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Dish in Focus: Beetroot – juniper – roses at Feuille
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Dish in Focus: Beetroot – juniper – roses at Feuille

How Malcolm in the Middle reboot Life’s Still Unfair came into being – and keeps the crazy
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How Malcolm in the Middle reboot Life’s Still Unfair came into being – and keeps the crazy

Just 1 hour. How a single therapy session can help you overcome a problem
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Just 1 hour. How a single therapy session can help you overcome a problem

US for a jacket, US0 for tailoring. How demand for tailors is rising in the US
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US$20 for a jacket, US$280 for tailoring. How demand for tailors is rising in the US

China always a connector, unlike Europe’s colonisers, scholar says
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China always a connector, unlike Europe’s colonisers, scholar says

Gingle Wang’s rise to the top, apps that help fight jet lag: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Gingle Wang’s rise to the top, apps that help fight jet lag: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Alcohol-free drinks are on the rise. Here’s what’s new on menus
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Alcohol-free drinks are on the rise. Here’s what’s new on menus

Still looking up: why HSBC Main Building remains a Hong Kong icon
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Still looking up: why HSBC Main Building remains a Hong Kong icon

Mouthing Off | Is stinky tofu ban for US restaurant discrimination or just lack of common scents?
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Mouthing Off | Is stinky tofu ban for US restaurant discrimination or just lack of common scents?

Wedge heels are back: how to wear the Y2K trend loved by Britney Spears and Paris Hilton
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Wedge heels are back: how to wear the Y2K trend loved by Britney Spears and Paris Hilton

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 10-13
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 10-13

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 9-11
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 9-11

Review | Arco movie review: Annecy Cristal winner is a Peter Pan-esque sci-fi tale for our times
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Review | Arco movie review: Annecy Cristal winner is a Peter Pan-esque sci-fi tale for our times

Latest ‘skillcation’ travel trend blends relaxation with self-improvement
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Latest ‘skillcation’ travel trend blends relaxation with self-improvement

What’s next for Japan’s plus-size scene as weight-loss drugs and AI continue to rise?
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What’s next for Japan’s plus-size scene as weight-loss drugs and AI continue to rise?

Chicken Egg Boy founder’s top Hong Kong food spots, from dim sum to sandwiches
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Chicken Egg Boy founder’s top Hong Kong food spots, from dim sum to sandwiches

How autistic Hong Kong violinist twins found joy and confidence in music
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How autistic Hong Kong violinist twins found joy and confidence in music

Opinion | Chinese youth are embracing Ching Ming with cultural confidence
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Opinion | Chinese youth are embracing Ching Ming with cultural confidence

Sold-out auctions suggest Hong Kong’s art market is back. But is it?
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Sold-out auctions suggest Hong Kong’s art market is back. But is it?

5 of Las Vegas’ best immersive hi-tech attractions
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5 of Las Vegas’ best immersive hi-tech attractions

Review | Pegasus 3 movie review: Shen Teng roars back in Han Han’s blockbuster racing sequel
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Review | Pegasus 3 movie review: Shen Teng roars back in Han Han’s blockbuster racing sequel

New film on M+’s giant screen asks Hongkongers to confront their imperial past
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New film on M+’s giant screen asks Hongkongers to confront their imperial past

Are food health trends like ‘fibermaxxing’ and ‘proteinmaxxing’ actually healthy?
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Are food health trends like ‘fibermaxxing’ and ‘proteinmaxxing’ actually healthy?

How Generation Alpha could save Hollywood as PG-rated films lead the way
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How Generation Alpha could save Hollywood as PG-rated films lead the way

‘A system of slavery’: ex-geisha apprentice on the dark side of the Japanese tradition
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‘A system of slavery’: ex-geisha apprentice on the dark side of the Japanese tradition

Extraordinary tale of Chinese-British collaboration revealed in new exhibition
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Extraordinary tale of Chinese-British collaboration revealed in new exhibition

Why internet use can actually lower your dementia risk
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Why internet use can actually lower your dementia risk

How Gingle Wang went from clueless novice to one of Taiwan’s top young actresses
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How Gingle Wang went from clueless novice to one of Taiwan’s top young actresses

How did Ann Hui bring Eileen Chang’s Love in a Fallen City and Eighteen Springs to life?
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How did Ann Hui bring Eileen Chang’s Love in a Fallen City and Eighteen Springs to life?

How food in Japan’s Okinawa evolved with Chinese influences to become ‘truly unique’
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How food in Japan’s Okinawa evolved with Chinese influences to become ‘truly unique’

Hong Kong bar maestro Jay Khan swaps cocktails for cameras for his first photo exhibition
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Hong Kong bar maestro Jay Khan swaps cocktails for cameras for his first photo exhibition

Why Singaporeans aged 60-plus are learning parkour
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Why Singaporeans aged 60-plus are learning parkour

How frequent fliers are beating jet lag using apps like Timeshifter and StopJetLag
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How frequent fliers are beating jet lag using apps like Timeshifter and StopJetLag

The Chinese Wine Awards elevate Ao Yun and other labels to the world stage
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The Chinese Wine Awards elevate Ao Yun and other labels to the world stage

Forced to stop selling stinky tofu, this Taiwanese restaurant fought back
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Forced to stop selling stinky tofu, this Taiwanese restaurant fought back

How Netflix is seeking the next Stranger Things after failed Warner Bros bid
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How Netflix is seeking the next Stranger Things after failed Warner Bros bid

K-drama casting news about Park Seo-joon, Park Eun-bin, Lee Young-ae and more
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K-drama casting news about Park Seo-joon, Park Eun-bin, Lee Young-ae and more

The tough choices Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto made for new movie
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The tough choices Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto made for new movie

How Seoul’s National Museum of Korea is pulling in record crowds
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How Seoul’s National Museum of Korea is pulling in record crowds

Crispy, chewy, soft: why texture, not taste, rules South Korea’s current viral food trends
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Crispy, chewy, soft: why texture, not taste, rules South Korea’s current viral food trends

Colon cancer survivor who became viral fitness trainer isn’t afraid of eating McDonald’s
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Colon cancer survivor who became viral fitness trainer isn’t afraid of eating McDonald’s

Reflections | History of Chinese flatbreads reflects how food has echoes of faraway places
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Reflections | History of Chinese flatbreads reflects how food has echoes of faraway places

Why Bridget Jones’s Diary feels so dated 25 years after the beloved romcom’s release
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Why Bridget Jones’s Diary feels so dated 25 years after the beloved romcom’s release

How 5 to 10 minute ‘exercise snacking’ sessions can get you fit and lower disease risk
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How 5 to 10 minute ‘exercise snacking’ sessions can get you fit and lower disease risk

Netflix K-drama Bloodhounds season 2: K-pop star Rain joins as a menacing villain
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Netflix K-drama Bloodhounds season 2: K-pop star Rain joins as a menacing villain

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 3-5
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 3-5

How Rocky’s Matcha founder built a blossoming tea brand after being told to quit coffee
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How Rocky’s Matcha founder built a blossoming tea brand after being told to quit coffee

Review | Netflix drama review: XO, Kitty season 3 – To All the Boys spin-off picks up after dip
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Review | Netflix drama review: XO, Kitty season 3 – To All the Boys spin-off picks up after dip

Why fierce mothers and violent monsters star in Joe Hsieh’s animated films
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Why fierce mothers and violent monsters star in Joe Hsieh’s animated films

How micro dramas work ‘like a TikTok trend’, leaving big studios in their dust
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How micro dramas work ‘like a TikTok trend’, leaving big studios in their dust

Leslie Cheung’s path to stardom, 10 new K-dramas to watch: 5 Lifestyle highlights
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Leslie Cheung’s path to stardom, 10 new K-dramas to watch: 5 Lifestyle highlights

Easter 2026 food highlights in Hong Kong, from Sunday lunch to hot cross doughnuts
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Easter 2026 food highlights in Hong Kong, from Sunday lunch to hot cross doughnuts

How this Hongkonger’s bakery is giving a remote Canadian town a taste of the city
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How this Hongkonger’s bakery is giving a remote Canadian town a taste of the city

On the Menu | Why making butter while you run has got social media churning with excitement
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On the Menu | Why making butter while you run has got social media churning with excitement

How this Hong Kong mother of an autistic son is helping others like him
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How this Hong Kong mother of an autistic son is helping others like him

Your Hong Kong food guide for Easter weekend
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Your Hong Kong food guide for Easter weekend

Where are Hong Kong’s best swings? This man who has tested over 200 sets knows
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Where are Hong Kong’s best swings? This man who has tested over 200 sets knows

Review | We’re Nothing at All movie review: Herman Yau’s grim social critique is too heavy-handed
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Review | We’re Nothing at All movie review: Herman Yau’s grim social critique is too heavy-handed

Your Hong Kong drinks guide for Easter weekend
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Your Hong Kong drinks guide for Easter weekend

5 new cafes and coffee shops to try in Hong Kong in April 2026
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5 new cafes and coffee shops to try in Hong Kong in April 2026

‘Delicious’ fried rice, ‘great’ Italian: a Briton’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants
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‘Delicious’ fried rice, ‘great’ Italian: a Briton’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants

At 70, she’s now a powerlifter. How this retired teacher refuses to slow down
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At 70, she’s now a powerlifter. How this retired teacher refuses to slow down

Where does ma lai go come from and why is the classic dim sum dish so special?
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Where does ma lai go come from and why is the classic dim sum dish so special?

Review | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review: Nintendo sequel looks great but lacks laughs
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Review | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review: Nintendo sequel looks great but lacks laughs

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Review | Netflix movie review: Humint – dynamic Korean spy thriller from Ryoo Seung-wan

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Top gourmet accolades affirm Hong Kong as a leading culinary capital

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Macau’s culinary festival highlights luxury dining alongside sustainability

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7 new major Los Angeles arts complexes set to open before 2028 Olympics

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Quanzhou – from the Maritime Silk Road to Unesco Creative City of Gastronomy

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Gold by Serakai Studio’s new exhibition, ‘Certainly’, leans into today’s unpredictability