Hong Kong actor talks about blending into a crowd to take street photographs, his inspiration, and his new show at Harbour City.
The coming Year of the Snake is a great time to learn more about them, says Adam Francis, an enthusiast for the reptiles and for Hong Kong.
Liza Wang, 77, actress, singer and Cantonese opera star, is still performing and releasing new music over half a century since her TV debut.
Director talks about the stress of making the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge documentary and telling its runners’ stories.
20 Dec 2024 - 1:45PM videocam
Marf from girl group Collar will support Coldplay at their four Hong Kong shows in April 2025, part of their Music of the Spheres tour.
16 Dec 2024 - 4:06PM videocam
British-Bangladeshi dancer and choreographer Akram Khan has staged several productions in Hong Kong and helped nurture its young dancers.
Why would legs on a snake mean something is ruined? What does a bow’s shadow have to do with reptiles? Seven snake idioms and their meanings.
Festivalgoers and performers took to social media with allegations of sexual harassment and bad behaviour, and noted a heavy police presence.
Lau talks about the nuances of playing a father whose wife and daughter are killed by his schizophrenic son in a film based on actual events.
5 Dec 2024 - 12:51PM videocam
From hit film The Last Dance to stage shows, Hong Kong writers use Chinese funerals to find meaning and help audiences cope with death.
The streaming service Max has landed in Asia, and Potterheads and foodies can enjoy its latest offering – hosted by two very familiar faces.
23 Nov 2024 - 2:41PM videocam
Tara Margarita reflects on cooking with ‘simple human love’ at new wine bar Bourke’s and how she tries to foster a better kitchen culture.
Featuring Frances Yip’s commanding voice, The Bund, theme tune to a TVB series of the same name, was also a hit among the Chinese diaspora.
17 Nov 2024 - 8:27AM videocam
Performing at Clockenflap 2024, Mui Zyu – real name Eva Liu – is exploring her Hong Kong heritage after years of feeling disconnected.
15 Nov 2024 - 10:36AM videocam
Hong Kong tabloids painted Louis Cheung as dependent on singer wife Kay Tse, but as an acclaimed actor he’s standing on his own two feet now.
Three women have created sake drinks based on sweet potato and red bean soups using traditional Hong Kong flavours and Japanese ingredients.
Ricky Yeung’s exhibition (i)II focuses on mental problems, which he sees as having have risen in Hong Kong over the past 20 years.
Nu’er hong, or huadiao, is rice wine traditionally drunk at Chinese weddings. Matured 18 years, its opening marks a daughter’s leaving home.
The full line-up for November 29-December 1 music festival is announced, with ‘Doja’ rapper Central Cee to headline Saturday night.
Audience can expect classical jazz pieces from the 1920s and 30s, a Marsalis original and ‘a good time’ as trumpeter celebrates his birthday.
Amber, Argo and Godenya restaurants produce 2024 Hong Kong YYY competition winners. They talk about their creations that impressed judges.
Wonton noodles, one of Hong Kong’s most well-known dishes, have a long history in the city. We find the restaurants that serve the best.
The three-day Midori festival focuses on underground electronic music and culture while highlighting Hong Kong’s beautiful natural landscape.
In conservative Hong Kong, more young women have embraced tattoos. What do their mums think of that? Some disapprove, others get inked too.
‘A hard-working actress’ who ‘can do anything she wants to do’, a director once said of Shu Qi – a remark borne out by her subsequent career.
When Chow Chun-fai could not find a crossroads in Mong Kok, it led him to produce paintings of street views that combine present and past.
French electronic duo Air and ex-White Stripes member Jack White to headline days one and three of the festival on the Central Harbourfront.
Tattoos in Hong Kong were once the province of triads and Western sailors. Today skin art is a form of artistic expression and widely seen. We talk to some of the artists creating it.
The pet of moon goddess Chang’e in Chinese mythology, the Jade Rabbit is associated with Mid-Autumn Festival traditions across Asia
Brianne Tju, one of the stars of Netflix’s Uglies, talks about how her role resonates, reflects on her Asian-American identity and reveals why she struggled with an eating disorder in silence.