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Sandy Lam, Placido Domingo, Zhou Shen: 5 China Greater Bay Area events in December 2025

 20/11/2025
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Male vs female hairy crabs: which are tastiest? Hong Kong chefs peel back the differences

 20/11/2025
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Mouthing Off | Stop deep-frying turkeys for Thanksgiving, it’s dry and dangerous

 20/11/2025
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Whisky, wool and Andy Murray’s luxury estate on a journey across Scotland

 20/11/2025
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Superb steaks, perfect pasta: Hong Kong restaurant picks of a local mixologist

 20/11/2025
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How Apple TV+’s Palm Royale season 2 uses funny, feminist fashion as a storytelling device

 19/11/2025
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A look inside The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood’s new memoir

 19/11/2025
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 20-22

 19/11/2025
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Photos of Iraq by Hong Kong photographer explore war and humanity via chance encounters

 19/11/2025
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Solid gold toilet snapped up for US$12.1 million at New York auction

 19/11/2025
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 21-23

 19/11/2025
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How losing 41kg in 7 months saw Hongkonger go from panic attack to best shape of his life

 19/11/2025
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How China’s Qing dynasty brought both great wealth and humiliation to the nation

 19/11/2025
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Review | Wicked: For Good movie review – Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo dazzle in Part 2

 19/11/2025
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Why Sean Baker’s Taiwanese producer took 20 years to make her debut film Left-Handed Girl

 18/11/2025
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Netflix K-drama Dynamite Kiss: Ahn Eun-jin, Jang Ki-yong up the heat in Cinderella romance

 18/11/2025
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Review | Motorola Edge 70 review: ultra-slim phone takes on iPhone Air, Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

 18/11/2025
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What to eat and drink in Italy’s Liguria and Piedmont regions, where mountains meet the sea

 18/11/2025
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New Hong Kong fringe festival Horizons challenges established arts events

 18/11/2025
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How HBO Max’s Seduction, inspired by Dangerous Liaisons, offers a female perspective

 17/11/2025
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What is ‘hobby dogging’? Trend of training imaginary dogs goes viral

 17/11/2025
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Diners at new themed Beijing restaurant ‘time travel’ to ancient China

 17/11/2025
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What is the Intrinsic Capacity approach to ageing, and how can it help cut dementia risk?

 17/11/2025
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Will these electronic tap shoes, made by a Hong Kong studio, redefine the future of dance?

 17/11/2025
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‘It’s so magical’: how Standard Chartered Arts in the Park in Hong Kong births stars

 16/11/2025
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How climate change and extreme weather affect mental health, and what we can do

 16/11/2025
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When Hong Kong romance movies got weird: Saviour of the Soul, Anna Magdalena and Isabella

 16/11/2025
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China’s crackdown on same-sex love stories leaves Chinese women ‘less happy without it’

 16/11/2025
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How Bruce Lee went from a martial arts star to an enduring Asian-American icon

 16/11/2025
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Explainer | EMDR therapy helped Miley Cyrus and Prince Harry, but how does bilateral stimulation work?

 16/11/2025
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Pluribus, AppleTV+’s dystopian sci-fi, makes the end of the world look happier than ever

 16/11/2025
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Profile | Who is Ahn Eun-jin, the late-blooming actress of Hospital Playlist and Dynamite Kiss?

 15/11/2025
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A sea exhibition in Hong Kong explores our relationship with the ocean, a ‘complex entity’

 15/11/2025
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Angelica Lee Sinje evokes the ‘liberating happiness’ of childhood in her Hong Kong art show

 15/11/2025
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Late-night tango at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club draws those ‘longing for human connection’

 15/11/2025
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Reflections | Andrew’s loss of ‘prince’ title echoes downfall of many a demoted royal in imperial China

 15/11/2025
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How vertical dramas, born in China, are disrupting Hollywood, one minute at a time

 15/11/2025
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 14-16

 15/11/2025
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The Monkey King of Chinese mythology leaps to life in new San Francisco Opera performance

 15/11/2025
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Review | Grammy-winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves returns with triumphant Hong Kong show

 14/11/2025
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This woman shares diabetes journey to raise awareness, inspire others to live a full life

 14/11/2025
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Disney and Fox are investing in micro dramas. What are they and why are they popular?

 14/11/2025
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Tamarind is ugly but delicious. How to use the sour, sweet fruit to make Thai crunchy fish

 14/11/2025
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Peking duck is a centuries-old favourite – how do Hong Kong’s top chefs make theirs?

 14/11/2025
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Disney+ reveals what to expect from the year ahead – K-dramas, BTS show, anime and more

 14/11/2025
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How M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable redefined the superhero movie 25 years ago

 14/11/2025
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5 new afternoon teas in Hong Kong, from scent-inspired to chocolate overload

 14/11/2025
Dish in Focus: Aged rice duck à l’orange at Épure
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Dish in Focus: Aged rice duck à l’orange at Épure

 13/11/2025
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Review | Netflix drama Had I Not Seen the Sun review: ridiculous serial killer romance from Taiwan

 13/11/2025
Why listening can heal, connect, even transform relationships, as long as you do it right
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Why listening can heal, connect, even transform relationships, as long as you do it right

 13/11/2025
Review | In a Perfect World is a Hong Kong play with a brilliant cast and a bleak outlook
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Review | In a Perfect World is a Hong Kong play with a brilliant cast and a bleak outlook

 13/11/2025
Review | Against All Odds movie review: plucky Hong Kong-set WWII thriller punches above its weight
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Review | Against All Odds movie review: plucky Hong Kong-set WWII thriller punches above its weight

 13/11/2025
How this Cantopop drummer is helping revive Hong Kong music with his nostalgic DJ sets
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How this Cantopop drummer is helping revive Hong Kong music with his nostalgic DJ sets

 13/11/2025
On the Menu | From Lee Kum Kee to Vitasoy, brands are obsessed with creating cute Jellycat-like trinkets
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On the Menu | From Lee Kum Kee to Vitasoy, brands are obsessed with creating cute Jellycat-like trinkets

 13/11/2025
How 2 new Asian and African-focused cultural institutions are decolonising art in London
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How 2 new Asian and African-focused cultural institutions are decolonising art in London

 13/11/2025
Review | Kokuho movie review: Ryo Yoshizawa stuns in mesmerising epic on Japan’s kabuki theatre
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Review | Kokuho movie review: Ryo Yoshizawa stuns in mesmerising epic on Japan’s kabuki theatre

 13/11/2025
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 14-16
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 14-16

 13/11/2025
Cindy Chao’s living jewels capture the pulse of nature
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Cindy Chao’s living jewels capture the pulse of nature

 13/11/2025
K-drama Moon River: Kang Tae-oh, Kim Se-jeong navigate meandering period romantic comedy
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K-drama Moon River: Kang Tae-oh, Kim Se-jeong navigate meandering period romantic comedy

 12/11/2025
Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 14-16
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 14-16

 12/11/2025
Forget phone apps and gaming consoles, video game players are returning to websites
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Forget phone apps and gaming consoles, video game players are returning to websites

 12/11/2025
Baker and MasterChef Canada winner Chris Siu on his ‘unnatural love for dessert’
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Baker and MasterChef Canada winner Chris Siu on his ‘unnatural love for dessert’

 12/11/2025
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Where a wine critic likes to eat classic Chinese and French dishes in Hong Kong

 12/11/2025
Bartender Bruno Santos captures the flavours of Macau in a five-spice cocktail
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Bartender Bruno Santos captures the flavours of Macau in a five-spice cocktail

 12/11/2025
Fighting cancer taught this Hong Kong sailing enthusiast to cherish ‘human connections’
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Fighting cancer taught this Hong Kong sailing enthusiast to cherish ‘human connections’

 12/11/2025
Threading the needle to move the needle
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Threading the needle to move the needle

 12/11/2025
Review | Now You See Me: Now You Don’t movie review – action comedy’s third outing needs more magic
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Review | Now You See Me: Now You Don’t movie review – action comedy’s third outing needs more magic

 11/11/2025
How China’s Ming dynasty brought novels, porcelain and classic dishes to the world
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How China’s Ming dynasty brought novels, porcelain and classic dishes to the world

 11/11/2025
Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s CheckMate scheme aims to get men checking themselves, and talking
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Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s CheckMate scheme aims to get men checking themselves, and talking

 11/11/2025
Want a wedding in a nightclub, a temple, a lake or a subway station? In China, you can
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Want a wedding in a nightclub, a temple, a lake or a subway station? In China, you can

 11/11/2025
Why now is the best time to explore the peaceful, beautiful Big Sur in California
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Why now is the best time to explore the peaceful, beautiful Big Sur in California

 11/11/2025
Soprano singer Renee Fleming on the voice of nature, how music ‘is good for your health’
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Soprano singer Renee Fleming on the voice of nature, how music ‘is good for your health’

 11/11/2025
K-pop newbies Newbeat talk about their new English language album Louder Than Ever
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K-pop newbies Newbeat talk about their new English language album Louder Than Ever

 11/11/2025
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Hong Kong TEDxTinHauWomen 2025 is about reframing perspectives. Meet some of the speakers

 10/11/2025
Review | Netflix drama Last Samurai Standing review: 1800s Japan gets the Squid Game treatment
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Review | Netflix drama Last Samurai Standing review: 1800s Japan gets the Squid Game treatment

 10/11/2025
What Stephen King, Edgar Wright think about The Running Man and its prescient 2025 vision
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What Stephen King, Edgar Wright think about The Running Man and its prescient 2025 vision

 10/11/2025
Kazakh fabric artist’s Hong Kong exhibition reflects on heritage and ‘historical traumas’
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Kazakh fabric artist’s Hong Kong exhibition reflects on heritage and ‘historical traumas’

 10/11/2025
Is your cat or dog’s dinner polluting the environment as much as driving a car?
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Is your cat or dog’s dinner polluting the environment as much as driving a car?

 10/11/2025
Bruce Lee’s life, philosophy and kung fu style celebrated in Hong Kong dance drama
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Bruce Lee’s life, philosophy and kung fu style celebrated in Hong Kong dance drama

 10/11/2025
Language Matters | Gen Alpha slang ‘6-7’ takes over the world, and it holds more meaning than you think
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Language Matters | Gen Alpha slang ‘6-7’ takes over the world, and it holds more meaning than you think

 09/11/2025
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After a break-up, Beijing-born tech-turned-ultrarunner plans AI-backed Silk Road trek

 09/11/2025
How to age well: this ‘inspiring’ 93-year-old yoga teacher’s classes are packed every day
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How to age well: this ‘inspiring’ 93-year-old yoga teacher’s classes are packed every day

 09/11/2025
How losing 50kg gave this Korean bartender the strength to open a place of his own
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How losing 50kg gave this Korean bartender the strength to open a place of his own

 09/11/2025
Revisiting 1985 horror gem The Island, Hong Kong cinema’s attempt at a rural gorefest
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Revisiting 1985 horror gem The Island, Hong Kong cinema’s attempt at a rural gorefest

 09/11/2025
K-drama casting news about Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun, Cha Kang-yoon and more
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K-drama casting news about Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun, Cha Kang-yoon and more

 08/11/2025
How China changed during the Yuan dynasty, when Mongol emperors ruled the country
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How China changed during the Yuan dynasty, when Mongol emperors ruled the country

 08/11/2025
How Movember urges men to start important conversations about mental health
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How Movember urges men to start important conversations about mental health

 08/11/2025
Disney+ K-drama The Manipulated: Ji Chang-wook returns for punchy revenge saga
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Disney+ K-drama The Manipulated: Ji Chang-wook returns for punchy revenge saga

 08/11/2025
Chinese-New Zealander talks about heritage, his Cantonese T-shirts and comics
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Chinese-New Zealander talks about heritage, his Cantonese T-shirts and comics

 08/11/2025
Reflections | How the ‘Asean Way’ differs from the failed alliances of China’s Warring States Period
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Reflections | How the ‘Asean Way’ differs from the failed alliances of China’s Warring States Period

 08/11/2025
How to use paprika, a Hungarian food staple, to give fried chicken and potato dishes a kick
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How to use paprika, a Hungarian food staple, to give fried chicken and potato dishes a kick

 08/11/2025
Review | Netflix K-drama As You Stood By review: timely thriller on domestic violence disappoints
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Review | Netflix K-drama As You Stood By review: timely thriller on domestic violence disappoints

 08/11/2025
Canada travel searches spike in China as group tours resume: ‘interest surged’
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Canada travel searches spike in China as group tours resume: ‘interest surged’

 07/11/2025
Hong Kong cancer survivors to share message of hope at city’s second Consciousness Festival
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Hong Kong cancer survivors to share message of hope at city’s second Consciousness Festival

 07/11/2025
Shanghai’s coffee scene is brewing up a storm, serving classics and ‘unhinged’ creations
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Shanghai’s coffee scene is brewing up a storm, serving classics and ‘unhinged’ creations

 07/11/2025
London Chinese restaurant owner Amy Poon on keeping things steamy at her new venture
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London Chinese restaurant owner Amy Poon on keeping things steamy at her new venture

 07/11/2025
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 7-9
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 7-9

 07/11/2025
World’s best young chef Ardy Ferguson on exploring his multicultural heritage through food
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World’s best young chef Ardy Ferguson on exploring his multicultural heritage through food

 07/11/2025
Profile | The chaotic life of Anthony Wong, the 3-time Hong Kong best actor ‘shut out’ by China
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Profile | The chaotic life of Anthony Wong, the 3-time Hong Kong best actor ‘shut out’ by China

 07/11/2025
For Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.ap, helping farmers in the Philippines returns him to his roots
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For Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.ap, helping farmers in the Philippines returns him to his roots

 07/11/2025

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