It’s been an eventful week in Singapore, with the highly anticipated historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and American President Donald Trump being a complete success. The meeting that took place on 12 June was an important, epochal moment for denuclearisation, and hosting the global event simultaneously showed the world what our sunny little island is capable of.
Summit aside, another thing to note down in history books was Kim’s very first selfie ever. He was seen sharing smiles with Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivan Balakrishnan and Second Minister for Defence Ong Ye Kung. Better yet was the accompanied caption – #jalanjalan. ‘Nuff said.
All eyes will shift away from Singapore to Russia this weekend, as the month-long 2018 FIFA World Cup finally begins. When Russian president Vladimir Putin was asked who he thought would win the esteemed international football event, he cheekily answered, “The organisers”.
Keep reading for more of this week’s best stories.
Drink
Get into full summer holiday mood and drink the night away by hitting up these six new bars that opened in Singapore this June.
Travel
Space travel used to be just a dream. Now, you can actually tick it off your bucket-list with this S$73.3 million eight-day trip to space.
Home
The Singapore Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale features 12 projects created by local artists. Look out for the ethereal cloud -– an installation that incorporates lights, sounds and images -– that’s sure to take your breath away.
Motors
The latest Porsche Taycan runs purely on electricity and only takes 15 minutes to charge three-quarters through. Impressive, no?
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