Culture
ChariTrees aims to raise S$1 million for its beneficiaries, which include BT BAF
More than 70 Christmas trees are on display along the Marina Bay waterfront until Dec 26
BT Budding Artists Fund celebrates 20th anniversary with ‘Here I Am’
Performance brings together past and present beneficiaries of the fund
Hotels can still be a Find Wally puzzle
In the pre-Google-maps era, new hotels started lavishing gifts upon taxi drivers to ensure they remembered the address for future fares. But taxis still get lost.
How an agonising relationship with his dad shaped Xi Jinping
The most powerful man on Earth had a grim childhood
Kwek Poh Heok named new CEO of Business China
She takes on the role of CEO-designate of the organisation from May 27
How golden ages really start – and end
The greatest civilisations of the past 3,000 years were the opposite of Maga
Restoring Milan’s Duomo, one statue at a time
The ageing, original figures, damaged by weather and pollution, are being replaced by replicas painstakingly carved from the same Candoglia marble
How East Germany’s ‘traffic light man’ became a beloved icon
AS GERMANY readies to mark 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell, one symbol of the former communist East has become an icon of reunification, seen by millions every time they cross a street.
Resurrecting a British company that takes ballet everywhere
Can touring without recognisable ballets work at a time when even well-funded companies are battling rising costs and squeezed budgets?
The role of culture in being a liveable and distinctive city
There’s growing international convergence on wider definitions of liveability
