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Why Ha Long City in Vietnam is worth a stay: Brew coffee, buy pearls and dine in a limestone cave

View of Soi Sim Island and the ecological museum exhibition while cruising on Halong Bay in October 2025
View of Soi Sim Island and the ecological museum exhibition while cruising on Halong Bay in October 2025

5 years, 500 rescues: How a food rescue group kept 1.6 million kg of produce from the bin

Fridge Restock Community founder Daniel Yap (fourth left) and his group of volunteers rescuing unsellable fruits and vegetables to be distributed to residents of Boon Lay Drive on Dec 5, 2025.
Fridge Restock Community founder Daniel Yap (fourth left) and his group of volunteers rescuing unsellable fruits and vegetables to be distributed to residents of Boon Lay Drive on Dec 5, 2025.

Is carob the new cocoa? NUS researchers fine-tune carob as chocolate alternative

ST20251125_202536000629/ Hester Tan/ hscarob/ NUS created a sustainable alternative to chocolate, carob pulp by grinding and roasting creating 2 versions. Associate Prof Liu Shao Quan (left) and Mr Manfred Ku, PhD student from Department of Food Science and Technology, NUS at 2 Science Drive 2 on 25 November 2025
ST20251125_202536000629/ Hester Tan/ hscarob/ NUS created a sustainable alternative to chocolate, carob pulp by grinding and roasting creating 2 versions. Associate Prof Liu Shao Quan (left) and Mr Manfred Ku, PhD student from Department of Food Science and Technology, NUS at 2 Science Drive 2 on 25 November 2025

We asked more than 40 people to track their coffee consumption for a week. Here is what we found

Inside my 60-hour nasi kandar binge: Seeing Malaysia beyond the superficial

The spread at Nasi Kandar Line Clear in George Town. Nasi kandar, a Tamil Muslim fare, is one of the culinary treasures of the northern Malaysian state of Penang.
The spread at Nasi Kandar Line Clear in George Town. Nasi kandar, a Tamil Muslim fare, is one of the culinary treasures of the northern Malaysian state of Penang.

Dual concepts, one space: How Singapore eateries stretch rent and cut costs

Bitters & Love (left) operates as a cocktail bar at night at 118 Telok Ayer Street while cafe Free The Robot serves coffee, pasta and steak during the day.
Bitters & Love (left) operates as a cocktail bar at night at 118 Telok Ayer Street while cafe Free The Robot serves coffee, pasta and steak during the day.

Tastemakers

How love sparked this heartland baker’s rise to win World Confectioner of the Year 2025

hkbaker06 - Ms Joanne Huang, the co-owner of neighbourhood bakery Cake In Action was awarded World Confectioner Of The Year 2025 by the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners in a ceremony held in Brazil’s Sao Paulo.
hkbaker06 - Ms Joanne Huang, the co-owner of neighbourhood bakery Cake In Action was awarded World Confectioner Of The Year 2025 by the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners in a ceremony held in Brazil’s Sao Paulo.

Hard knock life: How 4 S’pore F&B players bounced back from a dreadful 2025

(Clockwise from top left) Mr Chronos Chan of Ethos Gelato Lab, Ms Denise Lum from Maxi Coffee Bar, Chef Marvas Ng who heads Qin Restaurant & Bar, and chef Jason Tan, who used to own Euphoria.
(Clockwise from top left) Mr Chronos Chan of Ethos Gelato Lab, Ms Denise Lum from Maxi Coffee Bar, Chef Marvas Ng who heads Qin Restaurant & Bar, and chef Jason Tan, who used to own Euphoria.

Student-friendly home cafes: 5 spots near polytechnics and ITE reviewed

TL;DR susses out five different home cafes open on weekdays which might just be located near your chosen institute of higher learning.
TL;DR susses out five different home cafes open on weekdays which might just be located near your chosen institute of higher learning.

World food prices fall for third month in November, UN’s FAO says

Meat prices declined 0.8 per cent, with pork and poultry leading the decrease, while beef quotations stabilised as the removal of US tariffs on beef imports tempered recent strength.
Meat prices declined 0.8 per cent, with pork and poultry leading the decrease, while beef quotations stabilised as the removal of US tariffs on beef imports tempered recent strength.

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