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Tools needed for a pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony. Photo: Edmond So

Arts & Culture

From combing hair to gifting a suckling pig, Chinese wedding rituals

Find out who conducts the pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony, how to play door games on the big day and the role a red umbrella plays.

Can playing video games be good for your child? An expert’s view

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What can you expect at a Chinese wedding banquet? All the dishes explained

Family & Relationships

Chinese wedding games and what happens when they go too far

Games are a staple of Chinese weddings, but some get out of hand, resulting in abuse and injury that have sparked debate online.

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A still from a viral Chinese social media video of a woman being tied to a lamppost by men during a Chinese wedding hazing ritual. Photo: Weibo
A still from a viral Chinese social media video of a woman being tied to a lamppost by men during a Chinese wedding hazing ritual. Photo: Weibo

Family & Relationships

Women public servants made to join matchmaking events in Korea

Municipal matchmaking events in Korea have been criticised as ineffective – in some cases women public servants have made up the numbers.

Family & Relationships

Korea’s first lesbian parents on their fight for marriage equality

South Korea’s first lesbian parents joined a marriage-equality lawsuit. They share why legalising same-sex marriage is about more than love.

Arts & Culture

Why gold jewellery is an important part of traditional Chinese weddings

Gold is traditionally a big part of a Chinese wedding, and the bride wears as much jewellery as possible on her wedding day.

Chinese weddings traditions involve giving lots of gold jewellery to the bride, who should wear as much as possible on her wedding day. Photo: Getty Images

Family & Relationships

The stories she’d been told were a lie… she wasn’t the baby in the photo

A South Korean adoptee in the US who makes a shocking discovery goes searching for her real parents – helping another family on the way.

South Korean adoptee Rebecca Kimmel, 49, is seen reflected in her artwork depicting twins at her home in Seattle, US, on February 3, 2024. Kimmel believes her adoption agency switched her identity with another girl, and that she may have a twin. Photo: AP
South Korean adoptee Rebecca Kimmel, 49, is seen reflected in her artwork depicting twins at her home in Seattle, US, on February 3, 2024. Kimmel believes her adoption agency switched her identity with another girl, and that she may have a twin. Photo: AP

Family & Relationships

Pakistani women turn to marriage apps, not aunties, to find love

In a country where dating is seen as dishonourable and arranged marriages and matchmaking are common, marriage apps promise ‘love matches’.

Health & Wellness

Is your child scared of Halloween? Expert tips on helping them feel safe

A psychologist explains how children process fear and gives advice to parents on how to help kids cope and have a happy Halloween.

Family & Relationships

Boys and girls play differently. Is nature or nurture to blame?

Girls and boys play with toys differently, but how much of that is down to nature and how much nurture? Experts consider the evidence.

Girls and boys play with toys differently. How much of that is down to nature versus nurture? Photo: Getty Images

Family & Relationships

Animal magnetism, or how to find your ideal partner with the Chinese zodiac

To learn whether a marriage will be harmonious, experts refer to the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac and the hour, date and month of birth.

Fortune-tellers examine a potential Chinese bride and groom’s month, year, day and time of birth, and their and their parents’ zodiac signs, to see if they are compatible. Photo: Shutterstock
Fortune-tellers examine a potential Chinese bride and groom’s month, year, day and time of birth, and their and their parents’ zodiac signs, to see if they are compatible. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

Baby massage relieved her postnatal depression. Now she teaches it

Baby massage classes helped Hong Kong-based Jen Cooper beat severe postnatal depression. Having seen their benefits she became an instructor.

Entertainment

Grief, love and Elvis in Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir, finished by daughter

After Lisa Marie Presley’s death, Riley Keough helped complete her mother’s memoir of love, grief and life with the King of Rock & Roll.

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Australia plans teen social media ban, raising concerns about isolation

Experts warn a proposed age-based ban on social media access could reduce social support for vulnerable young people and is unrealistic.

Teenagers’ social lives revolve around social media and Australia’s proposed social media ban will have widespread effects. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

Why kids jump on the bridal bed and other Chinese wedding rituals

From what goes into the bride’s dowry to betrothal gifts to preparing the bridal bed, we break down traditions surrounding Chinese weddings.

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The bridal bed is made with red sheets and pillow cases, red being the most auspicious colour in Chinese tradition. Photo: Shutterstock Images
The bridal bed is made with red sheets and pillow cases, red being the most auspicious colour in Chinese tradition. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Health & Wellness

‘Carefluencers’ share experience and advice online for fellow carers

Carers in Hong Kong are using social media to share their experiences, offer advice, review products and information, and lift up others.

Family & Relationships

Want gender equality in the workplace? Men must get involved

Actively involving men in crafting solutions for workplace gender equality ultimately benefits everyone, says Men for Inclusion co-founder.

Health & Wellness

5 wellness events in Hong Kong this weekend, October 18-20

How active do you want to be this weekend? Pick from a historic walking tour, toddler’s play and yoga, a women’s self-defence class and more.

Worshippers burn incense sticks at Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin, one of the historic sites included in a guided tour offered this weekend in Hong Kong. It’s a way to stretch your legs. Photo: Eugene Lee

Family & Relationships

With tamales and dim sum, Asian-Latino families celebrate two cultures

Asian-Latino parents and their kids talk about mixing cultures, cuisines and festivals, the struggle to fit in, and how others perceive them.

Alberto Torrico stands with his daughter Amy-Elizabeth, holding a photo of his mother and son Mateo. His mother is of Japanese descent from Bolivia. Photo: Hector Amezcua
Alberto Torrico stands with his daughter Amy-Elizabeth, holding a photo of his mother and son Mateo. His mother is of Japanese descent from Bolivia. Photo: Hector Amezcua

Family & Relationships

Video | Meet one of China’s ‘full-time dads’

50 per cent of Chinese men would consider being stay-at-home dads, a survey finds.

Family & Relationships

Music and mutual aid help people from ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Children learning Cantonese by singing, and a pop-up market for small-business owners, help integrate members of Hong Kong ethnic minorities.

Health & Wellness

‘The biggest crime’ – paediatrician on why climate change hurts our kids

Children worldwide are suffering the effects of climate change, both physically and mentally, says Dr Debra Hendrickson in her new book.

Climate change is hurting children worldwide physically and mentally, says paediatrician Debra Hendrickson in her new book. Photo: Shutterstock
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The Hong Kong stuntman reviving classic kung fu

Philip Ng, star of new movie Stuntman, reflects on Hong Kong’s golden action film era when Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan reigned – and why it’s back.

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The hottest new dining openings in Hong Kong, November 10-16. Photo: courtesy of À Poêle French Bistro

The hottest new dining openings in Hong Kong, November 10-16

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Can Muslim visitors boost tourism in Hong Kong?

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This Hong Kong hotel was the stars’ gateway to the city

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