the city's most influential English-language newspaper confirming that it has received a preliminary takeover offer.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his two-day visit to Singapore on Tuesday (Nov 24) evening. From signing key agreements to having dinner at the popular Indian vegetarian restaurant Komala Vilas, here are seven things about his trip:
What should you do if you get caught in a situation like that which took place in Paris last week? Here are some tips from security experts who spoke to the BBC.
Singapore and China are set to adopt a new strategic framework aimed at deepening ties and cooperation as they mark 25 years of diplomatic relations