Michelle Zauner, of pop band Japanese Breakfast, chronicled her relationship with her mum and her Korean identity in her first book, Crying in H Mart. In her second, she will trace her language journey.

Home transactions plummeted more than 30 per cent in June after a 35 per cent drop in May, according to official figures. And the lacklustre sales are weighing on prices in both the primary and secondary markets, JLL says.

K-pop group NewJeans voiced an audio guide for The British Museum and Chinese actress Zhu Zhu did one for Galleria Borghese as more major institutions court Asian stars to widen their audiences.

Our attention spans shrink as we become overwhelmed by information, a condition known as popcorn brain. It leads to stress and anxiety. Experts offer tips for how to switch off through a digital detox.

Jo Lusby recalls halcyon days in Beijing, early career success with Penguin that saw her handle books from Peter Rabbit to Michelle Obama’s memoir, and a move to Hong Kong. Now she’s dealing with another hit.

The 2024 Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships saw some 260 people from 22 countries take part in show jumping and dressage competitions, but riders say they have faced a difficult track on the way.

Hungry and love tea? Try a lunch at Tate Dining Room in Hong Kong that pairs tea with French-Chinese cuisine – and attend a workshop to try a rare Puer tea valued at US$61,500 per brick.

Reading The Joy of Small Things, a compilation of newspaper columns on the small pleasures in daily life, changed Rebecca Ling’s life. The lawyer and founder of womenswear brand Parallel 51 explains how.

Hong Kong-born filmmaker Ruby Yang, who teaches journalism at the University of Hong Kong, talks about the chilling effect of her Academy Award in China and today’s self-absorbed young documentary makers.

Weight-resistance training is the ‘fountain of youth’, says a physiologist, who believes age-related decline is mostly behavioural and that we should put more demands on our bodies as we get older.

A key ingredient in the Mediterranean and Mind diets, extra virgin olive oil may help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by clearing toxic proteins, as well as provide other health benefits.

It’s tagged the ‘run philosophy’ on social media – single women in their thirties with nothing to hope for in China leaving to study in the West, with no intention of returning. Post Magazine talks to some.

Hot flushes are a debilitating condition experienced around menopause, but a low-fat, vegan diet including a daily dose of soybeans showed promising results in reducing flushes in a recent study.

Sex-positivity advocate, entrepreneur and educator Vera Liu tells Kate Whitehead how discovering self-pleasure set her on the road to enlightening Hong Kong about the magic of intimacy.

MasterChef Australia series 16 contestant Mimi Wong, who began cooking in Hong Kong aged 13, talks about her ‘creative upper hand’ on the show from being ‘from two cultures, from the East and West’.

Rapper Dominique Choy, aka Dizzy Dizzo, talks about her two very different musical personas, falling in love with hip hop at high school and why she would be happy to perform all over Asia.

Alice Lee, founder of Ztoryhome, explains why she created the multipurpose creative space and cafe and how she plans on using food and drink as a gateway to art and culture for customers.

Taliban government has imposed curbs on women and girls condemned by the United Nations as ‘gender apartheid’ and has not been recognised by any country since its 2021 takeover.

Australian singer-songwriter Chelsea Warner reflects on how, at the ripe old age of 22, she is taking a break from being an artist to focus on music production, including for C-pop and K-pop stars.

#MeToo and labour rights campaigners Sophia Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing were convicted on charges of incitement to subvert state authority.

Action star JuJu Chan Szeto and movie director Antony Szeto talk about the benefits of martial arts, how to pick the best one for you, and why their new baby looks set to follow in their footsteps.

Sri Lankan-born Malissa Sander hit ‘rock bottom’ in her teens as she went through anorexia nervosa. Aqua fitness ‘saved’ her, she says. Now she teaches her own brand of it in Singapore to help others.