SONY Pictures Entertainment and Amazon Falls have announced that world’s first fully branded Columbia Pictures movie theme park, Columbia Pictures Aquaverse, will open on Oct. 11 in Thailand.

SET in the 1950s, the film follows married couple Alice and Jack who live in the idealized community of Victory, which is owned by a mysterious company.

NEW YORK — R. Kelly, the multiplatinum R&B singer convicted twice this year of sex crimes, will be required to pay at least $300,000 in restitution to some of his victims, a federal judge said on Wednesday.

ACTOR Alec Baldwin is among up to four people who may face charges in October for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western Rust in 2021, a New Mexico prosecutor said.

NEW YORK — A Singapore-style hawker center has opened in New York for the first time, bringing flavors from the Southeast Asian island’s mix...

A PHARMACEUTICALS executive began a new chapter in his life more than a decade ago, and turned to making other restoratives: Singaporean comfort food.

TWO fast food restaurants came out with “new” sandwiches this month, and we tasted them both. The battle doesn’t end there, however, as the contest (in my head) takes on many layers: it’s international versus local, the old and the new, and most intriguingly: it’s chicken meat versus a chicken meat analogue.

CHINA Blue by Jereme Leung in the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City made it to Tripadvisor’s list of Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants in Asia.

SHERATON Manila Bay paints the town black and gold as its newest concept outlet &More by Sheraton showcases the flavors of kurobuta, ciders, and calvados with a one-night-only event entitled “L’or Noir” on Sept. 29, 7 p.m., onwards.

TOKYO — Japan’s McDonald’s fast-food restaurants will raise prices on about 60% of its offerings to customers, fueled by rising input costs and exchange-rate fluctuations, the company said on Monday.

MADRID — A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay €14.5 million ($14.31 million) in income taxes, a court document released on Tuesday showed.

A PRODUCTION that celebrates the work of two living National Artists for Dance — Alice G. Reyes and Agnes D. Locsin — will attempt to encapsulate more than 50 years of Philippine dance and make a stand about its future.