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...international interest worries some guardians of Asian culture. True, a handful of newly rich Chinese businessmen have invested in contemporary art, while members of the Indian diaspora snap up artwork with local themes to decorate their overseas homes. Nevertheless, it is foreigners - particularly European, American, Japanese and Singaporean collectors - who are driving the modern Asian art boom. The result has been a massive flight of contemporary art from the region. Exacerbating the trend is a dearth of quality modern-art museums in India, China and Vietnam. In August, the central Chinese city of Dujiangyan announced it was lavishing some...
...Storey Hotel in Bugis, tel: (65) 6333 4900, for an alfresco "steamboat" or hot-pot dinner. The hotel is one the few remaining old landmarks in the area. After dinner, pop over to the Arts House, tel: (65) 6332 6900, on Old Parliament Lane. A theater screens Singaporean films and critically acclaimed foreign works, while the café, Earshot, doubles as a shop that stocks the largest collection of local music, books and videos. If you want to chill out late, go to Haji Lane, where there are dozens of quaint little...
...combines her knowledge of fashion with a real knowledge of the territory," says Michele Norsa, CEO of Ferragamo. Part of Wong's success, he says, is also owing to her physical presence. "When she enters a room, you see all her jewels and you feel her power." Wong, a Singaporean who does not speak Mandarin, is also an expert at the guanxi?loosely translated as "connections"?that are vital within China...
...developed into a permanent institution. In Southeast Asia, diplomats have invested sweat on a free-trade zone, but pay little attention to the ASEAN Regional Forum, Southeast Asia's security-talk shop. Washington doesn't help, either: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice simply skipped the Forum in August. Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo put the best face on her absence, saying, "Provided the U.S. stays engaged, this can be a new golden age for Asia and the world." But in case that golden age never comes, Asia can still rely on steel...
When people hazard a guess at my ethnicity (sometimes after asking something like, “So, where are you really from?”), they usually guess Korean, Chinese, or Japanese, with a few choosing Malaysian, Singaporean, or Filipino. But no one ever says part Mongolian. Statistically, that would make sense. With a population of almost three million, there aren’t many Mongolians even in Mongolia—the least densely populated country in the world...