This small Southeast Asian country has 'engineered' a society that lives to 100 – here's how
Singapore is the world's latest "blue zone" — defined as a place where people live longer and healthier lives.
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Japan's Kuraray plans Singapore plant for packaging that cuts food waste
TOKYO -- Japanese plastic maker Kuraray will construct a $410 million plant in Singapore under plans announced Tuesday, aiming to boost output of a packaging material that helps to reduce food waste.
Singapore’s order to Israeli embassy to remove Koran-Palestine post reflects ‘heightened sensitivity’
The case marked the first time the Singapore government had asked a foreign mission to remove a social media post, Eugene Tan, a law professor at the Singapore Management University, pointed out.
Singapore-flagged container ship brings down Baltimore bridge
(Reuters) -- A major bridge collapsed in the U.S. port of Baltimore in the early hours of Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, plunging cars and as many as 20 people into the river below.
Singapore sets response deadline for family office applications
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's financial regulator is pushing family office applicants to respond promptly to scrutiny, or risk having their efforts to obtain tax breaks rendered fruitless, as the Southeast Asian financial center tightens procedures around foreign wealth inflows in the wake of a massive money laundering bust.
Is Singapore really Asia’s happiest country? UN report sheds light on age divide
While the latest edition of an annual UN-sponsored report found Singapore to be Asia’s happiest country for the second year in a row, its survey data showed that the city state’s younger citizens rated their quality of life significantly worse than older generations.
Meet the trans actor who gives ‘kind of a middle finger’ to Singapore’s conservative values
With LGBTQ characters effectively barred from free-to-air television, performers like Loo are rare in Singapore’s mass media.
Asia markets mostly rise with Korea's Kospi hitting 2-year highs as investors digest economic data
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