The 10 best cities in Asia for expats

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
Singapore downtown buildings and cityscapes from Kallang area
Singapore was ranked 30 in Mercer's Quality of Living City Ranking 2024.

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A Vietnamese tycoon is scrambling to raise $9B to avoid execution

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Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (C) at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024.
Truong My Lan saw her bid to appeal a death sentence rejected by a court in Vietnam.

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Australia may hold the key to happier home buying

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
A photo collage of a house surrounded by money and auction paddles

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He bought a ski house in Japan for $6,000. He says people shouldn't buy them just because they're cheap.

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The renovated exterior of the house.
Matt Guy bought a traditional Japanese house in a ski town in Japan.

Matt Guy.

Indonesian tycoons are trying to build a new city, complete with a port, a theme park, and an F1 racetrack

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis
Buildings of the Jakarta skyline seen behind shanty houses.
Indonesian business tycoons want to turn a formerly poverty-stricken area in North Jakarta (not pictured) into a tourist hotspot.

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I shopped at Michaels and Hobby Lobby for holiday decor, and one really blew me away

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Composite of Author Terri Peters smiling in front of garland at Michaels next to photo of Terri Peters smiling in front of ornaments at Hobby Lobby
I visited Michaels and Hobby Lobby to see which had the best selection of holiday decor.

Terri Peters

I spent $50,000 on my kitchen remodel. These 5 splurges were totally worth it — but I have one expensive regret.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Author Jill Schildhouse smiling in her kitchen with black lower cabinets, white countertops, and white upper cabinets and a geometric. black and white backdrop
I'm really happy with how my kitchen remodel turned out.

Jill Schildhouse

Luxury chalet buyers in the Alps are now interested in a lot more than just skiing

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Gstaad, Switzerland.
Property buyers in Europe's top ski resorts are becoming more demanding.

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Gen Zers and millennials are clamoring for their grandmas' bathrooms

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Toilet dressed as grandma with wig and glasses surrounded by floral wallpaper and pink tiles

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See the Yankee Candle founder's wild house, which has sat on the market for 2 years but finally has an interested buyer

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Yankee Candle Founder lists house in Massachusetts
Yankee Candle Founder lists house in Massachusetts

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