* Campus SuperStar, a popular Singapore school-based singing competition, organised by Mediacorp

Wuxia stories have become a new genre of writing within Chinese society and have remained popular in several countries with significant Chinese-speaking communities, such as Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Yakiniku, is a type of food where meat and / or vegetables are grilled directly over small charcoal or gas grills at high temperatures ( this style of cooking has become widely popular throughout Asia ). In Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, a popular food item from food vendors is satay, marinated meat on a bamboo skewer grilled over a charcoal fire and served with peanut ( sate ) sauce.

There is also halal certified dim sum available, with chicken taking the place of pork which in addition to Singapore is very popular in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

Ketupat is a popular traditional celebrative dish for Eid ul-Fitr meal in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Southern Thailand.

It is also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Thailand, as well as in the Netherlands, as Indonesia is a former Dutch colony.

Due to its success in its primary markets, Maxim has expanded into many other countries, including Argentina, Canada, India, Indonesia, Israel, Belgium, Romania, the Czech Republic, France ( marketed under " Maximal "), Germany, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia ( where it stands now as the most popular men's magazine ), Serbia, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine and Portugal.

Today the contemporary music of Indonesia is popular in the region, including neighboring countries ; Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

Today, the popular bands include Peterpan, Radja, Gigi, Dewa 19, Sheila on 7, D ' Masiv and Nidji, all of which tour regularly in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia and are featured on MTV Asia.

Cute merchandise and products are especially popular in some other parts of East Asia, such as China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and South-East Asian countries like Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.

However, it was much more popular in Japan and in the more affluent regions of South East Asia, such as Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

Laserdiscs were also popular alternatives to videocasettes among movie enthusiasts in the more affluent regions of South East Asia, such as Singapore, due to their high integration with the Japanese export market and the disc-based media's superior longevity compared to videocassette, especially in the humid conditions endemic to that area of the world.

Sambals are popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines, and Sri Lanka, as well as in the Netherlands and in Suriname, through Javanese influence.

Horlicks remains popular in Malaysia and Singapore where it packed under licence from SmithKline Beecham and sold in large glass and tin containers.

Events are held worldwide, and are most popular in the UK, U. S., Japan, Singapore, India and South Korea.

Sentosa is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year.

In Singapore, an Italian-Peranakan fusion version called laksa pesto is popular.

* Cradle ( band ), a popular Malay rock band from Singapore that was formed in 1995 by four well-known musicians in the music industry at that time

The concept of " Asian values " was a popular idea in People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and also in some political circles in Japan.

In January 1991, the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore was amended to provide for the popular election of the President.

Dosa is also popular in Malaysia and Singapore, where the name Thosai is more common, and in Myanmar as Toshay.

Student exchanges are very popular: over 350 students attend some of the 100 + partner universities in 30 + countries ( Australia, Argentina, Brazil, France, UK, Spain, Turkey, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan, Sweden, etc.

It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Burma, Malaysia, and Singapore.

It is now headquartered in Singapore as a subsidiary of Grande Holdings, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, which also owns the formerly Japanese brands Nakamichi and Sansui.

At that time the company operated 461 stores under three brands ( OPSM, Laubman & Pank, Budget Eyewear ) in Australia, 35 stores in New Zealand ( where they were market leader ), 75 stores in Hong Kong and 12 in Singapore ( under the Optical Shop brand ), and 12 in Malaysia.

* Mandarin Gallery — Located inside Meritus Mandarin Singapore housing international high-end brands like Y-3, Bape and Hugo Boss.

His image and charisma also attracted the interest of global brands such as American Express, who sponsored him in Singapore.

The Singapore Promising Brand Award is an annual award conferred to recognise outstanding efforts of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Singapore in the promotion of their brands.

* 2010 – The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are held in Singapore.

Rico Hizon ( reporting from Singapore ), Babita Sharma and Kasia Madera are the main overnight presenters on the channel, appearing on Newsday and generic BBC News bulletins.

They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and overseas in other countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.

The Singapore Armed Forces-issued dog tags are inscribed ( not embossed ) with up to four items:

Deeds poll are used for this purpose in countries including the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore.

The non-member states are Brunei, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Vatican City and the states with limited recognition.

The Asia Pacific Floorball Championships are played every single year in Australia, Singapore, or Japan.

According to Judith Nagata, a professor of Asia Research Institute in the National University of Singapore, The Afghan mujahiddin, locked in combat with the Soviet enemy in the 1980s, could be praised as " freedom fighters " by their American backers at the time, while the present Taliban, viewed, among other things, as protectors of American enemy Osama bin Laden, are unequivocally " fundamentalist ".”"

At present, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices under the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in countries that are the major trading partners of Hong Kong, including Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the United States and the European Union.

Hakka cuisine, or Kejia cuisine, is the cooking style of the Hakka people, who originated in the southeastern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, but may also be found in other parts of China and in countries with significant overseas Chinese communities .< ref > Linda Lau Anusasananan, < i > The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from Around the World </ i > ( University of California Press, 2012 )</ ref > There are numerous restaurants in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore serving Hakka cuisine.

There are also international ferry services between across the Straits of Malacca between Sumatra and Malaysia, and between Singapore and nearby Indonesian islands, such as Batam.

The current Board members are: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Mongolia, Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela ( IAEA Board of Governors 2010 – 2011 ).

* 1942 – World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to the island of Singapore.

While listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange, the vast majority of Jardines shares are traded in Singapore.

The 5th generation of Keswicks are also active within the organisation, Ben Keswick, son of Simon, is group managing director of Jardine, Cycle & Carriage in Singapore and Adam Keswick, son of Sir Chips Keswick is in charge of Jardine Pacific and Jardine Motors Group in Hong Kong.

The written forms of Standard Chinese are also essentially equivalent, although simplified characters are used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore while people in Taiwan, Macao and Hong Kong generally use traditional characters.

In many countries like Singapore where Muslims are not the majority, mosques are prohibited from loudly broadcasting the call to prayer ( adhan ), although it is supposed to be said loudly to the surrounding community.

A good example of such schools are the Methodist Boys ' School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Anglo-Chinese School, Methodist Girls ' School and Fairfield Methodist Schools in Singapore.

In Singapore, misdemeanors generally are sentenced to months of jail sentence but with individual crimes suspects are sentenced to a harsher sentence.

Some major races, such as the Singapore Grand Prix, Monaco Grand Prix ( sanctioned by Formula One ) and the Long Beach Grand Prix ( sanctioned by Indycar ), are held on temporary street circuits.

In some jurisdictions ( e. g. Singapore ), it is common for physicians to inflate their qualifications with the title " Dr " in correspondence or namecards, even if their qualifications are limited to a basic ( e. g. bachelor level ) degree.