Josiah Ng is a content editor on the SCMP’s Specialist Publications team. He serves as the team's go-to expert on watches as the editor of XXIV, the Post’s annual prestige publication covering high horology. Additionally, he writes, edits and commissions pieces on restaurants, bars, culture, business, finance and more. Raised in Hong Kong, Josiah has previously covered music and finance at leading publications including Time Out Hong Kong and Debtwire respectively, and gained experience in the banking and consulting industries before joining SCMP in 2022.
This weekend, say farewell to a popular speakeasy, make the rounds of Hong Kong’s brightest new bars, and welcome the new year with booze-free tipples.
She was originally more invested in the art world, having studied Chinese art and medicine, but working in museums led her to the world of watchmaking.
Enjoy a feast at Honky Tonks Tavern, indulge in Dr Seuss cocktails at Singular Concepts’ venues, and wrap up the holiday with some final drinks at DarkSide.
This weekend, enjoy cheeky concoctions on Peel Street, swing by a Japanese guest shift in mid-century Hong Kong surrounds, and enjoy Thai flavours at a one-night only takeover in Central.
The new bar offers boldly innovative cocktails named after legal terms, and Habeas Corpus is an example of the kind of libation that will either make or break it.
Sample some of the world’s best whiskies at Whisky Live this weekend, check out guest shifts at Kowloon hotels Eaton and the Mondrian, and don’t miss out on new menus at Kinsman and Quinary.
In creating the stand-out drink at The Savory Project in Hong Kong, Coa co-founder Jay Khan and Ajit Gurung captured the best Thai flavours in one adventurous cocktail.
Dubai Watch Week came to Hong Kong; Hodinkee was acquired by Watches of Switzerland; Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin had new drops; and justice was served to a fraudster.
Comedian Kevin Hart also used the marketplace to find the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Grande Sonnerie he recently wore on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Catch up on Chanel’s MB&F stake, LVMH’s corporate moves, Olympians’ and A-listers’ wrist candy, Watches and Wonders hitting Shanghai, and the finalists of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
For new arrivals to the city, serviced apartments and co-living spaces such as those from Xin Management, Skyla and Weave take the stress out of setting up a home
Rapper and billionaire Jay-Z invested in luxury watch vendor Wristcheck while Sylvester Stallone raised US$6.7 million auctioning his treasured timepieces at Sotheby’s
Unesco made Macau a Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017, hailing it for its mix of traditions that have influenced food from Japan to Brazil and Africa
There have been lots of updates in the watch world beyond Watches and Wonders 2024 this spring, from celebs sporting new releases to charity watch auction Only Watch’s return …
TeamLab has scattered giant light-emitting ovoids from Tamar Park into the harbour, while the Hong Kong Heritage Museum has a sculpture exhibition that brings to life characters from Jin Yong’s novels
The city’s biggest art fair returns for an 11th edition, hosting a total of 242 galleries from 40 countries, which organisers hail as a bounceback to full strength
From Taylor Swift’s watch choker and Timothée Chalamet’s Cartier love at the Grammys, to LVMH’s moves and exciting collabs by Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Casio
K-drama star Han So-hee turned heads at the launch of watchmaker Omega’s two new Hong Kong addresses, and Winona Ryder unveiled her first coffee table book
From Breitling to Bovet, luxury watchmakers are gearing up to celebrate Chinese New Year – so what OTT ways have these maisons used to paid tribute to the Year of the Dragon?