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If you want to get a ride someplace or get some food delivered, you might think of a company like Uber or Lyft. But in Southeast Asia, you'd be looking for another name — which has exploded in popularity. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

From electric vehicles to sustainable aviation fuel, this is International Energy Week in Singapore. It includes a conference where another focus is the development of an energy grid connecting Southeast Asia. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

The price of aviation fuel has jumped in the Asia Pacific, bringing more attention to the prospects for sustainable aviation fuel. HPR's Bill Dorman has an update in today's Asia Minute.

How much of your day do you spend looking at a screen? If you're like many adults, part of your day may involve a computer, and you're likely to have your phone with you or nearby for most of the day. However, researchers in Singapore are taking a closer look at what screen behavior means for children. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

There's been an unusual development in recent days in one of Southeast Asiaʻs most populous cities. An oil spill has surprised authorities, worried conservationists, and kept residents and tourists off the beaches over a holiday weekend. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

For the first time in two decades, Singapore is getting a new leader. The new prime minister will be sworn in on Wednesday — but don't look for any radical changes. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Investigations are continuing into the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore — and that includes an international connection to Asia.

There's a tourism concept growing in the Asia Pacific that might also work here in these islands. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.

Government corruption cases are more common in some countries than in others. One place where they're very unusual is Singapore. And that’s bringing some unwelcome attention. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Tropical rainforest ecologist Dr. Shawn Lum visits Classical Pacific to talk about his new book and local conservation efforts in Hawaiʻi, and listen to music by Christopher Tin — The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy.