Crazy Rich Asians

About 300 locals worked on Crazy Rich Asians including production crew and a dozen local actors, while landmarks such as Marina Bay Sands and Merlion Park were featured

With its carnival theme and gilded cage bars, the venue can accommodate about 2,000 party-goers

In just a few decades, Singapore has caught up with Denmark but economists are divided whether to credit 'institutions' or 'culture'

Tale of Singapore elite leads box office for third weekend, Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible Fallout leads on global revenues

Maybe it's too much to expect from one movie, but its muddled politics could be forgiven if the plot was any good

"Crazy Rich Asians" represents the latest effort by Hollywood to diversify its talent pool, both in front of and behind the camera

As with "Black Panther," other filmmakers are eager to see whether "Crazy Rich Asians" will have broad appeal

The film, out on August 15, is the first major Hollywood project since The Joy Luck Club, in 1993, with an all-Asian or Asian-American cast