Ten years after its first edition, the Singapore Biennale is coming into its own identity - one with a focus on contemporary art in South-east Asia and an interest in fostering a deeper understanding of the culture and histories of its neighbours.
Pokemon trainers, rejoice! There will be a Pokemon Research Exhibition at S.E.A Aquarium in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) from this Saturday (Oct 22) to Jan 2 next year.
What does one do upon finding that a bucket of chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) does not "overflow" as shown in advertisements?
Myanmar's newly installed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week in India, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday (Oct 12).
Thais have grown increasingly on edge over the health of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has been hospitalised for much of the past year with a series of illnesses.
Asia has gone on Zika alert as Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong stepped up their defences against the mosquito-borne virus, which has spread extensively in the Americas, where up to four million cases are expected this year.
The year 2016 marks the first year after the establishment of the Asean Community on Thursday.What impact the Asean Community will have on Asean centrality in regional affairs is a topical issue for many observers.
Boats are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation in the world's largest archipelago nation which spans more than 17,000 islands with a population of 256 million. Sea accidents are common, with boats often overcrowded and safety regulations poorly enforced.
Asean will be more competitive once the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is a reality, going by a new regionwide poll.
The Federal Reserve's policymakers met for the final time this year on Wednesday (Dec 16) and announced the first US interest rate hike since June 2006, and seven years after it pushed its benchmark lending rate to zero to battle the global financial crisis and the Great Recession that followed.
Indonesia's economy took a 221 trillion rupiah (S$22.1-billion) hit this year from forest fires that cloaked South-east Asia in haze, more than double the sum spent on rebuilding Aceh after the 2004 tsunami, the World Bank said on Tuesday (Dec 15).
Nine people were killed and hundreds spent the night huddled on their roofs in the central Philippines as floods generated by a powerful typhoon inundated villages, disaster officials said on Wednesday (Dec 16).
Donald Trump, the 69-year-old US Republican presidential front runner, is no stranger to controversy. But this time his comments calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States have backfired spectacularly.
Singapore agreed to host a deployment of US P-8 Poseidon spy planes for the first time, as it signed an enhanced deal with the United States on Monday (Dec 7) to boost military cooperation in a broad range of areas, including - for the first time - cyberdefence and biosecurity.
She is married to one of the world's richest men, yet little is known about Ms Priscilla Chan, wife of Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg.
Mr Wang Deyou used to have to pick up his online purchases at a nearby township, about 40 minutes away from his village of Zhuting in eastern Shandong province.
The International Monetary Fund will decide on Monday (Nov 30) whether the yuan can be added to its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket, alongside the US dollar, euro, yen and pound. Here are five things to know about the yuan and the SDR:
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