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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

A 60-year-old Singaporean pole dancer, Guizhou’s spicy food: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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A 60-year-old Singaporean pole dancer, Guizhou’s spicy food: 7 Lifestyle highlights

At 60, this pole-dancing Singaporean influencer is showing how to age well
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At 60, this pole-dancing Singaporean influencer is showing how to age well

Asian-American mother challenges tough Chinese traditions for new mums with modern recipes
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Asian-American mother challenges tough Chinese traditions for new mums with modern recipes

What the rise of ‘Wasians’ like Alysa Liu and Hudson Williams means for part-Asian identity
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What the rise of ‘Wasians’ like Alysa Liu and Hudson Williams means for part-Asian identity

On the Menu | Chinese desserts like red bean, black sesame and sago soups are having their moment again
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On the Menu | Chinese desserts like red bean, black sesame and sago soups are having their moment again

‘Exceptional’ steak, ‘fresh’ shrimp dumplings: wine lover’s top Hong Kong restaurants
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‘Exceptional’ steak, ‘fresh’ shrimp dumplings: wine lover’s top Hong Kong restaurants

Spice Girl Melanie C on new album Sweat, rave culture and making people ‘feel good’
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Spice Girl Melanie C on new album Sweat, rave culture and making people ‘feel good’

Review | Cold War 1994 movie review: Hong Kong crime thriller prequel is a star-studded blast
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Review | Cold War 1994 movie review: Hong Kong crime thriller prequel is a star-studded blast

Review | The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update
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Review | The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update

6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2026, including The Wonderfools on Netflix
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6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2026, including The Wonderfools on Netflix

Why Lacma’s new US4 million David Geffen Galleries space flows like oceans
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Why Lacma’s new US$724 million David Geffen Galleries space flows like oceans

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 30-May 2
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 30-May 2

The best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the GBA, revealed
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The best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the GBA, revealed

Beyond steak: how to dry-age fish, lamb and poultry, according to 3 Hong Kong chefs
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Beyond steak: how to dry-age fish, lamb and poultry, according to 3 Hong Kong chefs

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 1-3
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 1-3

It started with Crazy Rich Asians. How mahjong is booming across the US
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It started with Crazy Rich Asians. How mahjong is booming across the US

‘Sex is a language in this show’: Heated Rivalry’s Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney open up
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‘Sex is a language in this show’: Heated Rivalry’s Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney open up

The World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris delights guests with a magical Olaf and more
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The World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris delights guests with a magical Olaf and more

How Hong Kong crime films have evolved in the national security law era
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How Hong Kong crime films have evolved in the national security law era

Drag Race royalty Manila Luzon on Asian representation and providing a platform for others
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Drag Race royalty Manila Luzon on Asian representation and providing a platform for others

A British-Canadian chef’s nod to Hong Kong childhood at 2-Michelin-star London restaurant
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A British-Canadian chef’s nod to Hong Kong childhood at 2-Michelin-star London restaurant

Yo-Yo Ma, Gustavo Dudamel among stars of HK Phil’s 2026-27 season
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Yo-Yo Ma, Gustavo Dudamel among stars of HK Phil’s 2026-27 season

100 Top Tables 2026: celebrating Hong Kong’s best restaurants, bars and F&B talents
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100 Top Tables 2026: celebrating Hong Kong’s best restaurants, bars and F&B talents

The 10-minute morning exercise workout that millions of Japanese people wake up to do
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The 10-minute morning exercise workout that millions of Japanese people wake up to do

Fur is back in fashion as vintage trend drives coat sales, but is it misguided?
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Fur is back in fashion as vintage trend drives coat sales, but is it misguided?

Tarmo Peltokoski and Leila Josefowicz lead Hong Kong Philharmonic in thrilling concert
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Tarmo Peltokoski and Leila Josefowicz lead Hong Kong Philharmonic in thrilling concert

Incredible works of Wu Guanzhong reimagined in Hong Kong dance crossover
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Incredible works of Wu Guanzhong reimagined in Hong Kong dance crossover

Hong Kong music-theatre production The Diary challenges perceptions of classical music
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Hong Kong music-theatre production The Diary challenges perceptions of classical music

What is ‘nonnamaxxing’? Viral health trend embraces an Italian grandmother’s lifestyle
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What is ‘nonnamaxxing’? Viral health trend embraces an Italian grandmother’s lifestyle

Ringo Starr on his new country album Long Long Road: ‘It’s like the road I’ve taken’
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Ringo Starr on his new country album Long Long Road: ‘It’s like the road I’ve taken’

Singapore’s Amanda Heng on making feminist art in a country that wasn’t ready for it
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Singapore’s Amanda Heng on making feminist art in a country that wasn’t ready for it

How The One-Armed Swordsman sequels took Hong Kong martial arts films to the next level
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How The One-Armed Swordsman sequels took Hong Kong martial arts films to the next level

Language Matters | From azure to cerulean, how some of the most fashionable shades of blue got their names
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Language Matters | From azure to cerulean, how some of the most fashionable shades of blue got their names

He swore he wouldn’t be a chef. Now he owns a 2-Michelin-starred restaurant in Manila
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He swore he wouldn’t be a chef. Now he owns a 2-Michelin-starred restaurant in Manila

Are you ageing well? 5 simple tests to get a picture of your biological age
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Are you ageing well? 5 simple tests to get a picture of your biological age

Q&A | Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles
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Q&A | Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles

K-drama The Scarecrow: serial killer thriller echoes classic film Memories of Murder
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K-drama The Scarecrow: serial killer thriller echoes classic film Memories of Murder

Review | Netflix drama Straight to Hell review: Erika Toda dazzles as Japan’s famous fortune-teller
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Review | Netflix drama Straight to Hell review: Erika Toda dazzles as Japan’s famous fortune-teller

How viral ube drinks and desserts are taking over South Korean cafes
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How viral ube drinks and desserts are taking over South Korean cafes

Not just home to Lao Gan Ma, Guizhou is where China’s chilli culture was born
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Not just home to Lao Gan Ma, Guizhou is where China’s chilli culture was born

Reflections | The history of China’s hospitality industry and how its inns evolved over time
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Reflections | The history of China’s hospitality industry and how its inns evolved over time

Are ice baths good for you? What you need to know before taking the plunge
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Are ice baths good for you? What you need to know before taking the plunge

Macau puts ‘creative fusion’ on the menu at 2026 International Gastronomy Forum
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Macau puts ‘creative fusion’ on the menu at 2026 International Gastronomy Forum

The history of Hong Kong triads
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The history of Hong Kong triads

Review | Netflix K-drama If Wishes Could Kill review: high school horror with a chilling tech twist
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Review | Netflix K-drama If Wishes Could Kill review: high school horror with a chilling tech twist

How a zoo’s sights, sounds and smells can benefit people with dementia
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How a zoo’s sights, sounds and smells can benefit people with dementia

11 of the best Mother’s Day 2026 menus in Hong Kong for a special treat
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11 of the best Mother’s Day 2026 menus in Hong Kong for a special treat

Michael Tilson Thomas, legendary US conductor and ‘bad boy of classical music’, dies at 81
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Michael Tilson Thomas, legendary US conductor and ‘bad boy of classical music’, dies at 81

Inside 14k: how a Hong Kong triad grew into a global crime syndicate
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Inside 14k: how a Hong Kong triad grew into a global crime syndicate

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 24-26
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 24-26

Profile | How Tony Leung Ka-fai’s Hong Kong Film Awards record caps a wild journey for the actor
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Profile | How Tony Leung Ka-fai’s Hong Kong Film Awards record caps a wild journey for the actor

Alternative treatments for knee pain; monthly zodiac forecast: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Alternative treatments for knee pain; monthly zodiac forecast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Dish in Focus: Fxxking Peace Out Mapo Tofu at Golden Gip
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Dish in Focus: Fxxking Peace Out Mapo Tofu at Golden Gip

UK to South Africa road trip in a 3-wheeler bags duo world record and car trouble aplenty
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UK to South Africa road trip in a 3-wheeler bags duo world record and car trouble aplenty

This Seoul mall is one of the best places to buy anime and fan merch in the city
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This Seoul mall is one of the best places to buy anime and fan merch in the city

Is your family addicted to screens and junk food? How to change their habits
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Is your family addicted to screens and junk food? How to change their habits

The soy sauce artisans making the Chinese condiment with a dash of attitude
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The soy sauce artisans making the Chinese condiment with a dash of attitude

Prime Video K-drama Absolute Value of Romance: high school comedy with a boys’ love twist
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Prime Video K-drama Absolute Value of Romance: high school comedy with a boys’ love twist

Mouthing Off | Why a ParknShop-Wellcome merger isn’t cause for worry – we still have plenty of choice
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Mouthing Off | Why a ParknShop-Wellcome merger isn’t cause for worry – we still have plenty of choice

His wedding cakes start from US,500. Meet the pastry chef who caters to the ultra-rich
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His wedding cakes start from US$23,500. Meet the pastry chef who caters to the ultra-rich

Meet the women in whiskey breaking the glass ceiling in male-dominated industry
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Meet the women in whiskey breaking the glass ceiling in male-dominated industry

Netflix K-drama We Are All Trying Here: Go Yoon-jung, Koo Kyo-hwan in film industry drama
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Netflix K-drama We Are All Trying Here: Go Yoon-jung, Koo Kyo-hwan in film industry drama

‘Real bodies’: Met Gala’s body-positive fashion exhibition celebrates all shapes and sizes
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‘Real bodies’: Met Gala’s body-positive fashion exhibition celebrates all shapes and sizes

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 23-25
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 23-25

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 24-26
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 24-26

Top Macau restaurants for soup noodles, Portuguese ribs, pork: resort F&B boss’ picks
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Top Macau restaurants for soup noodles, Portuguese ribs, pork: resort F&B boss’ picks

At 94kg, he wanted to start a family. How he lost 20kg to become a ‘fit dad’
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At 94kg, he wanted to start a family. How he lost 20kg to become a ‘fit dad’

New Tang Chang art museum in Thailand preserves Thai-Chinese art rebel’s remarkable legacy
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New Tang Chang art museum in Thailand preserves Thai-Chinese art rebel’s remarkable legacy

Five Foot Road at MGM COTAI Unveils the Refined Mansion Banquets of the 1940s
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Five Foot Road at MGM COTAI Unveils the Refined Mansion Banquets of the 1940s