1. 79-year-old influencer lost 30kg and has bone density of a 20-year-old. How?
Joan MacDonald is an unlikely influencer. At nearly 80 years of age, she has garnered 2 million followers on Instagram since she began posting on the platform almost a decade ago. During that time, she has transformed her life and her health. Now she helps others to embrace ageing with strength and grace.
2. ‘No flights, one backpack’ – a Hongkonger’s 20,000km overland odyssey
Hongkonger Kaylie Lau was working at a “fairly ordinary” corporate job in fashion marketing when she made a lifestyle U-turn. Now the 24-year-old is on an adventure, one that has already seen her travel 10,000km (6,200 miles) overland – “no flights, one backpack” – from Hong Kong to Europe, which she is documenting on her Instagram page, @kaylielau.
3. How the prosperous Tang dynasty took Chinese culture to new heights
By the time China ushered in the Tang dynasty (618-907), Chinese culture was on the cusp of an unparalleled peak. Tang-dynasty China was an open and multi-ethnic country active in external exchanges. Merchants, envoys and students from Silla (an ancient Korean kingdom), Japan, Chenla (an ancient state in what is now Cambodia), India, the Arab world and the Byzantine Empire came for trade, cultural and academic exchanges. Maritime trade also expanded significantly.
