2025: Another rich year of world-class orchestras in South Korea
Acclaimed maestros Klaus Makela, Gustavo Dudamel and Chung Myung-whun will take the podium with orchestras they share deep artistic ties with, delivering performances brimming…
Art exhibition in Hanoi inspired by the zodiac of 2025
Bidding farewell to the old year and celebrating the new zodiac symbol, the G39 artists' group launches their annual exhibition with the central theme of the snake, ready for 2025.
Lord of the Rings musical to make Asian debut in Singapore in August 2025
The musical was first staged in 2006 and was revived at The Watermill Theatre in Britain in 2023. It will come to Singapore after highly acclaimed seasons at the Chicago…
Bijulikali steals the spotlight at Sauraha’s elephant beauty contest
Held at the Bagmara Buffer Zone Community Forest ground in Nepal, the contest evaluated elephants on adornment, obedience, gait, and health criteria. Bijulikali’s graceful…
Package deal: A day in the life of a delivery driver in Singapore
It is the season for gifts, parcels and deliveries. But to get the packages to you requires a job with long hours and a lot of heavy lifting. The Straits Times follows deliveryman…
Why young people are hiding gifts for strangers in China’s cities
From Sichuan to Shandong, a growing group of young Chinese are transforming their cities into playgrounds by leaving goodies such as handicrafts, milk tea packets and blind boxes…
Rare vulture rescued in Bangladesh’s Moulvibazar
The sick Guinea vulture was first brought to the foundation where it was placed in a cage, warmed by a nearby fire, and fed. The bird later was handed over to the forest…
Ode to ‘ukay’: Filipinos among top buyers and sellers of pre-loved goods online
Data released by one of Southeast Asia’s big reselling platforms shows that Filipinos are some of the largest users in the region, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, in terms of…
‘Squid Game’ Season 2 a shot at human redemption
Season two seems to have drifted away from a visceral display of violence and towards something potentially more interesting: A test of whether humanity's better angels can…
Three Bapsi Sidhwa novels you need to read
On December 25, Pakistan lost one of its most beloved novelists, Bapsi Sidhwa. Sidhwa’s passing marks a great loss for South Asian literature. She lives on through her complex…