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On This Day | Jackie Chan, Sly Stallone among stars at 1994 Planet Hollywood opening – SCMP archive

 29/05/2026
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This legendary Chinese snake soup was all but lost. How 2 chefs are reviving it

 29/05/2026
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Review | Backrooms movie review: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve star in a liminal space nightmare

 28/05/2026
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Hong Kong Gen Z artists show rebellious youthful aesthetic at ‘Free Radicals’ exhibition

 28/05/2026
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Meet Daniel Harding, new LA Phil music director with deep Asia ties

 28/05/2026
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Consort Wan’s dark story, the good and bad with GLP-1s: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 28/05/2026
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Dish in Focus: Pâté en croûte i caille at Terrace Boulud

 28/05/2026
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, May 29-31

 28/05/2026
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On the Menu | Vicky Cheng’s new Estuary restaurant in Macau is French dining but not as we know it

 28/05/2026
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The rise and fall of Hong Kong comics, once a 50 million copies a year industry

 28/05/2026
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Opinion | Beyond visitor numbers: Hong Kong must track the full worth of its art and culture

 28/05/2026
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Chinese Culture Festival 2026 brings centuries of legends and glory to life for modern audiences

 27/05/2026
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How sitarist Anoushka Shankar broke her creative block after the pandemic

 27/05/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 29-31

 27/05/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 29-31

 27/05/2026
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‘Crazy cool’ Italian, ‘funky’ Japanese: design shop CEO’s Hong Kong food picks

 27/05/2026
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How do therapists protect their own mental health? 3 Hong Kong experts share tips

 27/05/2026
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95-year-old dim sum chef launches menu of forgotten items at Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong

 27/05/2026
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Relaxing holiday locations to reset your nervous system, from Australia to Canada

 26/05/2026
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Review | Hong Kong Dance Company’s ode to Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong is a head-scratcher

 26/05/2026
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Review | Unexpected Courage movie review: Rene Liu lacks agency in a flawed pregnancy drama

 26/05/2026
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With new album Pureflow Pt.1, Le Sserafim are facing their fears and are stronger for it

 26/05/2026
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Is the US unsafe and unwelcoming? Trump’s Australia-born tourism chief addresses ‘myths’

 26/05/2026
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Hong Kong author Kit Fan on food, identity and ‘reverse migration’ in Goodbye Chinatown

 26/05/2026
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Cannes 2026: 10 of the festival’s best movies, from Fjord to Minotaur and All of a Sudden

 25/05/2026
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Checklist tourism is on the rise as travellers prioritise selfies over ‘real stories’

 25/05/2026
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Hong Kong’s curious history of Swiss restaurants, and 2 that have endured

 25/05/2026
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‘I am hungry’: Elim Chan on taking the lead at the San Francisco Symphony

 25/05/2026
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Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival to bring fresh takes on the Bard’s classics

 25/05/2026
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Classic car stunts in Hong Kong cinema, from Jackie Chan’s Police Story to Initial D

 24/05/2026
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K-drama actor Ahn Hyo-seop on ‘Something Special’, his new single with US R&B star Khalid

 24/05/2026
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Are mould and toxins in your home making you ill? Expert tips to reduce health risks

 24/05/2026
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The quest to make the perfect Peking duck is opening doors for this Vietnamese-American

 24/05/2026
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How Mr Mahjong is telling Hong Kong stories through his one-of-a-kind outdoor exhibition

 24/05/2026
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‘It’s a Geena-sance’: Geena Davis on Netflix’s The Boroughs and Coachella skit

 23/05/2026
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K-drama casting news about Nana, Lee Jong-suk, Kim Seon-ho and more

 23/05/2026
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The dark story of Consort Wan, 17 years older than the Chinese emperor who loved her

 23/05/2026
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Reflections | The earliest Chinese irons date back over 2,000 years. Here’s how they evolved

 23/05/2026
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How GLP-1s are more than just weight-loss wonders – but not without risk

 23/05/2026
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The Hong Kong chefs serving up East-West fusion food without the stigma

 22/05/2026
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Lego Batman and Robin return with stylish, humorous Legacy of the Dark Knight video game

 22/05/2026
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How Shenzhen is becoming Asia’s newest culinary hotspot

 22/05/2026
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Origin of Hong Kong’s ‘peace buns’, Cheung Chau Bun Festival’s iconic snack

 22/05/2026
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On This Day | Australia’s Linda McGill makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

 22/05/2026
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Profile | How Got7’s Jackson Wang went from Hong Kong fencing prodigy to global music icon

 22/05/2026
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Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan becomes first woman to lead San Francisco Symphony

 22/05/2026
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How these Hong Kong chefs are doing Japanese food with a Cantonese twist

 21/05/2026
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Shenzhen’s 24-hour spa, a glimpse of 1970s Hong Kong: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 21/05/2026
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How buildings and cities shape our lives, from ancient Rome to Hong Kong today

 21/05/2026
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Drink in Focus: Apple Cooler at Bar Oasis

 21/05/2026
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Review | The Voice of Hind Rajab movie review: harrowing Gaza docudrama is breathless, vital cinema

 21/05/2026
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The story of Snow Garden, legendary Hong Kong restaurant loved by the rich and famous

 21/05/2026
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this wet weekend, May 22-24

 21/05/2026
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Mouthing Off | Why do so many people in Hong Kong eat too fast or too slow?

 21/05/2026
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How doing housework can declutter both your home and your mind. What the experts say

 21/05/2026
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How a Hong Kong mother of 3 who runs a restaurant also wins gruelling trail races

 20/05/2026
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Review | Cannes 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner movie review – Kiyoshi Kurosawa back on top form

 20/05/2026
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Japanese, Vietnamese, Cantonese – where a Hong Kong food critic likes to eat

 20/05/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 21-24

 20/05/2026
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How Asian artists at the 2026 Venice Biennale are making their voices heard

 20/05/2026
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 22-25

 20/05/2026
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Review | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie review – plays like an extended TV episode

 20/05/2026
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What are Shenzhen’s 24-hour spas like? A Hong Kong couple stays overnight at one

 20/05/2026
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Review | Cannes 2026: Bitter Christmas movie review – Pedro Almodovar’s engrossing meta drama

 20/05/2026
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Who should get a mammogram and how often. 4 things to know about breast cancer screening

 19/05/2026
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Swatch drops US$400 Royal Pop watch. Then ‘people got crazy’ from Hong Kong to US

 19/05/2026
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How Colony features a new kind of zombie to reflect modern fears

 19/05/2026
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Review | Cannes 2026: Fjord movie review – Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve lead child welfare drama

 19/05/2026
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How an architect is healing Hongkongers’ ‘inner child’ with free sketches, figurines

 19/05/2026
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She rejected her Chinese heritage as a child. Now, she leans into it through her novels

 19/05/2026