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Little Bao and Regent Hong Kong serve up a taste of home

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 2-4
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 2-4

Hong Kong autumn 2026 art auctions top HK billion as Kusama works get a cool reception
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Hong Kong autumn 2026 art auctions top HK$2 billion as Kusama works get a cool reception

How Westernised Cantonese opera Sleepless Moon marries Turandot and The Flower Princess
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How Westernised Cantonese opera Sleepless Moon marries Turandot and The Flower Princess

Helena Law Lan’s horror film legacy; Hong Kong’s Gen Z jeweller: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Helena Law Lan’s horror film legacy; Hong Kong’s Gen Z jeweller: 7 Lifestyle highlights

14 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars in October, from all-you-can-eat Wagyu to froyo
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14 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars in October, from all-you-can-eat Wagyu to froyo

Opinion | Disgusting Food Museum’s Hong Kong show has bull testicles and more. Is it in good taste?
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Opinion | Disgusting Food Museum’s Hong Kong show has bull testicles and more. Is it in good taste?

5 new Hong Kong cafes and coffee shops to try in October 2026, plus must-visit events
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5 new Hong Kong cafes and coffee shops to try in October 2026, plus must-visit events

Review | Cyclone review: Philip Yung’s transgender drama is bold, lyrical and utterly divisive
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Review | Cyclone review: Philip Yung’s transgender drama is bold, lyrical and utterly divisive

12 of the best new K-dramas to watch in October 2026, including 100 Days of Deception
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12 of the best new K-dramas to watch in October 2026, including 100 Days of Deception

Review | German artist Anne Imhof’s Hong Kong show is as ambitious as it is disjointed
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Review | German artist Anne Imhof’s Hong Kong show is as ambitious as it is disjointed

Noodles, dim sum, Chiu Chow: a wine and spirits writer’s Hong Kong restaurant picks
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Noodles, dim sum, Chiu Chow: a wine and spirits writer’s Hong Kong restaurant picks

The art before the boil
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The art before the boil

How Japanese beef specialist Tsutomu Ito brings the finest Wagyu to Hong Kong
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How Japanese beef specialist Tsutomu Ito brings the finest Wagyu to Hong Kong

At 52, how Hong Kong skateboarder Julius Brian Siswojo is redefining ageing and longevity
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At 52, how Hong Kong skateboarder Julius Brian Siswojo is redefining ageing and longevity

From Hong Kong to Guangdong, exploring the rich tapestry of Cantonese culinary traditions
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From Hong Kong to Guangdong, exploring the rich tapestry of Cantonese culinary traditions

Hong Kong-born, London-based designer Katie Ko wanted to be a ballet dancer. What changed?
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Hong Kong-born, London-based designer Katie Ko wanted to be a ballet dancer. What changed?

48 hours to make the most of Kuala Lumpur’s unique mix of heritage, modernity and nature
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48 hours to make the most of Kuala Lumpur’s unique mix of heritage, modernity and nature

How Asian Film Awards Academy’s filmmaking camp is grooming a new generation of directors
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How Asian Film Awards Academy’s filmmaking camp is grooming a new generation of directors

Review | Oh My Ghost! Oh My God! review: Naomi Watanabe gets lost in dismal Taiwanese horror comedy
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Review | Oh My Ghost! Oh My God! review: Naomi Watanabe gets lost in dismal Taiwanese horror comedy

Review | Violin virtuoso Kevin Zhu joins Hong Kong Sinfonietta for an evening full of Spanish flair
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Review | Violin virtuoso Kevin Zhu joins Hong Kong Sinfonietta for an evening full of Spanish flair

What’s the future of heart health? Cardiologists on advances, life-saving habits
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What’s the future of heart health? Cardiologists on advances, life-saving habits

Review | Viral Korean dance group brings its high-energy show to Hong Kong
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Review | Viral Korean dance group brings its high-energy show to Hong Kong

Hong Kong art space Para Site to leave its Quarry Bay home of 11 years and go nomadic
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Hong Kong art space Para Site to leave its Quarry Bay home of 11 years and go nomadic

How potassium can lower your blood pressure without cutting back on salt or flavour
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How potassium can lower your blood pressure without cutting back on salt or flavour

The hidden risks of using traditional Chinese medicine with Western prescriptions
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The hidden risks of using traditional Chinese medicine with Western prescriptions

Hong Kong rocker Janice Laujan on her dark, disturbing but tender debut art show
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Hong Kong rocker Janice Laujan on her dark, disturbing but tender debut art show

Nearly 50, Jason Mraz is genre-shifting, living in the moment and done flirting
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Nearly 50, Jason Mraz is genre-shifting, living in the moment and done flirting

Hong Kong Gen Z jewellery maker quit her finance job, then built a million-dollar brand
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Hong Kong Gen Z jewellery maker quit her finance job, then built a million-dollar brand

Godzilla Minus Zero review: visually stunning Japanese monster sequel is full of surprises
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Godzilla Minus Zero review: visually stunning Japanese monster sequel is full of surprises

Hong Kong-born cookie brand founder brings flavours of her youth to small-town France
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Hong Kong-born cookie brand founder brings flavours of her youth to small-town France

How Hong Kong designer Kinyan Lam’s slow fashion label puts Chinese ethnic artisans first
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How Hong Kong designer Kinyan Lam’s slow fashion label puts Chinese ethnic artisans first

How one woman is rewriting kabuki’s ‘all-male’ narrative in Japan
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How one woman is rewriting kabuki’s ‘all-male’ narrative in Japan

What I learned from 230km ultra-marathon race in Kenya over 5 exhausting days
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What I learned from 230km ultra-marathon race in Kenya over 5 exhausting days

Reflections | When centuries of Chinese knowledge were destroyed by a warlord who burned the capital
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Reflections | When centuries of Chinese knowledge were destroyed by a warlord who burned the capital

Chinese Restaurant Awards 2026: Hong Kong’s Mott 32 takes top spot in Canada
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Chinese Restaurant Awards 2026: Hong Kong’s Mott 32 takes top spot in Canada

How to relax and detox through ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging
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How to relax and detox through ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging

Opinion | The Serial Killer Speakeasy is coming to Hong Kong. Why you should be outraged
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Opinion | The Serial Killer Speakeasy is coming to Hong Kong. Why you should be outraged

Profile | How 91-year-old Helena Law Lan became Hong Kong cinema’s grand dame of horror
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Profile | How 91-year-old Helena Law Lan became Hong Kong cinema’s grand dame of horror

How Wang Zhenyi, Chinese female astronomer and mathematician, defied gender expectations
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How Wang Zhenyi, Chinese female astronomer and mathematician, defied gender expectations

Could hit musical Hamilton be coming to Hong Kong in 2027?
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Could hit musical Hamilton be coming to Hong Kong in 2027?

Opinion | Don’t let AI take over our human creative expression
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Opinion | Don’t let AI take over our human creative expression

Loved Heart of the Beast? 10 of the best dog movies where the canine takes the lead
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Loved Heart of the Beast? 10 of the best dog movies where the canine takes the lead

How Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is a symbol of China’s fashion soft power
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How Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is a symbol of China’s fashion soft power

Traditional wind instruments from both East and West blow up a storm in Hong Kong concert
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Traditional wind instruments from both East and West blow up a storm in Hong Kong concert

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this Mid-Autumn Festival weekend, September 25-27
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this Mid-Autumn Festival weekend, September 25-27

Hong Kong’s Gen Z revives herbal teas; experts on couple intimacy: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Hong Kong’s Gen Z revives herbal teas; experts on couple intimacy: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Mouthing Off | Are Hongkongers getting bored of weekend trips to Shenzhen?
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Mouthing Off | Are Hongkongers getting bored of weekend trips to Shenzhen?

A 1950s house in Singapore is reborn as a contemporary home open to the elements
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A 1950s house in Singapore is reborn as a contemporary home open to the elements

Pakistani-made ‘micro film’ scoops top prize at Asian festival’s Hong Kong final
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Pakistani-made ‘micro film’ scoops top prize at Asian festival’s Hong Kong final

Metal meets Mongolian throat singing and instruments in Uuhai’s Hong Kong debut
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Metal meets Mongolian throat singing and instruments in Uuhai’s Hong Kong debut

Beef brisket, dim sum, Thai curry: an editor’s Hong Kong restaurant picks
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Beef brisket, dim sum, Thai curry: an editor’s Hong Kong restaurant picks

‘I wasn’t scared’: young Hong Kong rare cancer survivor who stayed positive
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‘I wasn’t scared’: young Hong Kong rare cancer survivor who stayed positive

History of mooncake moulds and their designs, and those preserving the craft
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History of mooncake moulds and their designs, and those preserving the craft

Inside Bangkok’s World Gourmet Festival, where top chefs share the kitchen
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Inside Bangkok’s World Gourmet Festival, where top chefs share the kitchen

Sunil Grover on bringing his hilarious Indian TV characters to Hong Kong
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Sunil Grover on bringing his hilarious Indian TV characters to Hong Kong

Review | Heart of the Beast review: Brad Pitt and his loyal combat dog brave the Alaskan wilderness
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Review | Heart of the Beast review: Brad Pitt and his loyal combat dog brave the Alaskan wilderness

How Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns are traditionally made and an artisan defending the craft
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How Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns are traditionally made and an artisan defending the craft

More than 8 in 10 people across Asia have delayed their medical care, report finds
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More than 8 in 10 people across Asia have delayed their medical care, report finds

7 of the best attractions at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, from Star Wars to Banksy
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7 of the best attractions at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, from Star Wars to Banksy

How a Hong Kong-style milk tea shop in Tokyo has customers queuing out the door
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How a Hong Kong-style milk tea shop in Tokyo has customers queuing out the door

Uzbekistan has a brand new arts centre but can it rival Dubai as the next global art hub?
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Uzbekistan has a brand new arts centre but can it rival Dubai as the next global art hub?

Fan Ho’s poetic photos of mid-20th century Hong Kong show in an unlikely place
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Fan Ho’s poetic photos of mid-20th century Hong Kong show in an unlikely place

Tapestry depicting English history’s ‘most important event’ back in UK after 1,000 years
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Tapestry depicting English history’s ‘most important event’ back in UK after 1,000 years

Ancient wisdom, modern lives: Hong Kong’s TCM evolution
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Ancient wisdom, modern lives: Hong Kong’s TCM evolution

Why dementia is preventable – and the new tools that can reduce your risk
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Why dementia is preventable – and the new tools that can reduce your risk

A guide to Hong Kong’s bitter herbal teas and how Gen Z is reviving the health tradition
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A guide to Hong Kong’s bitter herbal teas and how Gen Z is reviving the health tradition

Forget colour analysis – how colour pyramids can help you dress your best
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Forget colour analysis – how colour pyramids can help you dress your best

What to expect from MasterChef Asia 2026? Judges open up on series’ comeback
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What to expect from MasterChef Asia 2026? Judges open up on series’ comeback

The inspiring story of Hong Kong dancer and filmmaker who began at 48 after leaving Apple
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The inspiring story of Hong Kong dancer and filmmaker who began at 48 after leaving Apple