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The latest round of casting news hints at a diverse slate of K-dramas on the horizon, including a real-life story of South Korea’s first female detective, a high school exam cheating thriller, a recas...
To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its...
It is November, often called Movember after the charity that raises awareness of men’s mental and physical health in this month. Men around the globe are invited to grow a moustache to symbolise healt...
Lead cast: Ji Chang-wook, Doh Kyung-soo Korean actor Ji Chang-wook teams up with Disney+ for his third autumn thriller in a row with The Manipulated, a mile-a-minute action-revenge saga about an ordin...
Last month, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) welcomed a new member: East Timor. I first learned about Asean as part of my civics education in primary school. Back then, Asean was mad...
Auckland-based award-winning illustrator and comic artist Anthony Sang recently found a medium that helps him forge a stronger link with his Cantonese roots: T-shirts. Better known as Ant Sang, the fi...
Beijing’s decision to allow group travel to Canada to resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a surge in interest in visiting the country among Chinese consumers, with Chines...
For Clark Chung, a terminal cancer diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of a new chapter. “It’s brutal, terrifying for sure, but life doesn’t stop,” he says. The Hong Kong fitness trainer and a...
There is plenty to surprise first-time visitors to mainland China, from shockingly efficient mass transit to deeply integrated digital-first communication and payment ecosystems. But on a recent trip ...
Opening any restaurant is a huge undertaking, but launching in Somerset House, an 18th-century historic building overlooking the River Thames in London, comes with its own set of challenges. “Basicall...
2/5 stars Lead cast: Jeon So-nee, Lee Yoo-mi, Lee Moo-saeng, Jang Seung-jo While gender equality has made significant strides in South Korea over the past decade, the country stubbornly remains a para...
Although paprika is not native to Eastern Europe, it has long been associated with Hungarian cooking – it is used in goulash (a soup or stew with meat and vegetables) and chicken or veal paprikash, an...
“Cooking wasn’t always part of the plan,” says Ardy Ferguson, sous chef at Belon, a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Hong Kong. “I was actually originally in engineering.” He recently won the sixth San...
Halloween is over, which means the holiday season – and a new cycle of events – has just begun in Hong Kong. This weekend, we bid a bittersweet farewell to a beloved bakery in Central; then it is time...
This is the 63rd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For over a decade, Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang has navigated a career defin...
Nostalgia for Pan American World Airways, an aviation pioneer born in South Florida, has reached the high seas. Cruise line Holland America and Pan American World Airways are teaming up to offer a 28-...
Lead cast: Lee Jung-jae, Lim Ji-yeon, Kim Ji-hoon, Seo Ji-hye Latest Nielsen rating: 4.8 per cent Following three zeitgeist-grabbing seasons of Squid Game and a Hollywood foray via the Star Wars serie...
First established in Taipei by Angus Zou, Draft Land arrived in Hong Kong in 2018 when Antonio Lai partnered with Zou to launch what has since become the city’s gold standard for exceptional draft-onl...
With every step on the trail, fallen leaves crinkle underfoot. The path follows a stream, rushing and burbling over smooth, grey stones, while a breeze rustles the branches overhead. Now compare that ...
A Filipino-food feast is spread across a chunky wooden table. There is shrimp adobo, a whole milkfish cooked in a banana leaf and stuffed with tomatoes, onions and garlic, and a hearty beef caldereta ...