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From tycoons to influencers, latest news and updates on Hong Kong celebrities and icons.
The death of Hong Kong singer-songwriter Coco Lee following her attempted suicide should galvanise community awareness of depression, which is a disorder that can affect anyone.
Donnie Yen’s stand-out appearance in John Wick: Chapter 4 is an excellent opportunity to raise Hong Kong’s global prominence, and the city’s government must step up to take it.
Recognition for the Asian actress – and others from the region – will boost the confidence of the industry here and beyond.
‘Hong Kong, add oil!’ was being heard long before the 2019 social unrest and simply translates as ‘keep it up’. It knows no boundaries of age or gender, and is normally above politics.
As Hong Kong mourns storyteller Ni Kuang and filmmaker Alex Law, it can take comfort from knowing their much-loved legacies will live on.
Why are Hong Kong housewives and aunties so obsessed with handsome local butcher Samuel Lau? Maybe it’s because Hongkongers are desperate to feel more ‘local’ to reinforce their identity.
- Nicholas Tse talks about channelling Jackie Chan to keep the stunts authentic in Customs Frontline, his first outing as an action director
We look beyond the dangerous stunts and innovative action sequences, and martial arts stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, to discover why Hong Kong films have often travelled so well.
Former Observatory director Lam Chiu-ying teams up with singer-songwriter Luna Lee for rap song with environmental message.
A teenage student cramming for Hong Kong’s university entrance exam joins YouTuber Hui Yin, who is resitting it at 30 to put right his past failures, in documentary Once Upon a Time in HKDSE.
The Valiant Ones, King Hu’s 1975 martial arts drama, was rediscovered after being ‘lost’ for two decades. A film critic tells the Post why it stands out from the director’s other films.
Eason Chan is one of the most influential Hong Kong pop singers and has a won a string of awards in a three-decade career, despite taking some controversial stances and facing some low moments.
‘Queen of Swords’ Cheng Pei-pei was the first, like Michelle Yeoh a dancer who became a martial arts star. Angela Mao was as famous as Bruce Lee; Brigitte Lin was the queen of fantasy martial arts films.
Wang Qingxia convicted of five charges related to overstaying in Hong Kong and forging university certificates to obtain entry permit.
Formed Police Unit exists to serve as little more than a propaganda tool. It has the thinnest of plots, a shocking moment of blackface, and what little tension exists between characters soon dissipates.
The hit Netflix crime series returns as slick and polished as before, as we follow Joseph Chang’s detective with Asperger’s syndrome. However, the show is let down by convoluted storytelling.
We recently caught up with the Hong Kong-Canadian singer-songwriter at a Chanel event that celebrated the fragrance and its new look
With the release this month of Herman Yau’s Crisis Negotiators – which reimagines 1998 Hollywood movie The Negotiator – we consider 5 other Chinese-language remakes of films from the US.
Finance chief Paul Chan says extra government funding will help Hong Kong film industry break into international markets and promote city’s culture to the world.
Adults-only and mainstream crime films, sex films, and serious dramas with Alex Law and Ann Hui – Simon Yam has done them all. Good-looking and with an expressive face, he has a work ethic second to none.
Martial arts films are heavily linked with Chinese culture, from the Shaolin Temple in China to famous martial artists in history, such as Wong Fei-hung, Fong Sai-yuk and Hong Xiguan.
Lau Ching-wan plays a police hostage negotiator framed for murder and Francis Ng an ex-colleague in Herman Yau’s pale remake of Hollywood movie The Negotiator.
Gordon Liu, who sneaked off to learn kung fu behind his parents’ backs as a child, has had a career that spanned decades. Notably, he appeared as two different characters in the Kill Bill films.
Hong Kong-American actor Daniel Wu Neh-tsu has employed comedy to slap down online influencers who use his Chinese name to boost their online profile.
Joey Wong, who retired at the peak of her career, was one of the most well-known actresses of the 1980s and 90s Hong Kong entertainment scene. We look back at her life and career, and at where she is today.
Chaos at Waterbomb Hong Kong music festival after long queues caused by delayed start and hours-long wait to retrieve bags from cloakroom after event ends.
Ho and her Cantopop star husband Fred Cheng reveal son Asher diagnosed with rare genetic disorder that causes developmental, behavioural and medical challenges.
Hit 2010 film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, starring Andy Lau, had many of the hallmarks of Tsui Hark’s earlier wuxia films. Sammo Hung choreographed the action. Two more films followed.
The musician, Got7 member, clothing designer and Cartier ambassador shares his journey from sport to music to entrepreneurship, emphasising the importance of authenticity and personal style.
Hong Kong jeweller Chow Tai Fook’s creative of high jewellery director Nicholas Lieou is on a mission to reinvent Chinese craftsmanship for a younger and more global audience
Fruit Chan Gor’s Made in Hong Kong, The Longest Summer and Little Cheung depict Hong Kong working-class life at the time of the handover from British to Chinese rule, and the start of cultural change.
Sandy Lam was star guest at the HK Phil’s three 50th anniversary shows, shining in her 75-minute sets. She was joined by singer-songwriter Anthony Lun and Cantopop legends Frances Yip and Elisa Chan.
Jan Lamb of Cantopop duo Softhard is nothing if not versatile. The Hong Kong entertainer has been an actor, graphic designer, rapper, stand-up comedian, popular radio host, dramatist, and film director.
Aaron Kwok plays a father who works in a factory and moonlights as a rock star, and is killed in a traffic accident. After 24 years, he comes back as a dog in this awful comedy with no redeeming features.
