Jan Lee

2 weeks ago | earth.org | Jan Lee

More than two decades ago, a simple idea was introduced to financial and environmental communities around the world, a clever solution to help countries that signed the Paris Climate Agreement meet their commitments while providing a new income for countries in the Global South. That idea was international emissions trading. Now, a new set of international standards may help it take off.

1 month ago | jns.org | Jan Lee

(May 29, 2025 / JNS)Like many North Americans, I was first introduced to the concept of Shavuot at the dessert table. I was 15 or 16 at the time, a late arrival to many of the traditions surrounding synagogue life. Before me lay a selection of cheesecakes, accompanied by a bowl of strawberry sauce and plates of mixed fruit. It was an impressive array for a small, 1970s synagogue whose Shabbat delicacies usually consisted of cookies. I stared at the buffet table, amazed.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Jan Lee

Singapore’s Mandopop king JJ Lin had some star-studded support for the Hong Kong leg of his JJ20 Final Lap World Tour. The 44-year-old star performed at Kai Tak Stadium on May 24 and will play another show there on May 25. Hong Kong singer-actor and chef-entrepreneur Nicholas Tse launched a shrimp hot dog with chilli crab mayo, inspired by Singapore’s famed chilli crab dish, to be sold at the concert venue in conjunction with Lin’s gigs.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Jan Lee

After 24 years away from Taiwanese dramas, Taiwanese screen legend and actor Chin Han is back on the small screen. He stars in Netflix series Forget You Not, which was directed by singer-actress Rene Liu. The 79-year-old Chin is known for playing the romantic hero in hugely popular TV adaptations of famed author Chiung Yao’s romantic novels in the 1980s. They include Lovers Under The Rain (1986), Deep Garden (1987) and One Side Of The Water (1988).

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Jan Lee

Ado World Tour 2025 Hibana Singapore Indoor StadiumMay 21A girl in a box, with a stunning voice. That is, in essence, the short version of what went down at J-pop singer Ado’s first concert in Singapore. The long version is that the mysterious 22-year-old star’s sold-out gig at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on May 21 was one of the most unique shows this reviewer has seen. Aside from her age and gender, little is known about Ado.