How will the tussle between 3 ancient civilisations shape the future: Historian Wang Gungwu
The Straits Times' "Conversations on the Future" series focuses on current news and on broader, and larger, long-term issues and trends.
Zelenskyy’s speech highlights Japan’s challenges in a changed world
The writer calls for a review of Japan's security policy in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Seeding the future of food
The Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, within the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, preserves, inspects and breeds the little-known crop seeds every day.
Pyrography heritage art lights fire in hearts of Shanxi villagers
Villagers are using pyrography - the art of burning images into wood or other materials using heated tools like a poker or a soldering iron - to decorate gourds, that are then…
ST CloseUp: The rise of pro-China Singaporeans and what it means for Singapore
Singaporeans are the only ones to view China more positively than the US, according to Pew survey findings.
Asia hit by food security fears amid war in Ukraine
The surge in oil and agricultural prices caused by the war in Ukraine has sparked food security fears across the globe.
Amid NFT boom, artists worry about climate costs
Amid NFT boom, artists worry about climate costs
Did British colonialism make South Asians prone to diabetes, cardiovascular diseases?
South Asians have survived at least 31 famines, which turned them "starvation-adapted" by developing a tendency to generate and store fat instead of burning it off.
Uprooting child marriage in Indonesia
The amended 1974 Marriage Law raised the marriageable age to 19 for both sexes from the previous 16 for girls and 19 for boys.
Highest glacier on Mt Everest melting at a rapid pace: Study
The rate at which the glacier is thinning is blamed on climate change and it’s a cause for concern for countries relying on Himalayas for water, irrigation and hydropower.