Corinne Kerk

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

Corinne Kerk is a senior correspondent with The Business Times. She covers lifestyle and other news.

Fred's Force 10 Rise collection as seen on global ambassador, BTS’ Jin.
JEWELLERY

Celebrate spring with novelties from four French jewellery brands

Designers are taking inspiration from flowers and insects to sailing and the flamboyant 70s

New bracelets from Louis Vuitton's Idylle Blossom collection.
JEWELLERY

Pretty things you’d want to wear: Fine jewellery picks from Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Bvlgari and more 

Check out these pieces that can take you from work to the weekend

Plume de Paon pendant earrings in white gold with diamonds (S$165,000).
JEWELLERY

Gifts of ingenuity and effortless style

This Christmas, take your pick from Boucheron’s varied options

The latest creations to join the Alhambra collection offer new elements in an enduring symbol.
JEWELLERY

The delicate metamorphosis of Alhambra

Van Cleef & Arpels’ best-selling jewellery line welcomes exciting new additions this season

Vintage Alhambra 20-motif long necklace in pink gold, gray mother-of-pearl and diamonds.
JEWELLERY

How a lucky charm came to be

Decades after the clover-themed Alhambra jewellery line was born, it remains as sought-after as ever

First things first: what does mummy like?
GIFTING

A quick Mother’s Day gift guide: Suitable picks for 9 different kinds of mums

Cracking your head over what to get the mother figures in your life? Check out our suggestions first. 

Singapore consumers are using artificial intelligence assistants to enhance their shopping experience.
RETAIL

How AI is transforming Singapore consumers’ shopping habits

Study finds that shoppers want seamless shopping across multiple platforms and demand greater payment flexibility 

On the back of government support, medical tourism in South Korea is booming.

Kim Kardashian is hot on Korean beauty concierges, so are Singaporeans

Such services are booming in South Korea’s lucrative medical aesthetics tourism industry

A survey of aesthetic plastic surgeons across 32 locations in the world found that almost 38 million aesthetic procedures were performed last year.
HEALTH & WELLNESS

A global shift towards facial surgery

Most face and head procedures show year-on-year growth globally, with a 4.3 per cent increase to over 7.4 million

Nikka From The Barrel.
FOOD & DRINK

The making of a very special whisky and an exclusive peek inside its ageing cellar

Nikka Whisky marks 40 years of its award-winning From The Barrel