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China’s Oppo doubles down on foldable smartphones as potential Apple entry looms
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China’s Oppo doubles down on foldable smartphones as potential Apple entry looms

 17/03/2026
K-drama Phantom Lawyer: Yoo Yeon-seok represents deceased clients in jaunty legal comedy
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K-drama Phantom Lawyer: Yoo Yeon-seok represents deceased clients in jaunty legal comedy

 17/03/2026
Bluetooth, Vikings and the birth of Denmark showcased on a trip across the country
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Bluetooth, Vikings and the birth of Denmark showcased on a trip across the country

 17/03/2026
How a Taiwanese chemist built an Australian tofu empire
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How a Taiwanese chemist built an Australian tofu empire

 17/03/2026
Jean-Claude Van Damme talks art, Hong Kong filmmakers and ‘good friend’ Vladimir Putin
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Jean-Claude Van Damme talks art, Hong Kong filmmakers and ‘good friend’ Vladimir Putin

 17/03/2026
Damage to Iran’s historical sites raises alarm about the impact of war on cultural heritage
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Damage to Iran’s historical sites raises alarm about the impact of war on cultural heritage

 16/03/2026
James Taylor-Foster, Para Site’s ‘wild card’ director, on ‘beautiful paradox’ of Hong Kong
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James Taylor-Foster, Para Site’s ‘wild card’ director, on ‘beautiful paradox’ of Hong Kong

 16/03/2026
Language Matters | Amid new oil crisis, how the word ‘oil’ evolved from its food-based origins
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Language Matters | Amid new oil crisis, how the word ‘oil’ evolved from its food-based origins

 16/03/2026
Oscars 2026: live updates from the 98th Academy Awards ceremony
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Oscars 2026: live updates from the 98th Academy Awards ceremony

 16/03/2026
One wrote a bestselling book about being a courier, the other made a film
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One wrote a bestselling book about being a courier, the other made a film

 16/03/2026
People in Los Angeles are wearing cameras while doing housework – and getting paid for it
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People in Los Angeles are wearing cameras while doing housework – and getting paid for it

 15/03/2026
How Hong Kong director Herman Yau went from gory cult films to action blockbusters
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How Hong Kong director Herman Yau went from gory cult films to action blockbusters

 15/03/2026
How luxury traditional Chinese medicine treatments are finding more fans in Hong Kong
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How luxury traditional Chinese medicine treatments are finding more fans in Hong Kong

 15/03/2026
Christina Applegate’s life story: horrible stuff, some fun, then awful again
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Christina Applegate’s life story: horrible stuff, some fun, then awful again

 15/03/2026
That lei you got in Hawaii? The flowers probably came from Thailand
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That lei you got in Hawaii? The flowers probably came from Thailand

 14/03/2026
Profile | Who is Seo In-guk, Jisoo’s co-star on Netflix K-drama Boyfriend on Demand?
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Profile | Who is Seo In-guk, Jisoo’s co-star on Netflix K-drama Boyfriend on Demand?

 14/03/2026
Here are 5 ways to enter China without a visa – by land, sea or air
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Here are 5 ways to enter China without a visa – by land, sea or air

 14/03/2026
How new at-home tests let women gain insights into their reproductive health
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How new at-home tests let women gain insights into their reproductive health

 14/03/2026
Reflections | What Iran’s former crown prince can learn from an exiled royal’s plea to Chinese emperor
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Reflections | What Iran’s former crown prince can learn from an exiled royal’s plea to Chinese emperor

 14/03/2026
A multivitamin a day could slow biological ageing, especially for those on unhealthy diets
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A multivitamin a day could slow biological ageing, especially for those on unhealthy diets

 14/03/2026
Scarpetta stars Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis open up on the Prime Video series
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Scarpetta stars Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis open up on the Prime Video series

 14/03/2026
Sinners up against One Battle After Another for best picture at the Academy Awards
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Sinners up against One Battle After Another for best picture at the Academy Awards

 13/03/2026
2 pink peppercorn recipes that bring out their sweet aromatic flavour
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2 pink peppercorn recipes that bring out their sweet aromatic flavour

 13/03/2026
Read or eat? Why not both? In Hong Kong, book clubs and events pair dining with reading
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Read or eat? Why not both? In Hong Kong, book clubs and events pair dining with reading

 13/03/2026
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 13-15
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 13-15

 13/03/2026
Profile | How Carol ‘Dodo’ Cheng went from acting with Chow Yun-fat to interviewing Hollywood stars
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Profile | How Carol ‘Dodo’ Cheng went from acting with Chow Yun-fat to interviewing Hollywood stars

 13/03/2026
SCMP political cartoonist Harry Harrison’s new Year of the Horse collection to be auctioned
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SCMP political cartoonist Harry Harrison’s new Year of the Horse collection to be auctioned

 13/03/2026
Affordable Hong Kong homes? Look to the past in this colourful exhibition
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Affordable Hong Kong homes? Look to the past in this colourful exhibition

 13/03/2026
Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from Noma after abuse allegations and protest
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Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from Noma after abuse allegations and protest

 12/03/2026
Drink in Focus: DDL Old Fashioned at Terrible Baby
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Drink in Focus: DDL Old Fashioned at Terrible Baby

 12/03/2026
Review | Apple MacBook Neo review: budget laptop punches above its weight, eyes new market
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Review | Apple MacBook Neo review: budget laptop punches above its weight, eyes new market

 12/03/2026
Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2026 Bib Gourmand selections unveiled
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Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2026 Bib Gourmand selections unveiled

 12/03/2026
Why Hong Kong’s stand-up comedians want their art to be taken seriously
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Why Hong Kong’s stand-up comedians want their art to be taken seriously

 12/03/2026
Mouthing Off | McDonald’s CEO’s burger blunder video shows the problem of lacking a common touch
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Mouthing Off | McDonald’s CEO’s burger blunder video shows the problem of lacking a common touch

 12/03/2026
Why Canadian university’s Cantonese language course is 85% Mandarin speakers
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Why Canadian university’s Cantonese language course is 85% Mandarin speakers

 12/03/2026
How 100kg chain smoker lost 40kg, fixed knee pain and became a fitness influencer
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How 100kg chain smoker lost 40kg, fixed knee pain and became a fitness influencer

 12/03/2026
Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 13-15
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 13-15

 12/03/2026
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 12-14
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 12-14

 11/03/2026
Is ‘Die on This Hill’ singer Sienna Spiro, 20, the next Adele?
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Is ‘Die on This Hill’ singer Sienna Spiro, 20, the next Adele?

 11/03/2026
Review | Gamer Girls movie review: Angela Yuen leads ensemble in beguiling Hong Kong esports drama
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Review | Gamer Girls movie review: Angela Yuen leads ensemble in beguiling Hong Kong esports drama

 11/03/2026
Resident Evil: Requiem review – best elements of series’ past combine
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Resident Evil: Requiem review – best elements of series’ past combine

 11/03/2026
Steve Carell returns to TV comedy in Rooster on HBO, playing a well-meaning dad
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Steve Carell returns to TV comedy in Rooster on HBO, playing a well-meaning dad

 11/03/2026
‘Best’ tofu fa dessert and French toast: a Frenchman’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants
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‘Best’ tofu fa dessert and French toast: a Frenchman’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants

 11/03/2026
12 new Hollywood films to watch from March-June 2026, including Toy Story 5 and Michael
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12 new Hollywood films to watch from March-June 2026, including Toy Story 5 and Michael

 11/03/2026
How Hoppers star Piper Curda hopes to inspire people in Pixar’s new film
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How Hoppers star Piper Curda hopes to inspire people in Pixar’s new film

 11/03/2026
Shenzhen’s The Bay by Chef Fei restaurant awarded 1 diamond in ‘China’s Michelin Guide’
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Shenzhen’s The Bay by Chef Fei restaurant awarded 1 diamond in ‘China’s Michelin Guide’

 11/03/2026
Review | Project Hail Mary movie review: Ryan Gosling is stranded in disappointing Martian clone
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Review | Project Hail Mary movie review: Ryan Gosling is stranded in disappointing Martian clone

 10/03/2026
Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat – and drink – in Paris
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Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat – and drink – in Paris

 10/03/2026
Review | Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s CCO plays sumptuous Mozart at Hong Kong Arts Festival concert
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Review | Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s CCO plays sumptuous Mozart at Hong Kong Arts Festival concert

 10/03/2026
Review | Caravaggio ballet performance in Hong Kong a work of stunning beauty and power
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Review | Caravaggio ballet performance in Hong Kong a work of stunning beauty and power

 10/03/2026
Why waking up early is not for everyone, and what sleep experts say about rising early
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Why waking up early is not for everyone, and what sleep experts say about rising early

 10/03/2026
Tristan und Isolde is a tough opera to stage. Director Yuval Sharon did it anyway
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Tristan und Isolde is a tough opera to stage. Director Yuval Sharon did it anyway

 09/03/2026
Netflix K-drama Still Shining: Park Jin-young and Kim Min-ju star in slow-burn romance
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Netflix K-drama Still Shining: Park Jin-young and Kim Min-ju star in slow-burn romance

 09/03/2026
With Hoppers, Pixar tests the appetite for original stories. Will audiences bite?
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With Hoppers, Pixar tests the appetite for original stories. Will audiences bite?

 09/03/2026
Dementia can be hard to spot. Signs to pay attention to from trouble eating to fitful sleep
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Dementia can be hard to spot. Signs to pay attention to from trouble eating to fitful sleep

 09/03/2026
Pulitzer Prize-winner Hernan Diaz on the power of narratives and ‘beautiful’ Hong Kong
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Hernan Diaz on the power of narratives and ‘beautiful’ Hong Kong

 09/03/2026
How The Five Venoms pioneered the superhero team in Chinese martial arts cinema
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How The Five Venoms pioneered the superhero team in Chinese martial arts cinema

 08/03/2026
Ahead of One Piece season 2 release, stars look to season 3 and beyond
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Ahead of One Piece season 2 release, stars look to season 3 and beyond

 08/03/2026
Bridgerton’s Katie Leung on playing an evil stepmother, Harry Potter, ‘brutal’ Cantonese
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Bridgerton’s Katie Leung on playing an evil stepmother, Harry Potter, ‘brutal’ Cantonese

 08/03/2026
‘Craving something real’: why people are going analogue and cutting digital use
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‘Craving something real’: why people are going analogue and cutting digital use

 08/03/2026
These Hong Kong women are showing what’s possible in their sports
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These Hong Kong women are showing what’s possible in their sports

 08/03/2026
Why Gorillaz’s new album The Mountain is an optimistic ‘album about death’
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Why Gorillaz’s new album The Mountain is an optimistic ‘album about death’

 08/03/2026
Rose Byrne is Australian? Why actors from Down Under are so good at American accents
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Rose Byrne is Australian? Why actors from Down Under are so good at American accents

 07/03/2026
K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang, Kim So-hyun and more
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K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang, Kim So-hyun and more

 07/03/2026
Review | Stella Cole Quartet delivers delightful set of jazz and film classics in Hong Kong
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Review | Stella Cole Quartet delivers delightful set of jazz and film classics in Hong Kong

 07/03/2026
Microplastic dangers and the innovators finding solutions, plus 8 ways to protect yourself
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Microplastic dangers and the innovators finding solutions, plus 8 ways to protect yourself

 07/03/2026
Shine muscat grapes grown in Hong Kong? This farmer is doing it – using baby milk formula
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Shine muscat grapes grown in Hong Kong? This farmer is doing it – using baby milk formula

 07/03/2026
Why poor sleep is not unavoidable as we get older
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Why poor sleep is not unavoidable as we get older

 07/03/2026
Reflections | Modern Singapore knows that vigilance is key. So did an ancient Chinese minister
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Reflections | Modern Singapore knows that vigilance is key. So did an ancient Chinese minister

 07/03/2026
How to make herbes de Provence to give grilled meat and fish a French accent
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How to make herbes de Provence to give grilled meat and fish a French accent

 07/03/2026
Sai Kung: a launch pad for some of Hong Kong’s biggest F&B names
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Sai Kung: a launch pad for some of Hong Kong’s biggest F&B names

 07/03/2026
For Olympian Ian Ho, physical and mental well-being are lifetime investments
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For Olympian Ian Ho, physical and mental well-being are lifetime investments

 06/03/2026
Korean Language Speaking Contest offers prizes and an internship for non-native speakers
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Korean Language Speaking Contest offers prizes and an internship for non-native speakers

 06/03/2026
Why anarchist thriller V for Vendetta is as relevant as ever 20 years after its release
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Why anarchist thriller V for Vendetta is as relevant as ever 20 years after its release

 06/03/2026
Review | Netflix K-drama Boyfriend on Demand review: AI dating romcom with Jisoo is too conventional
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Review | Netflix K-drama Boyfriend on Demand review: AI dating romcom with Jisoo is too conventional

 06/03/2026
How vinegar has given Filipino food a sour kick for centuries, from adobo to dipping sauce
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How vinegar has given Filipino food a sour kick for centuries, from adobo to dipping sauce

 06/03/2026
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 6-8
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 6-8

 06/03/2026
What a Chinese calendar for Gen Z looks like, from grandma’s tear-off almanac to app
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What a Chinese calendar for Gen Z looks like, from grandma’s tear-off almanac to app

 06/03/2026
Dish in Focus: Dark chocolate covered stuffed Medjool dates at Migas Hong Kong
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Dish in Focus: Dark chocolate covered stuffed Medjool dates at Migas Hong Kong

 06/03/2026
Lenovo reveals modular ThinkBook, foldable Legion Go at MWC 2026
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Lenovo reveals modular ThinkBook, foldable Legion Go at MWC 2026

 06/03/2026
HBO Max K-drama The Practical Guide to Love: Han Ji-min, Park Sung-hoon in pragmatic romcom
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HBO Max K-drama The Practical Guide to Love: Han Ji-min, Park Sung-hoon in pragmatic romcom

 06/03/2026
Prime Video K-drama Siren’s Kiss: Wi Ha-joon investigates Park Min-young in soapy thriller
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Prime Video K-drama Siren’s Kiss: Wi Ha-joon investigates Park Min-young in soapy thriller

 05/03/2026
Rembrandt painting rejected as not by him in 1960 now confirmed as the Dutch master’s work
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Rembrandt painting rejected as not by him in 1960 now confirmed as the Dutch master’s work

 05/03/2026
What are Buddhist relics? The bones, teeth and pearls that hold great power for followers
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What are Buddhist relics? The bones, teeth and pearls that hold great power for followers

 05/03/2026
Viral Hong Kong eatery in Canada; actor Michael Tse’s resilience: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Viral Hong Kong eatery in Canada; actor Michael Tse’s resilience: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 05/03/2026
Culinary Class Wars’ Venerable Seonjae on being ‘currently unemployed’, temple food
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Culinary Class Wars’ Venerable Seonjae on being ‘currently unemployed’, temple food

 05/03/2026
Hong Kong vinyl bars spread analogue music culture by offering ‘a glimpse into the past’
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Hong Kong vinyl bars spread analogue music culture by offering ‘a glimpse into the past’

 05/03/2026
How Anajak Thai chef Justin Pichetrungsi is pushing his family’s restaurant forwards
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How Anajak Thai chef Justin Pichetrungsi is pushing his family’s restaurant forwards

 05/03/2026
Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 6-8
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 6-8

 05/03/2026
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 6-9
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 6-9

 04/03/2026
Why electrolyte drinks like Gatorade and Pocari Sweat aren’t always beneficial
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Why electrolyte drinks like Gatorade and Pocari Sweat aren’t always beneficial

 04/03/2026
Review | Girlfriends movie review: Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu reunite for tender lesbian romance
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Review | Girlfriends movie review: Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu reunite for tender lesbian romance

 04/03/2026
How to see Bangkok’s famous monitor lizards up close and why you shouldn’t be scared
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How to see Bangkok’s famous monitor lizards up close and why you shouldn’t be scared

 04/03/2026
Should you ask an AI chatbot about your health? 5 things to know before you start sharing
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Should you ask an AI chatbot about your health? 5 things to know before you start sharing

 04/03/2026
Dim sum, brunch, ‘a sinful treat’: where a food lover eats in Hong Kong and abroad
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Dim sum, brunch, ‘a sinful treat’: where a food lover eats in Hong Kong and abroad

 04/03/2026
Should you retire? The mental health benefits of working past traditional retirement age
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Should you retire? The mental health benefits of working past traditional retirement age

 04/03/2026
Paying for a ‘head orgasm’: ASMR spas are taking off in the United States. Here’s why
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Paying for a ‘head orgasm’: ASMR spas are taking off in the United States. Here’s why

 04/03/2026
From Heated Rivalry to Two Strangers, how romcoms are taking over TV and theatre
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From Heated Rivalry to Two Strangers, how romcoms are taking over TV and theatre

 03/03/2026
Review | Sebastian Kaiser’s The Drunkard adaptation is chaotic, timely and fiercely alive.
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Review | Sebastian Kaiser’s The Drunkard adaptation is chaotic, timely and fiercely alive.

 03/03/2026
Review | Ultimate Revenge movie review: Hong Kong police-and-robbers drama is all brawn and no brains
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Review | Ultimate Revenge movie review: Hong Kong police-and-robbers drama is all brawn and no brains

 03/03/2026

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