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Stadium-Size Angry Birds Game Controlled by Crowd Noise
Given their meteoric success on mobile devices so far, it's no surprise that Rovio's Angry Birds franchise is headed for bigger things. But it's possible that no...
China's Military Tries to Reassure Wary Neighbors
Years of sharp increases in military spending coupled with territorial disputes with some of its neighbors have contributed to growing suspicions over Chinese...
Architecture in Bloom
Singapore's newest museum doesn't dwell on the alleged dichotomy between art and science. Instead, it celebrates the connections between both, with lively...
Empire Of the Sun
I am a chronicler of Empire, and for me the most vividly fateful spot in Asia, a landmark where one empire allegorically gave way to another, is an...
Southeast Asian Comic Art Makes a Splash
The names of comic-book creators from Southeast Asia rarely trip off the tongues of even the most ardent manga obsessives, so the publication of the second...
Thank You for Sharing
Many young Asians have known only two kinds of economic growth — fast and faster. But what about the problems that cannot be resolved by growth alone? Time...
Global Trade's New Direction
From the softly juddering bridge of the APL Almandine, a 290-m-long container ship anchored in Singapore's port, I feel the new Asian rhythm of global trade...
Military Maneuvers
Has Christmas come early to southeast Asia? That's what it must feel like to military leaders across the region, as they contemplate the bounty of an...
After Murder, South Korea Rethinks Marriage Brokers
Within three days, a man can meet and marry the Vietnamese bride of his dreams, one typical marriage agency claims. The Vietnamese woman will be faithful,...
Is Cambodia Dredging its Rivers to Death?
Paul Ferber was scuba diving in Cambodia's Sre Ambil River shortly after ships had finished dredging the area. As director of Marine Conservation Cambodia,...
Most Competitive Nation? U.S. Ousted as No. 1
In the Chinese Year of the Tiger, two Asian tigers have leapt out of recession to take the top spots in a ranking of the most competitive nations in the...
Under Fire
The founder of the Mujahidin Council of Indonesia, Abubakar Ba'asyir has come under increasing scrutiny after suspected terrorists in Malaysia, Singapore and the...
Buccaneer Tales in the Pirates' Lair
Hopping out of the twin outboard speedboat and strolling down the shaky wooden pier in flip-flops and Hawaiian shorts, the pirate king points out other boats...
Boys Night Out
Anything goes at taboo. As your eyes get used to the dim blue lighting, you catch silhouettes of couples kissing, touching, and necking openly, both on and off...
Free Trade With China: ASEAN's Winners and Losers
Anyone wondering how Southeast Asia will cope as it embraces a sweeping new free-trade agreement with China, creating one of the world's biggest free-trade...
From Spanish to Surreal
Bidding went ballistic at a Sotheby's art sale in Hong Kong just over a year ago. A little-known Filipino artist named Ronald Ventura sold a striking,...
The World
1 | Singapore A Setback on Climate Change World leaders signaled they would not seek a legally binding agreement on greenhouse-gas emissions at next month's...
APEC's Bonding Experience
In the past, government and business leaders gathering for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum had to resort to collective fashion...
World Leaders Put Off a Climate Change Treaty
The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) isn't generally the place for earth-shaking diplomacy. The event's biggest achievement is usually...
Why Obama Will Meet with a Leader of Burma's Junta
Among the many hands that Barack Obama will likely shake on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. President will be that of a soft-spoken general who happens to...
