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Year of the Horse 2026 feng shui advice for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs to enjoy good luck

 21/02/2026
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Reflections | As Kim Jong-un grooms daughter to rule, a Chinese princess whose ambition backfired

 21/02/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for February 20-22

 21/02/2026
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Why does Hollywood keep remaking stories like Wuthering Heights? The genre has an audience

 21/02/2026
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Dim sum, hotpot, pizza: favourite Hong Kong restaurants of Tuber Umberto Bombana chef

 21/02/2026
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Singaporean artist Ming Wong reimagines a saint and LGBTQ icon at London gallery

 21/02/2026
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Director Yuen Woo-ping revives the wuxia blockbuster with Blades of the Guardians

 20/02/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for February 21-23

 20/02/2026
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Why Alice Wu’s Saving Face is the most important Asian-American lesbian film ever made

 20/02/2026
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How to use oregano, and recipes that spotlight this ‘pizza herb’

 20/02/2026
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How tourists are overwhelming a tiny village in Italy for the perfect photo

 20/02/2026
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Chinese food, but make it fine dining? US chefs push back against takeaway stereotypes

 20/02/2026
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, February 20 to 22

 20/02/2026
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Year of the Horse 2026 feng shui advice for Snakes for luck in money, health and romance

 20/02/2026
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Year of the Horse 2026 feng shui advice for Dragons for luck in wealth, love and health

 20/02/2026
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On the Menu | Too ‘fat’? How America’s Next Top Model and our Chinese aunties gave us body image issues

 20/02/2026
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Why do Chinese love water chestnuts? All about the lucky ‘horse’s hoof’

 20/02/2026
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Review | Berlin 2026: A New Dawn movie review – climate crisis meets fireworks in confusing anime

 20/02/2026
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Appeasing the tai sui, Lunar New Year customs, Hong Kong borscht: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 19/02/2026
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Hollywood’s ‘Blurry’ awards honour background actors as they battle AI and invisibility

 19/02/2026
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Is Doha the Middle East’s next art hub? City aims high with Art Basel Qatar, new museums

 19/02/2026
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Why your brain forces your senses to perceive reality to fit preconceived ideas

 19/02/2026
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Dish in focus: crab claw porichettu at Prince and the Peacock

 19/02/2026
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How good mobility can keep you healthy after 30, and the best exercises to help you

 12/01/2026
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Chinese Lunar New Year greetings in Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese and Hokkien dialects

 12/01/2026
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New art fair Pavilion to offer Taipei and Hong Kong ‘a different kind of experience’

 12/01/2026
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KPop Demon Hunters wins 2 Golden Globes, including best song for ‘Golden’

 12/01/2026
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Year of the Horse 2026 predictions for Monkeys, from their love and health to lucky colour

 12/01/2026
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Bad Bunny, Perfume Genius album covers among nods for 2026 Grammy Awards

 11/01/2026
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3 times Gong Li surprised in Hong Kong films, including Flirting Scholar with Stephen Chow

 11/01/2026
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Seoul’s 2026 theatre shows to include Frozen, Spirited Away, Billy Elliot

 11/01/2026
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This Chinese-Vietnamese plant-based influencer makes even haters love tofu

 11/01/2026
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Year of the Horse 2026 predictions for Sheep, from their lucky colour to romance and health

 11/01/2026
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Explainer | What is SAD? Why seasonal affective disorder makes you feel down, and how to combat it

 11/01/2026
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New TV series to watch in early 2026, from Game of Thrones spin-off to Bridgerton Season 4

 11/01/2026
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How a bowl of noodles became a cultural symbol

 11/01/2026
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Why Bad Bunny’s Grammy nominations mark a symbolic moment for Latinos

 10/01/2026
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Why your gut microbiome is so important for health and how to protect it

 10/01/2026
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K-drama casting news about Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki, Im Si-wan and more

 10/01/2026
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How Netflix Japanese drama Gimbap and Onigiri bridges cultures with food and romance

 10/01/2026
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How boredom can boost creativity and cognitive function, tackle anxiety and much more

 10/01/2026
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Reflections | How ancient Chinese dental practices were often similar to those used today

 10/01/2026
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Year of the Horse 2026 predictions for Horses, from lucky colour to romance and health

 10/01/2026
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Why From Dusk Till Dawn has aged poorly as the vampire movie with George Clooney turns 30

 09/01/2026
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Prime Video K-drama Spring Fever: Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Joo-bin lead formulaic rural romcom

 09/01/2026
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How to zest a lemon and the best way to use it to flavour food

 09/01/2026
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 9-11

 09/01/2026
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Why Korean-style cafes are proving so popular in Hong Kong’s coffee shop scene

 09/01/2026
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How Ningbo cuisine’s umami, salty and stinky flavours reveal a rich culinary heritage

 09/01/2026
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Dose of uncertainty: experts wary of AI health tech gadgets on display at CES trade show

 09/01/2026
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Women tattoo artists, history behind viral Adidas jacket: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 09/01/2026
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Year of the Horse 2026 predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs. Is your luck in?

 08/01/2026
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CES 2026: AI in entertainment under the spotlight as the tech remains a sticking point

 08/01/2026
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Dish in Focus: Sicilian artisanal busiate at Tosca di Angelo

 08/01/2026
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Review | The Thing with Feathers movie review: Benedict Cumberbatch carries a moving tale of grief

 08/01/2026
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First Look: Yurt, Hong Kong’s ‘first modern Central Asian restaurant’

 08/01/2026
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On the Menu | Is 2026 the year of the cabbage? How the vegetable is being hailed online

 08/01/2026
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On This Day | Netflix launches in Hong Kong in 2016 – from the SCMP archive

 08/01/2026
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What to know about Back to the Past, record-breaking new Hong Kong film starring Louis Koo

 08/01/2026
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History of Chinese-style ‘frog buttons’, seen on viral ‘Tang-style’ Adidas jacket

 08/01/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 8-10

 08/01/2026
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Warner Bros rejects Paramount’s updated US$108 million bid, prefers Netflix deal

 07/01/2026
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Non-alcoholic beers aren’t just a Dry January alternative – how they’re so much more

 07/01/2026
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‘Legendary’ goose, great BYOB picks: wine expert’s top Hong Kong restaurants and bars

 07/01/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 9-11

 07/01/2026
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Alibaba’s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations

 07/01/2026
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Record-breaking Hong Kong powerlifter and dietitian now battles bad online health advice

 07/01/2026
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2026 travel trends: astrotourism, nostalgia trips and even more solo holidays

 07/01/2026
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2026 public domain movies, cartoons, comics and books include Betty Boop, Nancy Drew

 07/01/2026
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Chef ‘Triple Star’ of Culinary Class Wars gives Hong Kong a taste of Korea

 06/01/2026