A new book chronicles the lives of frugal and kind-hearted coolies from Jinjiang, China, who contributed to Singapore's early ...

Anyone who has been to Hong Kong is likely to have seen a Kee Wah Bakery shop during their trip. The brand, which sells a myriad of HK-style biscuits and pastries, is ubiquitous in ...

They all spearheaded the planting of trees whose shade they knew they would not likely live to enjoy. Our leaders need to ...

Total money market fund assets (MMFA) gained $10.7 billion to a record $7.666 TN - with a 20-week surge of $590 billion, or ...

Vargas Llosa ran in the Peruvian presidential election in 1990 on a center-right prospectus (he lost to Alberto Fujimori), while Marquez numbered himself among the supporters of Fidel Castro. The two ...

Everyday stuff that we take for granted could be things banned around the world. Here's what's happening, and why. That’s not allowed here Ever wonder how an action that’s perfectly ordinary in one ...

Historian JON SANDISON takes a look back at Christmas 1945, the first festive period since 1938 that had known peace. But for ...

The unexpectedly fierce defence of Hong Kong may partially explain the horrific crimes committed during the battle. Murders ...

A new Victorian-inspired roof could be reinstated at a 19th Century railway station, decades after the original was ...

Sadie Sink, Billy Crudup, Chris Pine and Self Esteem are among the stars hitting London stages this forthcoming year ...

For more than 200 years people have gathered in Grenoside, to the north of Sheffield, to witness the annual Boxing Day sword ...

Hermitage Bay on Antigua features just 30 villa suites, multiple restaurants, an intimate spa, and stunning views of the ...