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From food tips to political gossip to delivering babies, Rowena Michaels explains why befriending a cabbie brings unexpected benefits (5 Sep) - To get the low-down on daily life in any country, and a snapshot of its culture, they always say to talk to the man on the street. Well, in Singapore that might not get you very far.... 

(5 Sep) - China's biggest online travel agency is offering a 30 percent discount on trips to Southeast Asia's beaches and malls. The Chinese are not buying it. "Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are traditionally the favorite tourism routes for the Chinese," said Jiang Haibin, a public affairs manager at Ctrip.com International... 

2017 HK election candidates will need backing from a Nominating Committe China's parliament said on Sunday it will tightly control the nomination of candidates for a landmark election in Hong Kong in 2017, a move likely to trigger mass protests in the city's Central business district by disappointed democracy activists. The...