Culture

Second-generation kids of Asian diaspora embrace mahjong

Mahjong is an old game born in the mid-1800s near Shanghai and spread throughout China and other Asian countries.

Commentary

The Devil Wears Prada 2: Hitting the ‘pocket Asian’ panic button too soon

dtdevil - Screenshot. Helen J. Shen as Jin Chao (left) and Anne Hathaway as Andy in The Devil Wears Prada 2 PHOTO: 20THCENTURYSTUDIOS/YOUTUBE

Du Plessis, Rhodes and Klaasen buy Rotterdam franchise in European T20 league

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - April 29, 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen celebrates after reaching his half century REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

JPMorganChase tops Singapore’s best employer rankings; Asia Pacific Breweries retains No. 2 spot

JPMorganChase took the top spot in the Singapore's Best Employer 2026 survey.

Field Notes from Hong Kong

Free-to-air events, swanky stadium: What HK’s sports push is really about

Singapore team celebrating at the Kai Tak Stadium after beating Hong Kong 2-1 at Asian Cup qualifiers Group C match on Nov 18, 2025.

‘Dancing in their hands’: Japan wig masters set stage alive

Wig master Tadashi Kamoji creating a wig for kabuki actors at his atelier in Tokyo, on March 11.

Arts groups in South Korea protest against ‘celebrity’ appointments to cultural posts

Experts have emphasised the importance of fairness and credibility in the appointment process.

In the fight to save Singapore’s heritage businesses, who gets a voice?

(Clockwise from top left) Mr R. Jayaselvam of Anushia Flower Shop, Sung Yuen Ling and her father of Maha Yu Yi, Ms Fauzia Rani and her father of VSS Varusai Mohamed & Sons, and Mr Haffidz Abdul Hamid of Halijah Travels.

‘AI shamans’ tell the fortunes of curious South Koreans

A woman speaks with an artificial intelligence-assisted shaman robot on display in a machine in Seoul, South Korea, on April 15.

Premium or budget travellers? Hong Kong’s tourism chief wants both

Hong Kong’s Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law wants the city to be a premier destination – not just by itself, but of China, Asia, and of the world.

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