Four new entrants in the world of fine horology make the news this month.
The World Surf League (WSL) event saw world-class competitors riding the huge swells at full speed as the crowds watched the spectacular performances.
CHINESE food and beverage brands are gaining ground across South-East Asia, offering alternatives to big name American chains and expanding Beijing's commercial and cultural influence in neighbouring economies.
US President Donald Trump's promise during last year's election to make it far easier to drill for oil and gas thrilled energy executives who believed his policies would lower their costs and help them make a lot more money.
LIKE something from the sci-fi epic Dune, the world's largest mining dredger is devouring Senegal's coastal farmland, displacing thousands and carving a 23km scar so vast it's visible from space.
ON a Sunday in February, a white Ford van zigzagged through the fire-ravaged neighbourhood of Altadena, California.
LUBNA Labaad walked among a flattened wasteland that was once her neighbours' homes.
THE gentle waves off central Vietnam's Nha Trang coast obscure an open secret: the coral reefs below are dying.
WHEN a mortar round exploded on their American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, Ukrainian soldiers inside were shaken but not overly concerned, having endured years of artillery barrages.
AT Happy Hollow Farm, a small, 6.4ha operation in central Missouri, Liz Graznak grows a variety of vegetables, including organic carrots, Swiss chard, radishes and beets.
Brice Tchaplyguine, the man at the helm of TAG Heuer Southeast Asia, South Korea and Australia, tells StarChrono how the watch brand's motorsports heritage helps it stand out.
This week, our columnist shares tips for seniors who are planning to move into smaller dwellings.
FOR Iran's leaders, engaging with the "Great Satan" to strike a nuclear deal and ease crippling sanctions may, for once, be the lesser of two evils.
NASIR Shaikh, with the sleeves of his suede jacket rolled up, touched up his hair using his phone camera as a pocket mirror.
BENEATH the grey waters off southern England, 400 million mussels cling to ropes dangling from buoys spread across an area the size of the country's largest airport.
MOST of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a recent report found.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump's decision to freeze a law banning business bribes overseas could offer Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, one of Asia's richest people, a reprieve from American corruption allegations linked to a major solar project in India.
OF all the changes under way in Washington, one of the deepest has to do with the very language that is spoken.
'Batoning' is a controlled way to split firewood for easier, more enjoyable campfire cooking.
A trek through Kedah's highest peak unveils rare mushrooms, roaring waterfalls and nature's untamed beauty.