They met in culinary school and renovated a $444,000 public housing apartment together. The kitchen was the heart of the project.

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The dry kitchen and island counter.

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Taylor Swift is making Singapore a mountain of money, and some of the country's neighbors are salty about it

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Taylor Swift is performing six sold-out shows for the Southeast Asian leg of her Eras Tour.

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How much living space $1 million buys around the world

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Port Hercule in Monaco.

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Boeing isn't bringing any passenger jets to the Singapore Airshow as China's first airliner makes its international debut

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A Comac C919 during a flying display in Singapore on Sunday.

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I left the army because I wanted to go corporate. Battling the negative perceptions people have of veterans was the hardest part.

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Jianhui Tan, 33, served in the Singapore Armed Forces for 10 years. He left the military to join the private sector in 2021.

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I moved from San Francisco to Singapore. It's so much cleaner and safer, and I can't imagine returning home.

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Nick Burns moved to Singapore in early 2020 and plans to stay.

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Crypto fund creator Su Zhu said his 3 months in a Singaporean prison were 'really enjoyable' because he finally didn't have internet, caffeine, or alcohol

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Three Arrows Capital cofounder Su Zhu is boasting that prison was a great experience.

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I grew up always wanting to drive my own car. But I'm from the world's most expensive city to live in, and now I know I never will.

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Vehicles at used car dealership in Singapore. A car with 8 years or more left in its lifespan typically costs more than $80,000.

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I moved to Singapore for my boyfriend and landed what I thought was my dream job. Then everything fell apart.

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Miriam Deliva spent four years in Singapore.

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An airline passenger has been charged with theft after $23,000 in cash was stolen out of people's luggage during a flight to Singapore

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Hong Kong police have warned about increased theft on planes in 2023.

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