A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it

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Xian Jie Lee runs an Airbnb business in rural Japan.

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Singapore says it'll let workers ask for their dream schedule. There's just one obstacle.

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Singapore's new guideline is part of a global trend toward workforce flexibility.

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A man named Brick is being caned in Singapore for illegally sneaking into the country on a small boat: local report

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A general view of Singapore city skyline during a welcome reception at the National Gallery Singapore on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly on November 13, 2023 in Singapore.
A general view of Singapore city skyline during a welcome reception at the National Gallery Singapore on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly on November 13, 2023 in Singapore.

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Leaving the army to go corporate is a tough road to take. We asked 3 veterans how they survived and thrived.

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Jiahui Ong, Jianhui Tan, and Kwong Weng Yap (right),
Jiahui Ong, 26 (left), Jianhui Tan, 33 (center), and Kwong Weng Yap, 46 (right), served with the Singapore Armed Forces before heading for the private sector.

Jiahui Ong; Jianhui Tan; Kwong Weng Yap

I visited the ExploreAI summit in Singapore. Here's how AI is helping businesses solve real-world problems.

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Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information, engages with representatives from Nanyang Polytechnic and their gen AI-powered NYP Course AutoBot solution at the Google Cloud ExploreAI summit.

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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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Panoramic overview of Port Hercule in Monaco.
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 flies past during an aerial flying display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore February 18, 2024
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
Jianhui Tan, 33, served in the Singapore Armed Forces for 10 years. He left the military to join the private sector in 2021.

Jianhui Tan

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