Views and Visions: Asians come to Hollywood Part 2 Posted December 19, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Just like the characters in the film, many Singaporeans use two or three languages in our daily lives. We may speak English at work, and use a m…
Views and Visions: Asians come to Hollywood Part 1 Posted December 18, 2021 “I was on the verge of tears throughout the movie,” said a friend recently. It surprised me because she had watched an action film: Shang-Chi…
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov Posted December 17, 2021 Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 8 for fighting for freedom of expression in countri…
Riverside restaurant makes waves in Thailand as diners come for a meal and a thrill Posted December 16, 2021 Normally, flooding is bad for a restaurant, especially if the restaurant is on a riverside. But for Titiporn Jutimanon, it was a chance to make money. Her restaurant, the Chao …
Pandora Papers: Documents detail alleged ties between world leaders and secret wealth Posted December 15, 2021 A massive leak of financial documents, dubbed the “Pandora Papers,” was published by several major news organizations Oct. 3, allegedly tying sec…
Six-decade wait is worth it for this female aviator Posted December 14, 2021 Three months ago, aviator Wally Funk made headlines when she became the oldest person to fly into space. At 82 years old, she broke the record long held by John G…
Man builds rotating house to fulfill wife’s wish Posted December 13, 2021 Seeking to please his wife, who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, a Bosnian self-taught innovator has built a
Business Spotlight: YouTube Part 2 Posted December 12, 2021 Continued from Part 1… YouTube’s success drew the attention of Google, which acquired the site for $1.65 billion (about ¥200 billion) in the autumn of 2006. It was Goo…
Business Spotlight: YouTube Part 1 Posted December 11, 2021 Ask an elementary school student what they want to be when they grow up and it’s highly likely they’ll say a YouTuber. And who can blame them? YouTube is the second-most visited w…
News Mash-up: COVID-19 Treatments Posted December 10, 2021 Viper venom may help fight coronavirus: study Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibit…