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Frontier Town Gateway, in New York’s Adirondacks region, is a combined restaurant, convenience store, petrol station, Tesla charging station and rest area, with plans for weddings and Airbnbs. Photo: Amy Wu

Family & Relationships

Living the American dream, Pakistani migrant builds a tourist ‘stop spot’

Muhammad Ahmad’s burgeoning service centre near Lake George and Lake Placid in New York State is a success story of hard work and foresight.

Why Thanos role in Squid Game 2 was ‘destiny’ for Choi Seung-hyun aka T.O.P

How to set up an account on RedNote, a TikTok alternative: 9 steps

Chinese culture

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Dogs, from finances to romance

Dogs will earn more this year amid financial pitfalls. It’s a good year for love and marriage but mediocre for health – avoid certain places.

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The Year of the Snake will bring good luck for Dogs. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
The Year of the Snake will bring good luck for Dogs. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Health & Wellness

Child obesity, physical inactivity may be setting stage for dementia

Teenagers and their parents had better watch out. An unhealthy lifestyle in childhood has been linked to the onset of dementia in adulthood.

Entertainment

Why Van Halen legend Sammy Hagar quit touring for Las Vegas residency

Hagar, 77, loves performing but no longer wants to tour. His nine-show run in Las Vegas may lead to further residencies.

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Travel & Leisure

South Korea woos tourists with discounts, tours and promotions

Cheap flights with free Wi-fi, tours, and shopping, hotel and restaurant discounts offered by 1,680 companies to encourage visits to country.

A shopping street in Myeong-dong, Seoul, where foreign tourists can benefit from discounts on their purchases as part of the Grand Korea Sale promotion. Photo: Shutterstock
A shopping street in Myeong-dong, Seoul, where foreign tourists can benefit from discounts on their purchases as part of the Grand Korea Sale promotion. Photo: Shutterstock

Travel & Leisure

10 of the best new roller coasters and attractions coming in 2025

New thrill rides include the tallest and fastest roller coaster, a Smurf-themed 3D dark ride and a coaster with an amazing nine inversions.

Health & Wellness

Microplastics in tea bags work their way deep into our bodies, study finds

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential health implications of microplastics and nanoplastics entering human organs.

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Health & Wellness

31 years after Europe, US FDA bans Red 3 food dye on cancer fears

Substance that gives confectionery, cakes and cherries bright red hue has long been banned in cosmetics, and in EU countries from most food.

Food dye Red 3, which the US Food and Drug Administration has now banned ban from foods, is used to give some confectionery a bright red colour. Already banned elsewhere, the dye has been shown to cause cancer in rats. Photo: Shutterstock

Entertainment

Review | XO, Kitty season 2: Netflix’s Seoul-set spin-off series disappoints

Anna Cathcart returns as Kitty Song Covey for a second semester in Korea, but the new season wastes opportunities to explore engaging topics.

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Anna Cathcart as student Kitty Song Covey in a still from XO, Kitty season 2. Photo: Netflix
Anna Cathcart as student Kitty Song Covey in a still from XO, Kitty season 2. Photo: Netflix

Food & Drink

Best Chinese New Year pudding discounts in Hong Kong to help your shopping

From early-bird offers to codes and gift bundles, here are 11 of the best deals we found for everything from turnip cakes to sweet treats.

Travel & Leisure

Sex and the City brownstone that’s a magnet for selfie takers to get a gate

Deterrent to tourists who take photos outside Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in Sex and the City approved by commission.

Food & Drink

Where a French chef in Hong Kong goes for dumplings, tastes of home

Feuille head chef Joris Rousseau shares his go-to places for pan-fried buns, wontons, goose, crab and French food by a chef with ‘the touch’.

Wonton noodles from Hong Kong restaurant Tsim Chai Kee. Photo: Ji Siqi

Family & Relationships

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Roosters, such as lots of money

Congratulations, Roosters – according to Chinese geomancy, you can expect easy money, career growth and a social whirl in Year of the Snake.

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Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for 12 zodiac signs. How is your health, luck, wealth?
Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for 12 zodiac signs. How is your health, luck, wealth?

Travel & Leisure

Hong Kong budget travel queen visits 143 countries, 50 to go this year

47-year-old Kez Williams aims to visit every UN-recognised country. She tells the Post how and why she travels so much and offers some tips.

Chinese culture

Year of the Snake may be unlucky for Snakes. How to avoid misfortune

The Lunar New Year in 2025 heralds the Year of the Snake. It’s bad news if the Snake is your zodiac – you’ll be hit by the ‘12-year curse’.

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Arts

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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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. Illustrations: Victor Sanjinez
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. Illustrations: Victor Sanjinez

Arts

Update | 14 Hong Kong art exhibitions in 2025, from Pharoahs to Picasso

Hong Kong art lovers have an exciting year in store, to judge by a slew of recently announced exhibitions. Here are 14 to look forward to.

Health & Wellness

5 simple checks for dementia, starting with a clock drawing test

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s brain.

Arts

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Horses, who’ll find love easily

Horses will be lucky in love, women above all, in the lunar new year according to Chinese geomancy. Men in certain jobs will make good money.

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The Year of the Snake will be an auspicious one for Horses. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
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Custom merch at DOP Training Club allows people to resonate with the brand. Photo: Kin Ho Photography

Run clubs have arrived in Hong Kong to combine exercise and community

This booming subculture is attracting runners of all abilities and from all walks of life to join up and enjoy a workout together – and buy the merch.

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Learning to say “no” at work is essential for protecting our physical and mental health. Photo: Shutterstock

How to set boundaries at work to improve your mental health

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Madonna and her actor husband Sean Penn were snapped by an intrepid Post photographer dining in the Godown restaurant in Central during her trip to Hong Kong in early 1986 to shoot the film Shanghai Surprise. Photo: SCMP Archives

When Madonna and Sean Penn were in Hong Kong to shoot Shanghai Surprise

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This ‘grandma’s game’ is taking Hong Kong – and all ages – by storm

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