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Forum: Reconsider plan to stop offering plastic bags at NUH pharmacies

Even China’s wealthy are cutting back, deepening slump for Hermes and Cartier

Chinese consumers are tightening their belts and pivoting to “pre-owned” Western brands or upstart new Chinese ones.
Chinese consumers are tightening their belts and pivoting to “pre-owned” Western brands or upstart new Chinese ones.

Branded Content

Initials, hearts and a secret message: How to personalise a Longchamp bag for someone special, or yourself

Longchamp My Pliage lets you personalise bags at Raffles City Shopping Centre
Longchamp My Pliage lets you personalise bags at Raffles City Shopping Centre

End of an era? How the Hermes Birkin bag is losing its scarcity appeal

The resale value of unworn Birkins sold as second-hand online has dropped by more than US$6,000 from its 2022 peak.
The resale value of unworn Birkins sold as second-hand online has dropped by more than US$6,000 from its 2022 peak.

Devastated families mourn children killed by Pakistan school roof collapse

A man carries an injured boy after a school roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan, on October 15, 2026. REUTERS
A man carries an injured boy after a school roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan, on October 15, 2026. REUTERS

As diesel prices soar, Bolivian farmer turns trash into tractor fuel

Etson Machaca pours fuel into a container at a small-scale pyrolysis plant that converts waste, mainly plastic and rubber tires, into fuel used to power his agricultural equipment, in Ancocala, Bolivia, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Morales
Etson Machaca pours fuel into a container at a small-scale pyrolysis plant that converts waste, mainly plastic and rubber tires, into fuel used to power his agricultural equipment, in Ancocala, Bolivia, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Anya Hindmarch’s Universal Bag goes mini at FairPrice Finest, in S’pore-exclusive blue colourway

The Universal Bag ($30, left) and the new Mini ($25, right) available at FairPrice Finest.
The Universal Bag ($30, left) and the new Mini ($25, right) available at FairPrice Finest.

K-actress Han So-hee wears Charles & Keith in South Korean remake of Hollywood film The Intern

Han So Hee wears the Gael Studded Convertible Kitten-Heel Knee-High Boots (left), and carries the Kerry Top Handle Satchel Bag.
Han So Hee wears the Gael Studded Convertible Kitten-Heel Knee-High Boots (left), and carries the Kerry Top Handle Satchel Bag.

Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 76 as rescuers recover more remains

Far-right triumph in eastern Germany leaves migrants questioning their future

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, leaves after a press conference the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2026.     REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen
Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, leaves after a press conference the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2026.     REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

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