THE Tang Treasures might be the greatest marine archaeological find of the 20th century, but their presence on land is now hotly debated by academics. If you missed the Smithsonian-curated exhibition at the Marina Bay Sands' Art and Science Museum last year, there's another chance to view some of the prized items at the Asians Civilisations Museum (ACM). The Singapore audience will again be...

WHAT is possibly the last wartime civilian air-raid shelter here will welcome groups of visitors on guided tours next month. The shelter, occupying the ground floor of Block 78, Guan Chuan Street in a quiet corner of Tiong Bahru, has had an anonymous existence all this time. No signs have pointed casual passers-by to it, and the whitewashed brick walls of its exterior betray little of the...

THE International Monetary Fund's (IMF) first deputy managing director David Lipton yesterday included Asia in the fund's campaign to raise its lending capacity to countries that may take an indirect hit from the eurozone crisis. 'Asia has a huge interest in the problems of the eurozone debt crisis,' he told participants at the Asian Financial Forum as part of his first major public speech since...

BEIJING: The Singapore Air Show hopes to build a bigger Chinese presence at its exhibitions, as China moves towards becoming the world's No. 2 aviation market in the next two decades. It hopes to offer a stage for Chinese companies - that sell aircraft, parts, equipment and maintenance services, among other offerings - to forge new deals with international partners. 'Chinese companies can...

Prominent French sculptor and artist Bernar Venet is known for his gargantuan sculptures, which are often displayed in public spaces, including in Singapore. But at Art Stage, viewers will get to see another side of him through six paintings and one steel relief work which focus on his obsession with mathematical texts and theories. The seven works, brought in by Hong Kong gallery de Sarthe...