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How Hamlet adaptations are having a moment as the play taps into current existential angst
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How Hamlet adaptations are having a moment as the play taps into current existential angst

What is China’s luxury Silk Road Express train like? We ride its new route
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What is China’s luxury Silk Road Express train like? We ride its new route

Review | A Man and a Woman movie review: Huang Bo, Ni Ni stuck in Hong Kong in pandemic-set drama
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Review | A Man and a Woman movie review: Huang Bo, Ni Ni stuck in Hong Kong in pandemic-set drama

Hong Kong’s 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion wows the crowds to sleep
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Hong Kong’s 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion wows the crowds to sleep

Review | East meets West as Opera Hong Kong’s Carmen takes place in 1970s Hong Kong
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Review | East meets West as Opera Hong Kong’s Carmen takes place in 1970s Hong Kong

Inside The White Lotus season 4’s luxury 5-star hotel in Cannes, France
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Inside The White Lotus season 4’s luxury 5-star hotel in Cannes, France

Meet the Japanese chef making vegan sushi and omakase in Vancouver’s Chinatown
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Meet the Japanese chef making vegan sushi and omakase in Vancouver’s Chinatown

Deaf artist who lost life’s work in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire is ‘painting to heal myself’
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Deaf artist who lost life’s work in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire is ‘painting to heal myself’

In new travel series K-Everything, Daniel Dae Kim puts Korean culture in the spotlight
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In new travel series K-Everything, Daniel Dae Kim puts Korean culture in the spotlight

Pioneering South Korean soprano Sumi Jo joins K-pop label SM, sings with Exo’s Suho
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Pioneering South Korean soprano Sumi Jo joins K-pop label SM, sings with Exo’s Suho

Lau Ching-wan’s best mid-1990s Hong Kong films, from Loving You to Big Bullet
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Lau Ching-wan’s best mid-1990s Hong Kong films, from Loving You to Big Bullet

How Hong Kong bartenders and Chinese chefs create ‘liquid yin and yang’ harmony
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How Hong Kong bartenders and Chinese chefs create ‘liquid yin and yang’ harmony

Why tai chi and qigong are great for health and where to learn in English in Hong Kong
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Why tai chi and qigong are great for health and where to learn in English in Hong Kong

When London’s museums started losing visitors, they decided to get creative
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When London’s museums started losing visitors, they decided to get creative

How Citizen Kane went from box-office flop to greatest film of all time
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How Citizen Kane went from box-office flop to greatest film of all time

K-drama casting news about Kim Hee-ae, Noh Sang-hyun, Kim Rae-won and more
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K-drama casting news about Kim Hee-ae, Noh Sang-hyun, Kim Rae-won and more

How pole keeps this 58-year-old former bodybuilder in top shape mentally and physically
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How pole keeps this 58-year-old former bodybuilder in top shape mentally and physically

Reflections | How succession struggles in China’s history are echoed in Malaysia’s 2026 royal crisis
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Reflections | How succession struggles in China’s history are echoed in Malaysia’s 2026 royal crisis

Health begets wealth | South China Morning Post
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Health begets wealth | South China Morning Post

Mandarin peel ice cream, coffee, gin? Why chun pei, a TCM ingredient, is gaining favour
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Mandarin peel ice cream, coffee, gin? Why chun pei, a TCM ingredient, is gaining favour

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this Mother’s Day weekend, May 8-10
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this Mother’s Day weekend, May 8-10

Profile | Why Cantopop star Kay Tse chose Hong Kong over the lucrative mainland Chinese market
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Profile | Why Cantopop star Kay Tse chose Hong Kong over the lucrative mainland Chinese market

Hong Kong reggae and ska festival organiser on bringing ‘voice of freedom’ for 10 years
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Hong Kong reggae and ska festival organiser on bringing ‘voice of freedom’ for 10 years

Drink in Focus: Lee cocktail at The Green Door
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Drink in Focus: Lee cocktail at The Green Door

Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

As David Attenborough turns 100, the star naturalist’s unequalled impact over 70 years
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As David Attenborough turns 100, the star naturalist’s unequalled impact over 70 years

How to train and prepare for Hyrox, from gym sessions to running practice
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How to train and prepare for Hyrox, from gym sessions to running practice

Mouthing Off | Nobody can cook seafood like the Chinese – certainly not celebrity chef Rick Stein
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Mouthing Off | Nobody can cook seafood like the Chinese – certainly not celebrity chef Rick Stein

HK Phil’s compressed Ring cycle recording with Tarmo Peltokoski is Wagner made accessible
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HK Phil’s compressed Ring cycle recording with Tarmo Peltokoski is Wagner made accessible

Review | Mortal Kombat II movie review: Karl Urban stars in brainless, outdated action sequel
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Review | Mortal Kombat II movie review: Karl Urban stars in brainless, outdated action sequel

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 6-8
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 6-8

How Russia and Israel’s Venice Biennale participation is causing big problems
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How Russia and Israel’s Venice Biennale participation is causing big problems

Your Mother’s Day weekend food guide in Hong Kong for May 8-10
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Your Mother’s Day weekend food guide in Hong Kong for May 8-10

Russian cabaret director’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, noodles, dim sum
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Russian cabaret director’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, noodles, dim sum

How a Hong Kong Hyrox champion went from ‘skinny runner’ to top competitor
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How a Hong Kong Hyrox champion went from ‘skinny runner’ to top competitor

Weekly releases vs binge-watching: what will win? How streamers are changing models
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Weekly releases vs binge-watching: what will win? How streamers are changing models

There’s a Thai food revolution going on as chefs think outside the box
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There’s a Thai food revolution going on as chefs think outside the box

Who was Marguerite Duras? Decoding the dual identity of French cinema’s radical auteur
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Who was Marguerite Duras? Decoding the dual identity of French cinema’s radical auteur

Famous Chinese women in history
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Famous Chinese women in history

Aji Presents New Concept of “Asian Bistronomy” at MGM COTAI
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Aji Presents New Concept of “Asian Bistronomy” at MGM COTAI

How K-pop boy band Naze’s multinational members found ‘natural chemistry’ for debut album
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How K-pop boy band Naze’s multinational members found ‘natural chemistry’ for debut album

Review | Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express movie review – a riotous sci-fi anime ride
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Review | Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express movie review – a riotous sci-fi anime ride

4 years after lockdown, Shanghai’s expat community is recovering – and changing
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4 years after lockdown, Shanghai’s expat community is recovering – and changing

How Lawrence Ho is weaving dreams for the integrated resort of the future
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How Lawrence Ho is weaving dreams for the integrated resort of the future

Gardens of China and Europe juxtaposed in spectacular Hong Kong exhibition featuring Monet
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Gardens of China and Europe juxtaposed in spectacular Hong Kong exhibition featuring Monet

Beautiful, intelligent and power-hungry: how Wu Zetian became China’s only female emperor
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Beautiful, intelligent and power-hungry: how Wu Zetian became China’s only female emperor

4 of the best destinations for luxury multigenerational holidays
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4 of the best destinations for luxury multigenerational holidays

Review | Sound of Falling movie review: Cannes Jury Prize winner is a beautiful tale of trauma
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Review | Sound of Falling movie review: Cannes Jury Prize winner is a beautiful tale of trauma

Ferragamo traces 80% of leather amid EU sustainability push on the fashion industry
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Ferragamo traces 80% of leather amid EU sustainability push on the fashion industry

Asian-American artists shine at San Francisco Art Fair amid ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric
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Asian-American artists shine at San Francisco Art Fair amid ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric

What carrying the ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ like Chris Hemsworth means and how to reduce risk
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What carrying the ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ like Chris Hemsworth means and how to reduce risk

How this Irish pub is helping turn a quiet Seoul neighbourhood into a cultural hotspot
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How this Irish pub is helping turn a quiet Seoul neighbourhood into a cultural hotspot

Why 1970s Hong Kong film legend Angela Mao was a better martial artist than Michelle Yeoh
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Why 1970s Hong Kong film legend Angela Mao was a better martial artist than Michelle Yeoh

How Hong Kong’s 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion will transform into new cultural hub
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How Hong Kong’s 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion will transform into new cultural hub

How to sleep better, from bedtimes to regularity – what the research says
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How to sleep better, from bedtimes to regularity – what the research says

Korean-American rapper Jonnie Park, aka Dumbfoundead, on family struggles, music and Beef
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Korean-American rapper Jonnie Park, aka Dumbfoundead, on family struggles, music and Beef

Saros review: Returnal successor is one of the best games of 2026 so far
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Saros review: Returnal successor is one of the best games of 2026 so far

How the US occupation shaped Okinawan cuisine, from Spam musubi to taco rice
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How the US occupation shaped Okinawan cuisine, from Spam musubi to taco rice

Reflections | Ancient Chinese sleep advice, from bedtimes and body positions to state of mind
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Reflections | Ancient Chinese sleep advice, from bedtimes and body positions to state of mind

What is peptide stacking? Biohackers jump on risky trend cheaper than stem cell therapy
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What is peptide stacking? Biohackers jump on risky trend cheaper than stem cell therapy

Disney+ K-drama Gold Land: crime thriller with Park Bo-young is polished but lacks urgency
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Disney+ K-drama Gold Land: crime thriller with Park Bo-young is polished but lacks urgency

Why Michael Bay’s much derided Pearl Harbor deserves a second look on its 25th anniversary
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Why Michael Bay’s much derided Pearl Harbor deserves a second look on its 25th anniversary

If googling your symptoms puts you in an anxiety spiral, you could have cyberchondria
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If googling your symptoms puts you in an anxiety spiral, you could have cyberchondria

How China is using AI – and state funding – to transform the micro drama industry
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How China is using AI – and state funding – to transform the micro drama industry

13 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in May 2026, from pizza and steak to fondue
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13 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in May 2026, from pizza and steak to fondue

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong on Labour Day weekend, May 1-3
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong on Labour Day weekend, May 1-3

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

Netflix K-drama Sold Out on You: Ahn Hyo-seop and Chae Won-bin lead familiar rural romcom
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Netflix K-drama Sold Out on You: Ahn Hyo-seop and Chae Won-bin lead familiar rural romcom

HBO Max K-drama Filing for Love: Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung lead cathartic workplace comedy
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HBO Max K-drama Filing for Love: Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung lead cathartic workplace comedy

Toy Story 5 writer-director Andrew Stanton on spending 34 years with the franchise
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Toy Story 5 writer-director Andrew Stanton on spending 34 years with the franchise