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Wardour Street, Chinatown, London. The area, which dates back to the 1970s, has evolved over time to become the multicultural enclave it is now. Photo: Getty Images

Chinese culture

50 years of growth and cultural change in London’s Chinatown

Early Chinatown was a place of restaurants, underground gambling dens and brothels, but it has grown more affluent and diverse over time.

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Art Week Shenzhen 2025 best exhibitions and events to visit

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Review | Newtopia, zombie romcom with Blackpink’s Jisoo, misses the mark

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Entertainment

Less rebellion, more depression and apathy. Welcome to punk in China today

As the Chinese punk scene soldiers on, bands increasingly perform to relieve pressure and release negativity, one insider says.

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A punk attends a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Entertainment

Review | In 1st Kiss, Japanese time-travel romance, Takako Matsu woos a younger man

Director Ayuko Tsukahara’s story follows a woman (Takako Matsu) who travels back in time to save her marriage and her husband’s life.

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Food & Drink

Profile | ‘If you survive, you’ve succeeded,’ says chef on hard-to-please Hong Kong

Daisuke Mori was sad to close Michelin-star restaurant Takumi, but relishes the freedom of cooking for members at private club Carlyle & Co.

25 Mar 2025 - 12:52PM

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Health & Wellness

Here is why literally keeping your cool might help you live longer

Reducing body temperature by entering a torpor-like state, like hibernation in animals, could keep you younger, a study in mice suggests.

25 Mar 2025 - 4:15AM

Hibernation-like habits could work better than anti-ageing creams and sweat-inducing workouts for older people who want to stay looking young for longer, a new study in mice suggests. Photo: Shutterstock

Arts

Artist Sarah Sze on her first Asia solo exhibition in Hong Kong

The celebrated US artist is showing her large, dramatic multimedia and layered artworks at Gagosian gallery in Hong Kong.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM

Fashion & Beauty

Chinese can’t get enough of Laopu Gold, country’s ‘Hermès of gold’

Its sales soaring despite upping prices, Laopu Gold finds a ready market in China for its contemporary designs. Can it do the same overseas?

24 Mar 2025 - 7:15AM

Travel & Leisure

Mammoths, bison in prehistoric cave art French keep under wraps

Hundreds of carvings of prehistoric animals, and women, line a cave in southwest France. For 4 weeks a year researchers are let in to map it.

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An ancient engraving in Cussac cave, France. Photo: AFP

Food & Drink

On Google Maps, actor Nicholas Tse lists go-to places to eat in Hong Kong

‘Chef Nic’s Choice’ list of places to eat in Hong Kong on Google Maps’ Shared List Feature runs the gamut from comfort food to sushi.

24 Mar 2025 - 6:49PM

Google Maps asked Hong Kong actor and singer Nicholas Tse to list his favourite places to eat in Hong Kong using its new Shared List Feature, as the app marks its 20th anniversary. Tse will perform at the city’s new stadium in April. Photo: Google Maps

Travel & Leisure

French Polynesian cruise shows every storm cloud has a silver lining

Cruise passengers forced off course by storms get a rare glimpse of the Marquesas Islands before the weather breaks for a postcard finish.

25 Mar 2025 - 7:40AM

Arts

Spider sculptor Louise Bourgeois’ inner world revealed in Hong Kong show

Hauser & Wirth’s exhibition of Louise Bourgeois is a deep dive into how the late artist’s fascination with the human body inspired her art.

24 Mar 2025 - 5:15PM

Food & Drink

Take a hammer to a US$48,000 whisky? Scotch distiller’s smashing gimmick

Amid a dip in the rare whisky market, The Glenrothes has made its exclusive The 51 single malt ‘effectively impossible to resell’.

24 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

The Glenrothes The 51 comes with a flathead hammer for buyers to smash the outer packaging with. Photo: The Glenrothes

Health & Wellness

Flex it like Beckham. Ex-soccer star builds muscles and braces for big 5-0

Strength work on his core and upper body eases wear and tear on his back from football career, Beckham says as he prepares to turn 50 in May.

24 Mar 2025 - 3:18PM

David Beckham says he has “put a bit of meat” on his pecs working out with personal trainer Bobby Rich. Photo: instagram.com/davidbeckham

Health & Wellness

Surfing psychologist shares sport’s benefits, questions Hong Kong ban

‘Surfing saved my life,’ a surfer told Hong Kong researcher Judith Blaine. She asks why the city bans a sport that benefits health.

23 Mar 2025 - 9:18AMvideocam

K-movies

In Streaming, Kang Ha-neul plays someone ‘you don’t want to get close to’

Actor talks about playing someone who ‘got swallowed up by money’ in Korean thriller, and why he agrees with the film’s adults-only rating.

24 Mar 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

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Health & Wellness

How to beat insomnia and get a good night’s sleep

A sleep expert and recovering insomniac offers advice on World Sleep Day for people who lie awake at night worrying about not resting.

14 Mar 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

Sleep restriction requires going to bed late, or later than usual, and getting up early. You might begin with just five-and-a-half-hours in bed and work up to six until you’ve found the optimum sleep amount for you.
Photo: Shutterstock — Sleep restriction requires going to bed late, or later than usual, and getting up early. You might begin with just five-and-a-half-hours in bed and work up to six until you’ve found the optimum sleep amount for you. Photo: Shutterstock

K-drama

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in March 2025

From IU’s turn as a rebellious Jeju island youth to a drama directed by Parasite co-writer Han Jin-won, here are the shows not to miss.

4 Mar 2025 - 8:11PMvideocam

Health & Wellness

Aiming to live long? Dos and don’ts from 5 longevity experts

Professors, a surgeon and a scientist on how to feel young and healthy for as long as possible, mentally as well as physically.

6 Mar 2025 - 1:09PMvideocam

Health & Wellness

10 things about dementia to ask a doctor to keep your brain healthy

Dementia risk factors range from mental health to diet. Ask your doctor about them to help you slow down or prevent the onset of disease.

17 Mar 2025 - 10:58AMvideocam

Doctors should be able to answer your questions about dementia. Photo: Shutterstock

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ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025 unveils a star-studded music lineup featuring headliners Metro Boomin and Zico. Photo: ComplexCon

ComplexCon Hong Kong announces Metro Boomin and Zico as 2025 headliners

A meeting of American and Asian hip-hop, the concerts also feature Quavo, Hong Kong favs MC Jin and Jace, and South Korea’s Changmo and B.I.

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Tilda Swinton hits Hong Kong to make the case for film preservation and praise the magic of old cinema. Photo: Courtesy of Chanel

Tilda Swinton brings star power to a conversation on classic Hong Kong films

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NJZ, formerly NewJeans, are coming to ComplexCon Hong Kong

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Angela Wu, associate professor at HKUST’s division of life science, and department of chemical and biological engineering. Photo: TMT

She tried several careers but found her niche in genetic sequencing

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