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Bartender Bruno Santos captures the flavours of Macau in a five-spice cocktail

 12/11/2025
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Fighting cancer taught this Hong Kong sailing enthusiast to cherish ‘human connections’

 12/11/2025
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Threading the needle to move the needle

 12/11/2025
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Review | Now You See Me: Now You Don’t movie review – action comedy’s third outing needs more magic

 11/11/2025
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How China’s Ming dynasty brought novels, porcelain and classic dishes to the world

 11/11/2025
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Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s CheckMate scheme aims to get men checking themselves, and talking

 11/11/2025
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Want a wedding in a nightclub, a temple, a lake or a subway station? In China, you can

 11/11/2025
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Why now is the best time to explore the peaceful, beautiful Big Sur in California

 11/11/2025
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Soprano singer Renee Fleming on the voice of nature, how music ‘is good for your health’

 11/11/2025
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K-pop newbies Newbeat talk about their new English language album Louder Than Ever

 11/11/2025
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Hong Kong TEDxTinHauWomen 2025 is about reframing perspectives. Meet some of the speakers

 10/11/2025
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Review | Netflix drama Last Samurai Standing review: 1800s Japan gets the Squid Game treatment

 10/11/2025
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What Stephen King, Edgar Wright think about The Running Man and its prescient 2025 vision

 10/11/2025
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Kazakh fabric artist’s Hong Kong exhibition reflects on heritage and ‘historical traumas’

 10/11/2025
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Is your cat or dog’s dinner polluting the environment as much as driving a car?

 10/11/2025
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Bruce Lee’s life, philosophy and kung fu style celebrated in Hong Kong dance drama

 10/11/2025
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Language Matters | Gen Alpha slang ‘6-7’ takes over the world, and it holds more meaning than you think

 09/11/2025
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After a break-up, Beijing-born tech-turned-ultrarunner plans AI-backed Silk Road trek

 09/11/2025
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How to age well: this ‘inspiring’ 93-year-old yoga teacher’s classes are packed every day

 09/11/2025
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How losing 50kg gave this Korean bartender the strength to open a place of his own

 09/11/2025
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Revisiting 1985 horror gem The Island, Hong Kong cinema’s attempt at a rural gorefest

 09/11/2025
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K-drama casting news about Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun, Cha Kang-yoon and more

 08/11/2025
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How China changed during the Yuan dynasty, when Mongol emperors ruled the country

 08/11/2025
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How Movember urges men to start important conversations about mental health

 08/11/2025
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Disney+ K-drama The Manipulated: Ji Chang-wook returns for punchy revenge saga

 08/11/2025
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Chinese-New Zealander talks about heritage, his Cantonese T-shirts and comics

 08/11/2025
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Reflections | How the ‘Asean Way’ differs from the failed alliances of China’s Warring States Period

 08/11/2025
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How to use paprika, a Hungarian food staple, to give fried chicken and potato dishes a kick

 08/11/2025
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Review | Netflix K-drama As You Stood By review: timely thriller on domestic violence disappoints

 08/11/2025
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Canada travel searches spike in China as group tours resume: ‘interest surged’

 07/11/2025
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Hong Kong cancer survivors to share message of hope at city’s second Consciousness Festival

 07/11/2025
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Shanghai’s coffee scene is brewing up a storm, serving classics and ‘unhinged’ creations

 07/11/2025
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London Chinese restaurant owner Amy Poon on keeping things steamy at her new venture

 07/11/2025
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 7-9

 07/11/2025
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World’s best young chef Ardy Ferguson on exploring his multicultural heritage through food

 07/11/2025
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Profile | The chaotic life of Anthony Wong, the 3-time Hong Kong best actor ‘shut out’ by China

 07/11/2025
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For Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.ap, helping farmers in the Philippines returns him to his roots

 07/11/2025
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Why a city walk can boost your mental health – as long as it passes the ‘first kiss test’

 07/11/2025
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Prime Video K-drama Nice to Not Meet You: Lee Jung-jae switches gears for a breezy romcom

 06/11/2025
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New Caribbean and Latin American cruise follows an old Pan Am Clipper route

 06/11/2025
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Drink in Focus: Guk Bou at Draft Land

 06/11/2025
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The dark side of agarwood; a canned Hong Kong cocktail: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 06/11/2025
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How to talk to children and teens affected by early exposure to sexual content

 06/11/2025
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Mouthing Off | Does courtesy bread in restaurants serve a vital ‘roll’ or is it a half-baked idea?

 06/11/2025
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Artists’ Indonesia-themed works explore life, death and transformation in Hong Kong shows

 06/11/2025
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Sushi, suckling pig and tempura: a Hong Kong food entrepreneur’s go-to restaurants

 06/11/2025
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Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest births stars in the making and a community of brothers

 05/11/2025
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A23a, once the largest iceberg in the world, will soon disappear because of warmer waters

 05/11/2025
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 7-9

 05/11/2025
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Ryuichi Sakamoto portraits taken by a Hong Kong photographer see daylight 3 decades on

 05/11/2025
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 7-9

 05/11/2025
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Caring for an elderly parent from afar? Free Hong Kong group therapy is helping people cope

 05/11/2025
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The Chancery Rosewood hotel in London is a luxurious alternative for VIPs and royalty

 05/11/2025
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Does your metabolism slow as you age? Discover the facts and follow these expert tips

 04/11/2025
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Word on the StrEAT: The bartenders’ guide to acing first dates in Hong Kong

 04/11/2025
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As Gen Z and millennials reduce their alcohol, China’s distillers tone down their baijiu

 04/11/2025
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The Tokyo bookstore where translated Korean literature sparks ‘conversation across borders’

 04/11/2025
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10 of the best animated films set in the afterlife, from Grave of the Fireflies to Soul

 04/11/2025
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Architecture meets movement at coming performances at Hong Kong Freespace Dance festival

 04/11/2025
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‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo-man talks about China and the online bullying of K-pop stars

 03/11/2025
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Asian Canadian duo’s canned ode to a Hong Kong cocktail woos Dragons’ Den judges

 03/11/2025
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How having a strong sense of purpose, especially in retirement, can reduce dementia risk

 03/11/2025
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After delays, mammoth Grand Egyptian Museum by the Pyramids is finally opening

 03/11/2025
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Art Taipei 2025 ‘delivered’, showing the Taiwanese art market’s resilience amid challenges

 03/11/2025
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Pianist Aristo Sham’s new album is a joyful masterpiece of Bach, Grieg and Busoni

 03/11/2025
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How Hong Kong actor Chan Koon-tai, Bruce Lee’s counterpart, wowed with his kung fu skills

 02/11/2025
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Hong Kong mental health conference will look at social and cultural impacts on wellness

 02/11/2025
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Real or fake? How OpenAI’s Sora app ‘erodes confidence’ in everything we see online

 02/11/2025
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From writing Roswell scripts to tattooing mugs and teaching ceramics

 02/11/2025
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How yoga helps this Hong Kong husband with a rare neurodegenerative disease stay balanced

 02/11/2025