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Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha predicts the varying fortunes of people born under the 12 Chinese zodiac signs in the coming Year of the Snake.

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Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for all 12 zodiac signs. Is your luck in?

Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha gives her predictions, from the lucky colours to wear to which sign will have a bad year when it comes to love.

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26 Dec 2024 - 4:45PM

When Boxing Day tsunami took her daughter, she began helping Thai children

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Art adviser investigating after Hong Kong lawsuit says US$1 million painting is fake

South Korean Choi Eun-ha filed lawsuit in Hong Kong after auction house told her painting by renowned Korean artist Lee Ufan was forgery.

25 Dec 2024 - 9:07PM

The High Court in Admiralty. Photo: Sun Yeung

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Hong Kong art show homage to Wong Kar-wai asks: can we be happy together?

In How to Be Happy Together, artists consider the human connections economic migrants make and the sense of homelessness engendered by exile.

24 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM

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‘Right time, right place, right people’: Chow Yun-fat on his photography

Hong Kong actor talks about blending into a crowd to take street photographs, his inspiration, and his new show at Harbour City.

23 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM

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Chinese-American artist Walasse Ting’s vibrant, flamboyant paintings

A new Hong Kong exhibition shows how Ting’s artistic tendencies evolved and how he married both Chinese and Western influences in his works.

22 Dec 2024 - 1:15PM

Detail from Charming Ladies (1990s), by Walasse Ting. Photo: Alisan Fine Arts

Entertainment

4 Macau shows that celebrate its heritage and Chinese culture

As casino city looks to turn itself into a cultural tourism destination, resorts put on art exhibitions and shows. Here are four of the best.

22 Dec 2024 - 4:18PM

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Snakes in popular culture and religion? It’s a love-hate relationship

The snake is the Biblical trickster in the Garden of Eden and the enemy of the Norse gods, but also the saviour of the world in Hinduism.

20 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM

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Monet painting sale via Chinese social media app goes viral. Is it real?

Gallery owner won’t reveal details of claimed multimillion-yuan sale of work by French painter on Xiaohongshu to answer the doubters.

20 Dec 2024 - 11:03AM

A screenshot of the Xiaohongshu post reporting the sale of a 1908 Monet painting for a large sum. The viral painting caused a stir on Chinese social media.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Fringe Club revives Fringe Festival after 27-year gap

Mindfulness workshops, jazz and classical music concerts, dance and drama events to feature in 24-day Fringe Festival 2025.

19 Dec 2024 - 7:28PM

Violinist Anders Hui performs at a news conference to announce the Fringe Festival 2025. Photo; Jonathan Wong

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Enter this Hong Kong ‘cave’ to discover more about prehistoric cultures

Items about ancient and prehistoric civilisations on show at Juen Juen Gung include ceremonial demon masks and precious carvings.

18 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM

Entertainment

Hong Kong culture

From movie villains to TV nice guys, Hong Kong’s original crossover stars

Hollywood actors like Harrison Ford have been hailed for making the move to small-screen roles, but in Hong Kong this is nothing new.

18 Dec 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 20-22

A dance workout to get in shape for the holidays, a charity roast goose feast and a celebration of a Japanese pop duo are among our picks.

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Fans of Japanese pop duo Yoasobi are in for a treat with an exhibition at Airside in Kai Tak, Kowloon, one of our pick of things to see and do this weekend in Hong Kong.

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Chinese culture

Year of the Snake stamps unveiled by Hongkong Post

Four stamps for upcoming Chinese zodiac year each feature a snake wrapped around auspicious plant or flower; collectors’ items readied too.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:52PM

The Hongkong Post’s set of four stamps for the Year of the Snake features snakes wrapped around auspicious plants and flowers that carry significance in Chinese culture. Photo: Hongkong Post

Travel & Leisure

9 quirky New York museums about soda water, maths, tenements and more

Already been to New York’s major museums? Try something different, like the city’s smallest museum or a Viennese coffee shop experience.

17 Dec 2024 - 6:33PM

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Naga, the mythical snake that protected Buddha yet poisoned a river

Often many-headed and called the King of Serpents, Naga is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists, especially in Southeast Asia.

17 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM

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Contemporary art’s biggest selfie takers face off at Hong Kong’s M+

The American and Japanese artists known for masquerading as women from movies to critique society have their works up for comparison at M+.

16 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM

“Doublonnage (Marcel)“ (1988) by Yasumasa Morimura. Photo: Collection of Takamatsu Art Museum

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How snake went from evil temptress to righteous demon in Chinese mythology

The best known Chinese folk representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake. The snake’s role in it has gone from bad to good.

17 Dec 2024 - 11:48AM

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How southern China’s Greater Bay Area is becoming a contemporary art hub

Greater Bay Area cities Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shunde drew art lovers from Shanghai and Beijing to a week of art fairs and exhibitions.

15 Dec 2024 - 2:09PM

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‘It’s too much,’ say some visitors to Marina Abramovic retrospective

The exhibition in Zürich, which includes photos from the artist’s infamous Rhythm 0 performance, warns that it contains disturbing scenes.

12 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM

Visitors to the Marina Abramovic retrospective at the art museum in Switzerland enter the exhibition by passing between a man and a woman who are both naked. Photo: Instagram/abramovicinstitute

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