Who mattered most in Singapore for 2009 A beauty queen, a local hero and a captured terrorist -- just a year in the life of an island Republic The herculean efforts of the APEC 2009 organizers kept world leaders smiling, connected and ready to tackle ...

Daily-Hitlist_11-17-2009 Plus: Cool clothes from Stephanie Sun, and not so cool to talk about toilets in Mumbai Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addresses a CEO summit in Singapore on the sidelines of the recent APEC summit. off Faced with ...

Gallery -- Lighter moments at APEC 2009 It wasn't all world politics and momentous discussions. APEC leaders shared some funny moments, too. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Peruvian President Alan Garcia and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...

Daily-Hitlist_11-16-2009 Obama saves the APEC photo tradition, but plots his revenge with grass skirts and loud shirts Leaders pose for a family photograph after their dinner at the APEC Summit on Saturday, November 14. There were fears the APEC ...

APEC gallery From embarrassing photo op to embarrassing photo op, APEC never fails to deliver 'A bit more of this material and Hilary and I could whip up some mighty fine curtains.' APEC 1994 -- Bogar, Indonesia 'Hey, Jiang, it's real leather. You ...

APEC picks of Singapore's watering holes Loosen those ties and get to what really matters -- unwinding over a stiff drink after a hard day’s work At 71 stories, Swissôtel The Stamford's New Asia Bar overlooks most of Singapore. off Follow this link ...

Where would you bring Obama We asked locals where they'd take the American president and other APEC leaders to get a taste of the real Singapore The little red dot suddenly looks pretty big when you have to decide where to entertain a world leader. ...

APEC ministers' spouse program It's a whirlwind tour as the wives of APEC ministers visit ... the library The ministers' wives get a firsthand look at Singapore's Southeast Asian collection. off While their husbands were wrestling with weighty topics ...

Daily-Hitlist_11-12-2009 The Singapore Zoo will get two baby pandas and AirAsia goes wild with freebies Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the offer of the baby pandas when he arrived for APEC. Pandas like Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, seen here at the ...

Daily-Hitlist_11-11-2009 Plus: Jetstar Asia's spreading its wings and Japan's most popular skincare makes landfall As the region's internet penetration continues to grow, Yahoo sees much potential in Asian online advertising, says Yahoo CEO Carol ...