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Sakura Ando is photographed in Hong Kong during her visit to attend the 2025 Hong Kong International Film Festival, which opened on April 10. The acclaimed Japanese actress reflects on her eclectic career, from indie films to Godzilla Minus One, and her future aspirations. Photo: Dickson Lee

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How Sakura Ando defied traditions to become one of Japan’s top actresses

The Godzilla Minus One and Shoplifters actress reflects on her career, juggling parenting, and future aspirations as she visits Hong Kong.

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History of the world’s oldest Chinatown, Binondo, now a foodie paradise

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Jon Hamm talks about robbing the ultrarich in Your Friends & Neighbors

17 Apr 2025 - 4:15AM

K-drama

Review | Friendly Rivalry: Lee Hye-ri shines in Netflix high school mystery K-drama

Starring Lee Hye-ri, Chung Su-bin, Kang Hye-won and Oh Woo-ri, this new Korean drama has much to offer – if you don’t mind the bumpy ride.

16 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Lee Hye-ri as popular student Yu Je-yi in a still from Netflix K-drama Friendly Rivalry.

Health & Wellness

Can eating chocolate be good for you? Yes, as long as it’s dark chocolate

A dietitian and a chocolate craftsman explain why it is OK to indulge a chocolate craving – as long as it is dark, and only in moderation.

16 Apr 2025 - 7:15PM

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Youn Yuh-jung on channelling her past in The Wedding Banquet

The Oscar-winning 78-year-old talks about her son coming out and bringing intense emotion to Andrew Ahn’s new remake of the 1993 romcom.

16 Apr 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Review | Once Upon a Lie: Irene Wan chases much younger man in unconvincing romance

Irene Wan plays a lovesick divorcee catfishing a much younger man, played by Bruce Hung, in a superficial film that lacks any chemistry.

16 Apr 2025 - 5:45PMvideocam

Irene Wan in a still from Once Upon a Lie.

Food & Drink

‘Phenomenal’ vegetarian food, ‘fantastic’ Peking duck in Hong Kong

Silver Spoon Restaurants’ Harshil Bhasin reveals his favourite Japanese and Chinese vegetarian joints and others in Hong Kong.

16 Apr 2025 - 5:18PM

Family & Relationships

Colourful Buddhist tradition in Thailand is a rite of passage for Shan boys

The Poy Sang Long celebration is a vibrant three-day ritual before boys of Myanmar’s Shan people enter monastic life for up to one month.

16 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

Fashion & Beauty

A ban on binning textiles means Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing

Mountains of clothes piling up in Swedish recycling centres are sparking calls for fashion firms to take responsibility for textile waste.

16 Apr 2025 - 3:15PM

A worker sorts clothing at Artikel2’s sorting centre in Stockholm. Mountains of clothes piling up in Swedish recycling centres has sparked calls for firms to take responsibility for textile waste. Photo: AFP

Health & Wellness

People who use sugar substitutes to lose weight could be making things worse

Sucralose, a widely used alternative to sugar, could actually increase hunger and negatively affect weight loss, a new study says.

16 Apr 2025 - 12:45PM

Do sugar substitutes actually make you more hungry? A new study suggests this could be true. Photo: Shutterstock

Food & Drink

New machine makes judging tuna quality for sushi and sashimi safer and easier

The Sonofai machine, based on Fujitsu’s AI technology, makes judging the quality of tuna for sushi and sashimi quicker, safer and easier.

16 Apr 2025 - 12:20PM

Travel & Leisure

What to expect as popular travel destinations introduce new fees for tourists

Many popular spots worldwide are introducing tourist fees for the first time or raising those that already exist. We take a look at some.

16 Apr 2025 - 11:30AM

Entertainment

Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey on their growth filming The Last of Us season 2

The two stars reveal what they are proud of from filming season two, how they ignore misogynistic comments and more.

16 Apr 2025 - 4:15AM

Ramsey and Pascal at the season two premiere of The Last of Us in Los Angeles in the US. Photo: EPA

K-drama

Review | Buried Hearts: Park Hyung-sik seeks revenge in second-rate K-drama

This corporate revenge thriller Korean drama tries to juggle too many moving parts and twists, and ends up a confusing mess.

15 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Park Hyung-sik as protagonist Seo Dong-joo in a still from the Disney+ Korean drama Buried Hearts. Huh Joon-ho and Lee Hae-young co-star.

Health & Wellness

How high humidity causes ‘damp’ illnesses, plus TCM experts’ health tips

As Hong Kong edges towards summer, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners share how to protect health by eating, acting and thinking right.

15 Apr 2025 - 7:15PM

Food & Drink

Brewing sake in space? Maker aims for small step towards moon-based brewery

Asahi Shuzo wants to become the first off-world sake maker, with plans to brew aboard the International Space Station, and then the moon.

15 Apr 2025 - 6:15PM

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Health & Wellness

Dementia’s links to diabetes, herpes explored as research widens

Protein clumps in the brain have long been associated with Alzheimer’s, but other potential causes of the condition are now in the spotlight.

31 Mar 2025 - 4:15AM

GLP-1 agonists like those found in Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs are being studied as potential treatments for dementia. Research on the disease is expanding. Photo: instagram/glp1training

Explainer | Case of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron shows harsh spotlight on Korean stars

An actress under relentless scrutiny. An actor accused of underage dating. His tearful denial. Her suicide. What is it with actors in Korea?

5 Apr 2025 - 1:15PMvideocam

K-drama

K-drama casting news about Jun Ji-hyun, Ji Chang-wook and more

From a fantasy drama offer made to Jun Ji-hyun to one for Squid Game’s Park Sung-hoon, the latest Korean drama casting announcements.

5 Apr 2025 - 7:15PM

K-drama

Review | When Life Gives You Tangerines: one of the best K-dramas ever made

An emotionally rich script and a sensational cast make this series a gripping and rewarding watch from start to finish. Have tissues on hand.

31 Mar 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

IU (centre) in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines.

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Chen Rui, known online as @trumpbyryan and by his English name Ryan, is a content creator from Chongqing, China known for imitating Donald Trump. Photo: @trumpbyryan/ Instagram

The influencer from China who speaks exactly like Donald Trump

Chen Rui, a Chinese marketer who went viral for his spot on Trump impressions, teaches English through his social media.

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There was little festive cheer 75 years ago, as the Battle of Hong Kong raged to a bloody conclusion. Some of the people who lived through the invasion recall how they suddenly found themselves in a war zone

The Battle of Hong Kong: eyewitness accounts

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The good, bad and ugly sides to a holiday in Kathmandu, Nepal

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Hong Kong artist Chow Chun-fai’s Interview the Interviewer II series of paintings will be on display at Art Basel Hong Kong’s Insights sector. Photo: SC Gallery

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