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South Korean actor Song Joong-ki attends the opening ceremony of the 2023 Busan International Film Festival. He has announced the birth of a daughter, his second child with British-born wife Katy Saunders. Photo: Getty Images

K-drama

Actor Song Joong-ki feels ‘blessed’ by birth of daughter

‘Our lovely princess was born healthy,’ Korean actor says in Rome, where his wife, actress Katy Saunders, gave birth to their second child.

21 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM

Ex-Microsoft director’s mission to get disadvantaged girls to university

20 Nov 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

Will Thailand be the next big LGBTQ wedding destination?

19 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM

Health & Wellness

When her sister died, she had to learn resilience. Now she teaches it

Kate Gladdin was 20 when her sister was killed in a road accident. Coping with her loss taught her resilience. She shares how to acquire it.

18 Nov 2024 - 12:49PM

Kate Gladdin, whose grief at the death of her older sister in an accident taught her resilience, shares what she learned in a podcast and a new book, including her “3 Rs for resilience” strategy. Photo: Cooper Photo Co

Health & Wellness

How a marathon runner survived after tearing her body’s largest artery

Things could have turned out very different for Amber Williams, who was diagnosed with aortic dissection days after running a marathon.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:15PM

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.

7 Nov 2024 - 1:14PM

Gadgets

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

Learn what sorts of game preschoolers can play, which genres are off-limits, what gaming addiction looks like and what games can teach kids.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

A boy plays a video game in a dark bedroom. An expert explains what sorts of video games preschoolers can play, which genres are off-limits, what gaming addiction looks like and what games can teach. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

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

Chefs in Hong Kong break down the must-eat dishes at Chinese wedding banquets and their names’ auspicious portents for the lucky couple.

7 Nov 2024 - 3:36PM

A bridegroom and bride toast with friends and relatives at a wedding banquet in Shanghai. Chefs in Hong Kong break down Chinese wedding banquets must-haves. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

7 Nov 2024 - 1:13PMvideocam

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.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:46PM

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.

2 Nov 2024 - 8:16AM

Kim Sae-yeon (left) and her partner Kim Kyu-jin speak during a press conference at which they and 10 other Korean same-sex couples announced their intention to file a lawsuit against district offices’ rejection of their marriage registrations. Photo: AFP

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.

29 Oct 2024 - 2:34PM

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.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM

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’.

27 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM

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.

25 Oct 2024 - 5:54AM

Studies confirm that seeing masked faces, hearing screams, and watching parades of people dressed as ghosts or corpses during Halloween can genuinely terrify children and can lead to lasting phobias. Photo: May Tse

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.

22 Oct 2024 - 4:41AM

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.

29 Oct 2024 - 3:00PM

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.

19 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM

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.

11 Oct 2024 - 5:50AM

Riley Keough and her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, in Los Angeles in 2017. After Presley’s death, Riley Keough completed her mother’s memoir. Photo: AP

Gadgets

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.

17 Oct 2024 - 4:35AM

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.

29 Oct 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

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.

6 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM

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.

30 Sep 2024 - 12:45PM

Gender equality for women in the workplace can only be achieved with men’s involvement, says Men for Inclusion co-founder Gary Ford. Photo: Shutterstock

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