Romney calls for strong U.S. role in world affairs

Mitt Romney promised Monday to restore U.S. foreign policy to a traditional role dating back decades, based on exerting global influence through military and economic power, in a major speech two weeks before he debates President Barack Obama on international issues.

Neighborhood to watch: Hong Kong's 'PoHo'

 
Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary digs in the historical Po Hing Fong. It's now a bakery.There's a new funky neighborhood in Hong Kong around Po Hing Fong, in Sheung Wan District.

How to be a Singapore local: 10 ways to fake it

You probably know it as “Disneyland with the Death Penalty” (thank you, William Gibson), but few can deny Singapore is one fine city.
As in, the fines still exist, the Merlion remains cheesy and the city is just as disconcertingly clean and green as ever.