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Review | Under Current movie review: Aaron Kwok, Francis Ng seek justice in fun but silly thriller
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Review | Under Current movie review: Aaron Kwok, Francis Ng seek justice in fun but silly thriller

 05/12/2025
Review | Netflix K-drama The Price of Confession review: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in prestige pulp
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Review | Netflix K-drama The Price of Confession review: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in prestige pulp

 05/12/2025
Why founders of Hong Kong restaurant Francis looked to South Europe for new spot Carmela
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Why founders of Hong Kong restaurant Francis looked to South Europe for new spot Carmela

 05/12/2025
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong and ways to lend a hand this weekend, December 5-7
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong and ways to lend a hand this weekend, December 5-7

 05/12/2025
Hong Kong tries on the future of fashion
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Hong Kong tries on the future of fashion

 05/12/2025
Profile | Hong Kong music icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing his albums
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Profile | Hong Kong music icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing his albums

 05/12/2025
How Hong Kong heartthrob Moses Chan became one of city’s top TV stars
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How Hong Kong heartthrob Moses Chan became one of city’s top TV stars

 04/12/2025
How Stranger Things, the Star Wars of Netflix, changed the streaming service forever
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How Stranger Things, the Star Wars of Netflix, changed the streaming service forever

 04/12/2025
Hong Kong abruptly cancels 3 Japanese film screenings amid diplomatic row
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Hong Kong abruptly cancels 3 Japanese film screenings amid diplomatic row

 04/12/2025
UK film on Hong Kong immigrants, top travel trends for 2026: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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UK film on Hong Kong immigrants, top travel trends for 2026: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 04/12/2025
Drink in Focus: Bancha & Chestnut Alexander at Madara
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Drink in Focus: Bancha & Chestnut Alexander at Madara

 04/12/2025
89-year-old pastry chef’s ingredient of success: working with his son and grandson
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89-year-old pastry chef’s ingredient of success: working with his son and grandson

 04/12/2025
Best things to eat in Chaoshan, China, a food paradise in Guangdong province
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Best things to eat in Chaoshan, China, a food paradise in Guangdong province

 04/12/2025
Mouthing Off | Want the best coffee in the morning? Improve your brew from the grounds up
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Mouthing Off | Want the best coffee in the morning? Improve your brew from the grounds up

 04/12/2025
Review | Violinist Midori works her magic in a duo of concerts at Hong Kong City Hall
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Review | Violinist Midori works her magic in a duo of concerts at Hong Kong City Hall

 04/12/2025
Review | Thrilling Bruce Lee dance show explores Hong Kong star’s life and career
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Review | Thrilling Bruce Lee dance show explores Hong Kong star’s life and career

 04/12/2025
how Singapore’s creative spirit drives its development
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how Singapore’s creative spirit drives its development

 04/12/2025
Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 5-7
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 5-7

 03/12/2025
Prada has bought Versace for .4 billion. Can it make its Milan rival ‘interesting again’?
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Prada has bought Versace for $1.4 billion. Can it make its Milan rival ‘interesting again’?

 03/12/2025
‘Yummiest’ seafood, ‘scrumptious’ Indian: Hong Kong restaurant picks of Tabla founder
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‘Yummiest’ seafood, ‘scrumptious’ Indian: Hong Kong restaurant picks of Tabla founder

 03/12/2025
Eileen Chang exhibition in Hong Kong reveals the woman behind the Chinese literary icon
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Eileen Chang exhibition in Hong Kong reveals the woman behind the Chinese literary icon

 03/12/2025
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-7
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-7

 03/12/2025
First woman to swim around Hong Kong’s Lantau Island defies her age
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First woman to swim around Hong Kong’s Lantau Island defies her age

 03/12/2025
What do nails say about your health? Experts reveal what to look for and how to fix issues
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What do nails say about your health? Experts reveal what to look for and how to fix issues

 03/12/2025
Hong Kong-born artist Lam Tung-pang deconstructs the past to build a future in Taipei show
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Hong Kong-born artist Lam Tung-pang deconstructs the past to build a future in Taipei show

 03/12/2025
Review | Road to Vendetta movie review: Jeffrey Ngai plays an assassin in illogical lead-role debut
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Review | Road to Vendetta movie review: Jeffrey Ngai plays an assassin in illogical lead-role debut

 02/12/2025
Digital versions of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raffael and more a win-win situation
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Digital versions of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raffael and more a win-win situation

 02/12/2025
How serene backyard Sai Kung in Hong Kong became a fertile ground for independent cafes
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How serene backyard Sai Kung in Hong Kong became a fertile ground for independent cafes

 02/12/2025
11 of the best Unesco World Heritage sites in the US, from the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone
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11 of the best Unesco World Heritage sites in the US, from the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone

 02/12/2025
Review | Pianist Mao Fujita delivers a technical masterclass alongside HK Phil in poignant concert
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Review | Pianist Mao Fujita delivers a technical masterclass alongside HK Phil in poignant concert

 02/12/2025
New BBC series China’s Wild Guangdong shows the southern province as a wildlife wonderland
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New BBC series China’s Wild Guangdong shows the southern province as a wildlife wonderland

 02/12/2025
Félix González-Torres exhibition in Hong Kong highlights his ever-changing works
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Félix González-Torres exhibition in Hong Kong highlights his ever-changing works

 01/12/2025
Want to find solace in film? 10 movies that may offer catharsis and hope
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Want to find solace in film? 10 movies that may offer catharsis and hope

 01/12/2025
How Netflix’s One Shot with Ed Sheeran was made in one take between soundcheck and show
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How Netflix’s One Shot with Ed Sheeran was made in one take between soundcheck and show

 01/12/2025
How many steps to walk for minimum brain health decline, according to new study
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How many steps to walk for minimum brain health decline, according to new study

 01/12/2025
Food writer explores tamarind’s subtle but significant role in Macau’s culinary history
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Food writer explores tamarind’s subtle but significant role in Macau’s culinary history

 01/12/2025
5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to snuggle down at in December 2025
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5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to snuggle down at in December 2025

 01/12/2025
How Peking duck got so famous and changed the world’s perception of Chinese cuisine
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How Peking duck got so famous and changed the world’s perception of Chinese cuisine

 30/11/2025
Could magic mushrooms help us live longer? What biohacker Bryan Johnson’s test showed
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Could magic mushrooms help us live longer? What biohacker Bryan Johnson’s test showed

 30/11/2025
Abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong hosts one final ‘dangerous’ dinner
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Abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong hosts one final ‘dangerous’ dinner

 30/11/2025
How Johnnie To redefined Hong Kong’s gangster genre with 3 mid-2000s classics
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How Johnnie To redefined Hong Kong’s gangster genre with 3 mid-2000s classics

 30/11/2025
Dish in focus: toasted sesame tofu at Mosu Hong Kong
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Dish in focus: toasted sesame tofu at Mosu Hong Kong

 30/11/2025
Why Hong Kong’s cooked food centres are so beloved and some of the best to visit
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Why Hong Kong’s cooked food centres are so beloved and some of the best to visit

 30/11/2025
How Daniel Craig has evolved detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out series
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How Daniel Craig has evolved detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out series

 29/11/2025
Why this Aids charity’s Hong Kong art show smells of resilience
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Why this Aids charity’s Hong Kong art show smells of resilience

 29/11/2025
Catch Spencer Sweeney’s Hong Kong exhibition, US artist who paints like he’s making jazz
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Catch Spencer Sweeney’s Hong Kong exhibition, US artist who paints like he’s making jazz

 29/11/2025
What is a bento cake and how to make one? The trending mini cakes that come from the heart
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What is a bento cake and how to make one? The trending mini cakes that come from the heart

 29/11/2025
Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 29-30
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 29-30

 29/11/2025
Reflections | Trump insiders’ ‘Mar-a-Lago faces’ echo Chinese elites’ unhealthy efforts to please a king
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Reflections | Trump insiders’ ‘Mar-a-Lago faces’ echo Chinese elites’ unhealthy efforts to please a king

 29/11/2025
Explainer | What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults
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Explainer | What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults

 29/11/2025
8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in December 2025, including Made in Korea on Disney+
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8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in December 2025, including Made in Korea on Disney+

 29/11/2025
When did domestic cats arrive in Europe? About 4,000 years later than previously thought
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When did domestic cats arrive in Europe? About 4,000 years later than previously thought

 28/11/2025
Why Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos loves Hong Kong gigs, plus insight on latest album
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Why Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos loves Hong Kong gigs, plus insight on latest album

 28/11/2025
How to use juniper berries in marinades for strong meats and to add flavour to sauerkraut
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How to use juniper berries in marinades for strong meats and to add flavour to sauerkraut

 28/11/2025
Soursweet, British drama on Hong Kong immigrants, showed grim reality of their new lives
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Soursweet, British drama on Hong Kong immigrants, showed grim reality of their new lives

 28/11/2025
How to make 2026 the best year of your life? YouTuber Ali Abdaal says he has the answers
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How to make 2026 the best year of your life? YouTuber Ali Abdaal says he has the answers

 28/11/2025
Should Hong Kong abandon bamboo scaffolding after Tai Po fire tragedy?
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Should Hong Kong abandon bamboo scaffolding after Tai Po fire tragedy?

 27/11/2025
Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks, Ralph Lauren’s ‘other son’, shares his story in new memoir
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Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks, Ralph Lauren’s ‘other son’, shares his story in new memoir

 27/11/2025
Lea Salonga on Disney roles, crying at KPop Demon Hunters and discrimination she’s faced
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Lea Salonga on Disney roles, crying at KPop Demon Hunters and discrimination she’s faced

 27/11/2025
The Beatles Anthology gets new Disney+ episode with unreleased archive songs
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The Beatles Anthology gets new Disney+ episode with unreleased archive songs

 27/11/2025
13 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in December 2025, from Japanese to steak
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13 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in December 2025, from Japanese to steak

 27/11/2025
‘Great Cantonese classics’, superb seafood: journalist’s Hong Kong restaurant picks
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‘Great Cantonese classics’, superb seafood: journalist’s Hong Kong restaurant picks

 26/11/2025
K-drama Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and company kick new season off in style in Japan
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K-drama Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and company kick new season off in style in Japan

 26/11/2025
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 28-30 – plus December 1
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 28-30 – plus December 1

 26/11/2025
‘Hawaii of Europe’: how Madeira’s lush hiking trails offer scenery worthy of a movie set
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‘Hawaii of Europe’: how Madeira’s lush hiking trails offer scenery worthy of a movie set

 26/11/2025
He was once Singapore’s fastest man. Here’s how he lives a happy, healthy life
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He was once Singapore’s fastest man. Here’s how he lives a happy, healthy life

 26/11/2025
‘The future of dining’? AI chef heads kitchen at futuristic new Dubai restaurant
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‘The future of dining’? AI chef heads kitchen at futuristic new Dubai restaurant

 26/11/2025
Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on wellness treatments, Fosun-backed firm says
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Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on wellness treatments, Fosun-backed firm says

 26/11/2025
Why French film star Garance Marillier just had to visit Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions
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Why French film star Garance Marillier just had to visit Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions

 26/11/2025
Review | Zootopia 2 movie review: Disney’s formulaic animated sequel delights with visual wit
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Review | Zootopia 2 movie review: Disney’s formulaic animated sequel delights with visual wit

 26/11/2025
Where to enjoy a next-level Christmas dinner in Hong Kong this festive season
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Where to enjoy a next-level Christmas dinner in Hong Kong this festive season

 26/11/2025
Women’s fashion has a sizing problem, says designer Edeline Lee. She’s out to fix it
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Women’s fashion has a sizing problem, says designer Edeline Lee. She’s out to fix it

 25/11/2025
Hong Kong beverage giant Vitasoy’s revenue dips 6% as mainland China demand slows
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Hong Kong beverage giant Vitasoy’s revenue dips 6% as mainland China demand slows

 25/11/2025
Review | Someone Like Me movie review: Fish Liew stars as a disabled woman hoping to experience sex
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Review | Someone Like Me movie review: Fish Liew stars as a disabled woman hoping to experience sex

 25/11/2025
How new cultural salon Gold will reflect Hong Kong’s changing art scene
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How new cultural salon Gold will reflect Hong Kong’s changing art scene

 25/11/2025
Hong Kong pop-up Queer Room offers ‘alternative individuals’ a place to connect
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Hong Kong pop-up Queer Room offers ‘alternative individuals’ a place to connect

 25/11/2025
Review | Champion Hong Kong pianist Aristo Sham joins Rome-based orchestra in powerful concert
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Review | Champion Hong Kong pianist Aristo Sham joins Rome-based orchestra in powerful concert

 25/11/2025
11 of the best Hong Kong restaurants to eat hairy crab in 2025, from Yat Tung Heen to Pici
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11 of the best Hong Kong restaurants to eat hairy crab in 2025, from Yat Tung Heen to Pici

 25/11/2025
European EDM festival Tomorrowland makes China debut in Shanghai
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European EDM festival Tomorrowland makes China debut in Shanghai

 24/11/2025
Women who eat lots of ultra-processed food at more risk of precancerous polyps, study says
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Women who eat lots of ultra-processed food at more risk of precancerous polyps, study says

 24/11/2025
Review | Hong Kong-invented electronic tap shoes take first steps in imaginative dance performance
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Review | Hong Kong-invented electronic tap shoes take first steps in imaginative dance performance

 24/11/2025
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum marks 100-year history with stunning displays
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Taiwan’s National Palace Museum marks 100-year history with stunning displays

 24/11/2025
Manulife advances mental well-being through shared value partnership
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Manulife advances mental well-being through shared value partnership

 24/11/2025
How Hong Kong-born chef’s Chinese kitchen knives are cutting through stigma
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How Hong Kong-born chef’s Chinese kitchen knives are cutting through stigma

 24/11/2025
Korean-American food influencer Jaeki Cho brings New York-Seoul vibes to Hong Kong pop-up
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Korean-American food influencer Jaeki Cho brings New York-Seoul vibes to Hong Kong pop-up

 23/11/2025
The rare autoimmune disease that hijacks patients’ brains, and treatments in development
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The rare autoimmune disease that hijacks patients’ brains, and treatments in development

 23/11/2025
Language Matters | Why language loss in indigenous communities hurts biodiversity conservation
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Language Matters | Why language loss in indigenous communities hurts biodiversity conservation

 23/11/2025
How Bruce Lee hit the big time in 1972 and other Hong Kong cinema highlights that year
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How Bruce Lee hit the big time in 1972 and other Hong Kong cinema highlights that year

 23/11/2025
JPMorgan, DBS, Standard Chartered bosses swap deals for sneakers in HKEX charity run
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JPMorgan, DBS, Standard Chartered bosses swap deals for sneakers in HKEX charity run

 23/11/2025
What are the best supplements? Expert advice on what works and what doesn’t
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What are the best supplements? Expert advice on what works and what doesn’t

 23/11/2025
Ann Leda Shapiro, whose feminist art was once censored, holds Hong Kong exhibition
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Ann Leda Shapiro, whose feminist art was once censored, holds Hong Kong exhibition

 22/11/2025
Why males take more risks and how to promote healthy risk-taking in teens
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Why males take more risks and how to promote healthy risk-taking in teens

 22/11/2025
Interactive museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin opens in Southern California
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Interactive museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin opens in Southern California

 22/11/2025
K-drama casting news about Shin Hye-sun, Na In-woo, Ji Chang-wook and more
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K-drama casting news about Shin Hye-sun, Na In-woo, Ji Chang-wook and more

 22/11/2025
Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait, sold for US.7m, breaks auction record for female artists
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Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait, sold for US$54.7m, breaks auction record for female artists

 22/11/2025
Reflections | How China embraced physical fitness through history, from polo to today’s National Games
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Reflections | How China embraced physical fitness through history, from polo to today’s National Games

 22/11/2025
Traditional Chinese medicine gets a delicious, Insta-worthy makeover in food and drink
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Traditional Chinese medicine gets a delicious, Insta-worthy makeover in food and drink

 22/11/2025
Hong Kong’s take on Peking duck, China’s ancient Qing dynasty: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Hong Kong’s take on Peking duck, China’s ancient Qing dynasty: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 22/11/2025
Year of the Snake 10th month predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs. Is your luck in?
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Year of the Snake 10th month predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs. Is your luck in?

 21/11/2025
What to see at Hong Kong Palace Museum’s ancient Egypt exhibition – 5 of the best exhibits
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What to see at Hong Kong Palace Museum’s ancient Egypt exhibition – 5 of the best exhibits

 21/11/2025