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by CNNGo staff
Singapore is famous for its rigid regulations, and taxis are no exception. Think you can just step off the curb and hail a ride, New York City style? Sorry.
If you're a first-time visitor to Singapore, you might find yourself cursing as you watch cab after cab ignore your...
by Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor
Cirque du Soleil has pulled its show "Zaia" out of Macau due to disappointing ticket sales.
The curtain came down on the final show on Sunday, meaning "Zaia" completed only three-and-a-half years of its 10-year contract with Sands China Ltd., according to Cirque du...
Cha chaan tengs fuel Hong Kong. These local diners are where Hong Kongers sate their appetite for almost anything at almost any time.
They operate round-the-clock, serving distinctly indigenous comfort food with no-nonsense service and an atmosphere of bustling industriousness....
by Kit Gillet
Wang Wenxin, my 61-year-old guide, slows to a halt.
The midday sun is now high in the sky and we have already been walking for five hours, sometimes following clear signs of the 1,000-year-old paved road, at other times carefully trying to trace the correct route among the trees...
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture opens this week with 50 fascinating exhibits in Kowloon Park.
For the riskiest and most surprising installation of all, pay a visit to the Wan Chai Visual Archive, where Dutch artist Frank Havermans has created an illegal...
Update: A new four-year lease has been agreed to between Sunbeam Theatre operator Hong Kong United Arts Entertainment Co. and landlord Law Sau Fai. The new monthly rental fee will be HK$1 million. The theater is now closed for renovation and will reopen in April.
The last...
Taiwanese travel agents have gotten their mitts on some New York Knicks tickets and are offering them as part of a group tour to the U.S.
Capitalizing on the incredible popularity of the Knicks' number 17, Jeremy Lin, Taiwanese travel agent Lion Travel is the first to offer...
This contest is now closed. Check back on February 27 to see if you are a winner.
by Jane Leung
Tip too little and you’re blacklisted, tip too much and you’re a chump.
Different cultures call for different gratuity customs, so here's a comprehensive guide to the etiquette in seven different big cities. But when in doubt, remember the golden rule -- always leave 10 percent and...
by CNNGo staff
Korea’s Incheon International Airport has maintained its streak with a seventh consecutive win in the annual Airport Service Quality Awards from Airports Council International (ACI).
Incheon Airport took the title of “Best Airport Worldwide” of 2011 by ACI on Tuesday, February...
Brazilian jet maker Embraer has come up with a cunning plan to sell their planes to Chinese people: get Jackie Chan involved.
The popular kung fu star has become the ambassador for Embraer and now owns his own executive jet from the company, the Legacy 650.
The...
by Divya Dugar
It is just another Thursday evening at the dargah (shrine) of one of the world's most famous Sufi saints, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, situated in the heart of New Delhi.
The air is heavy with the scent of rose water and incense. The marble courtyard is awash in the golden light of a fading...
If you've bothered to click on this article, chances are you've also hit "like," "retweet" or "+1" on something online at least once today.
Social media now plays such a huge role in most people's daily lives, it is being explored in cities around the world as part of Social Media Week (SMW),...
by Jenny Tan
In Singapore, mixologists have become the city's new rock stars.
But with cocktail bars popping up around the island faster than Champagne corks at a hen party, the real question is: which cocktail, and where?
Here are 10 of Singapore's hottest cocktail bars, along with...
by Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor
The president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, resigned Tuesday following weeks of protests and a revolt by police officers. The tourism industry, however, has remained mostly stable in the face of the political tumult, with only a small number of trips canceled after...
In addition to food and drinks, iFly Singapore's new SkyLoft sports an in-house DJ and live bands. Just don't drink and fly. iFly Singapore, home to world's largest skydiving wind tunnel, has just launched a swanky food and beverage outlet for anyone who wants to follow up their thrills with a few...
by Joyce Man
Amen Tsang opens his home and kitchen to share his low-carbon way of life with urbanites.
I am in a rural home in Tai Po and there is an impressive spread before me: soft sticky rice in a crispy tofu skin, a fiery green papaya salad with squid, scrambled eggs with shrimp, deep-fried tofu...
by CNNGo staff
Five cities in Asia are to be hit by pictures of canned soup, a hamburger and a colorful representation of Chairman Mao, apparently wearing lipstick, over the next two years.
The artworks are traveling as part of the “Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal” exhibition, the biggest retrospective...
So many islands in the world (around 2 million at the last count), so little desire to leave the comfort of the computer screen.
Until you realize that out there somewhere there is an island that could have been designed just for you.
So who are you? Millionaire? Nudist? Family guy or celebrity stalker?...
by CNNGo staff
Two tales -- one of success, the other a failure -- came out of Singapore's tourism industry this week.
The good news came via casino resort Marina Bay Sands, which reportedly took in S$17 billion in the nine months up to September 30, up 22 percent from the same period...
Cathay Pacific's flagship lounge at Hong Kong International Airport reopened on January 31 after a major ongoing facelift.
Dubbed The Wing, the 14-year-old Cathay Pacific lounge has completed renovations for its business class section. Construction for the first class...
by Elaine Ee
A strong platform for small but high-quality art, Singapore's M1 Fringe Festival 2012 returns to cast a critical eye on art and faith, while invariably shedding some light on Asia’s modern social fabric.
Visitors checking out this year's Singapore's M1 Fringe Festival...
Starbucks is due to open its first store in India through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages. The first branches will open in Mumbai and New Delhi in September and about 50 stores will follow within the first 12 months.
John Culver, Starbucks president for...
by CNNGo staff
Arizona's Grand Canyon Skywalk is the best new bridge, New York by Gehry the top new skyscraper and the Statue of Liberty the most visited landmark, according to Travel + Leisure magazine.
The New York-based travel magazine conducted an online survey last year to discover the world's...
by Andrea Fenn
After "most skyscrapers in the world" and "world's biggest bottle of cooking oil (nearly five meters tall)," China has another superlative to add to her list. And it is the least likely one of all.
What has been claimed to be the world's oldest piece of edible cheese is currently located...
Soon to be obsolete, Mumbai's iconic double-decker bus has been reborn with giant silver wings in Indian artist Sudarshan Shetty's latest public art project.
The beloved red buses will be phased out of service soon, but Shetty has elevated the veteran workhorse from its "antiquated...
by Suzy Q
From stand-alone big brands on the street to a bespoke cheongsam maker tucked in the heart of the financial district, the latest and hippest Singapore shops are now tucked in all corners of the island.
Here are 10 top stores that prove you don't have to be a mall rat to experience...
by Hiufu Wong, Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor
Koi Kei bakery's billboard at the mouth of Rua do Cunha, featuring Chua Lam, the patron saint of almond cookies.
There's a street in Macau that everyone goes to for a kick in the snackpants: Rua do Cunha.
This sliver of a pedestrian street, just five meters wide...
by Duncan Forgan
The Asian rock 'n' roll heroes of yesteryear don't get much playtime nowadays. Shiny and new generally takes precedence over dusty relics in Asia and reverence for past musical glories is conspicuous by its absence.
However, for anyone prepared to do a bit of digging there’s...
Shelves for storing sleeping humans.
Popular in Japan, the capsule hotel may finally take root in Hong Kong.
Eric Wong, managing director of Galaxy Stars Ltd., is bringing the sleep box to the city to provide cheap, basic accommodation.
Each capsule measures about...
Start the year with Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai as art destinations then pencil in an oil massage after the Kochi Biennale at the year’s end.
January, New Delhi: India Art Fair changes things upThe India Art Fair comes of age through a partnership with Art Hong Kong co-founders...
by Nathaniel James Moody
I never thought I'd be able to say that I’ve cycled from Bangkok to Singapore.
It all started when the opportunity arose to buy a decent mountain bike from a friend who was leaving Bangkok, combined with a simple desire to lead a more healthy life.
Immediately, it felt...
by CNNGo staff
Boeing has added two new Asian stops to its ongoing 787 Dream Tour. The famed Dreamliner will now hit Bangkok and Singapore in February.
Here's the schedule:
Feb. 9-11: In Bangkok to visit Thai Airways International.
Feb. 11-18: In Singapore to visit Singapore...
by Joyce Man
'Tis the sticky and gooey season: Lunar New Year puddings in all their random anti-traditional forms.
Lunar New Year is here and the puddings have appeared.
There is nian gao, a sweet and sticky pudding made of glutinous rice. Some prefer turnip pudding, which is savory and made with...
by Mahesh Nair
Be warned. I am going to share with you something that will forever change your perception of more than a billion people.
If you are an Indian it will bring you inner peace and smug satisfaction, and help you avoid much humiliation. If you are a foreigner, it will lead to spiritual salvation....
by Zoe Li and Maggie Wong
Having long ago left Vegas in its gambling wake, Macau is reaching for the sky. It just might get there.
Asia’s Vegas? Not anymore.
These days, it’s more accurate to call Vegas America’s Macau.
After all, it’s been five years -- 2007, if you’re into counting numbers...
Singapore's predominantly Chinese population goes all-out to greet the year of the dragon -- and there's no better place than Chinatown to witness this week's festivities.
Check out the above gallery for a look at some of the locals preparing and getting into the fun, which...
by Eve Ang
If Chinese and Korean cuisine can head the upscale route, so can Vietnamese.
While Singapore’s Vietnamese dining landscape is flooded with moderately priced pho (rice noodle) eateries, the scene is swiftly changing to include upscale Vietnamese outlets.
While the trademark fish sauce remains...
The West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre's opening night was probably the most glamorous launch of a temporary stage.
Tickets for a series of 11 Cantonese opera performances over the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong sold out almost immediately.
The shows, which are being staged inside a traditional...
by Jade Bremner
Get wet and try not to wipe out, at these 50 best surf spots.
Whether you like rocky cliff faces, standing in awe at the pros charging some of the best waves in the world or getting lost searching for little-known breaks, we have you covered with everything from epic waves to beautiful,...
The India Art Fair (previously called The India Art Summit) features 91 galleries and art spaces from 91 countries.
Founded by 31-year-old Neha Kirpal in 2008, the India Art Fair features the work of well-known international artists such as Picasso, Dali, Rashid Rana and Damien...
by Dan Pordes
The color, diversity and sheer amount of events taking place throughout Lunar New Year in Hong Kong make it the best place to celebrate.
Here's where we will be welcoming the first day of the Year of the Dragon on January 23:
The power of flowers
There will be many new year...
First generation camera phones were used for blurry caller ID pics. Now iPhones can take and edit photos worthy of National Geographic magazine. Well, almost.
Whatever your own personal talent, the iPhone has become the new great travel tool as it's reliable in almost all situations. It goes...
by Elaine Ee
In 1993, performance artist Josef Ng sparked nationwide uproar when he snipped off his pubic hair in public as part of a protest against entrapment of gay men by Singapore police.
His performance, “Brother Cane,” so outraged the authorities that the Media Development Authority subsequently...
by Payal Uttam
A spate of spa openings in the past few months have given us whole new ways of obsessing about our health and beauty. From a medi day spa to a metrosexual heaven, here are the best new spas in Hong Kong.
Spa gets highPerched 490 meters above sea level, The Ritz-Carlton by ESPA is the...
by Edwin Tam and Sarah Liu
Hugging strangers is an act that lies somewhere between crazy and criminal.
But call hugging an art performance and suddenly the whole thing takes on a different meaning.
The public art performance -- World Hug Day -- initiated by Chinese artists Gao Zhen and Gao Qiang (aka...
by Hoishan Chan
With the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas this week, you can expect a flurry of tech showboats to start becoming mainstream news.
But before that, recall the Canadian man who recently claimed he was able to cross the U.S. border using...
Not far from the economic powerhouse that is the Pearl River Delta, it’s hard to believe that there’s a bastion of traditional culture still around in Guangdong province.
Life in the Hakka village of Changliu brings back memories of simpler, albeit poorer, times in China. Family...
Another year, another "what the beep" travel award.
The World Travel Awards 2012 gave major props to travel-related companies in the Middle East.
There were, as well, some side-stream accolades in its long list of award titles.
Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards...
The launch of the Mini Cooper in India at Rs 24.9 lakh was not the only interesting piece of news to come out of the Delhi Auto Show 2012 last week.
This year automobile accessories and special gadgets got their own spotlight alongside the latest cars, bikes and SUVs. And this one might be of...
