Advertisement
Advertisement

Lifestyle

Food & Drink
Health & Wellness
Chinese culture
Homes
Arts
Entertainment
K-drama
Travel & Leisure
Fashion & Beauty
100 Top Tables
A still from Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (category I), directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker.

Entertainment

Review | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is a hilarious horror spoof

Aardman Animations’ latest is a horror-infused celebration of slapstick and sly film references sure to delight viewers of all ages.

videocam

Hong Kong artist Lau Wai looks at the unsettling future of humans and AI

videocam

‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen

Health & Wellness

Why sleeping less than apes helped humans become Earth’s dominant species

Sleep expert and anthropologist David R Samson sheds light on how human sleep evolved from apes to hunter-gatherers to modern societies.

A bonobo asleep in its nest. Humans have evolved to need less sleep than tree-sleeping primates, according to sleep expert and evolutionary anthropologist David R Samson Photo: Instagram/bonobodotorg/
A bonobo asleep in its nest. Humans have evolved to need less sleep than tree-sleeping primates, according to sleep expert and evolutionary anthropologist David R Samson Photo: Instagram/bonobodotorg/

Entertainment

Review | Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors: Lav Diaz’s gruelling colonial epic

Director Lav Diaz’s latest film explores colonial terror, faith and resistance in a perilous 17th century jungle in the Philippines.

videocam

K-drama

Profile | Who is Nana, star of Netflix K-dramas The Scandal and Mask Girl?

Nana’s rise in the industry has been a journey of talent, resilience and reinvention, going from singer and model to bona fide actress.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Arts

Review | Pianist Eric Lu brilliantly reflects Chopin’s genius in HK Phil concert

Lu’s terrific rendition of Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor was bookended by Yao Chen’s panda-themed waltz and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.

International Chopin Competition Gold Medallist Eric Lu photographed during his debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, in a ocncert on September 9, 2026 conducted by Lio Kuokman. Lu played Chopin’s Concerto No. 1 in E minor. (Photo: Desmond Chan/ HK Phil)
International Chopin Competition Gold Medallist Eric Lu photographed during his debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, in a ocncert on September 9, 2026 conducted by Lio Kuokman. Lu played Chopin’s Concerto No. 1 in E minor. (Photo: Desmond Chan/ HK Phil)

Fashion & Beauty

Hong Kong as Asia’s next fashion hub? Fashion Fest could help make it happen

Hong Kong Fashion Fest 2026 highlights local talent as well as the challenges they face as the city seeks to cement its place in fashion.

Chinese culture

Famous Chinese women in folklore, from Mulan to a dynasty-toppling consort

These women have inspired countless poems, books, movies and TV shows over the centuries, but what are their stories and why do they endure?

Entertainment

Review | A Bit of Light: Iranian drama about Tehran doctor strikes melancholic chord

Ali Asgari’s Tehran-set drama about an aggrieved doctor who decides to end it all as war looms is well acted but never fully bursts into life.

videocam
Missagh Zareh in a still from A Bit of Light, directed by Ali Asgari and co-starring Sadaf Asgari and Forouzan Jamshidnejad. Photo: Seven Springs Pictures

Entertainment

Profile | How Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong became a cultural force in Hong Kong

Songwriter for the stars, fashion journalist, LGBTQ activist – Wong’s impact on modern Hong Kong culture cannot be overstated.

Wyman Wong attends the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 1, 2017. The Hong Kong lyricist, actor and fashionista has written career-defining hits for many Cantopop singers, appeared in various movies, designed and written about fashion, and promoted LGBTQ visibility in his home city. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images
Wyman Wong attends the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 1, 2017. The Hong Kong lyricist, actor and fashionista has written career-defining hits for many Cantopop singers, appeared in various movies, designed and written about fashion, and promoted LGBTQ visibility in his home city. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images

Lifestyle

On This Day | Deanie Ip scores first best actress win for Hong Kong in Venice – SCMP archive

Ip’s portrayal of an ageing domestic servant in Ann Hui’s film won her the prestigious Volpi Cup, the first for a Hongkonger.

Entertainment

Leslie Cheung would have been 70 this year. An exhibition celebrates the star

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum exhibition features never-before-shown stage outfits and offers rare insights into Cheung’s private life.

Chinese Zodiac

Is the Year of the Horse’s eighth month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in work, finances, romance and health.

The eighth lunar month of the Year of the Horse 2026 will bring clarity and fortune to some zodiac signs and obstacles to others, according to feng shui master Andrew Kwan. Photo: Shutterstock

K-drama

Made in Korea season 2: Hyun Bin returns for dark 1980s political thriller

South Korea’s history continues to be explored in the series, as Hyun Bin’s Ki-tae navigates the 1979 assassination of leader Park Chung-hee.

videocam
Hyun Bin as intelligence agent Baek Ki-tae in a still from Made in Korea season two. Photo: Disney+
Hyun Bin as intelligence agent Baek Ki-tae in a still from Made in Korea season two. Photo: Disney+

Arts

‘Worth zero’: why stolen Renoir paintings have little black market value

Two paintings stolen on Tuesday have a combined estimated value of US$10.5 million, but the thieves’ chance of profiting is ‘extremely low’.

Arts

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 11-13

From a craft beer festival to an introspective art exhibition and a soundwalk to Tomorrowland’s fashion pop-up, there’s a lot on this weekend.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Health & Wellness

Sugar’s link to dementia may begin earlier than we thought, new study finds

Hong Kong study finds links between lower sugar intake in utero and up to age two and reduced risk of dementia in older age. Experts explain.

A mother’s sugar intake can trigger elevated blood sugar, insulin resistance and inflammation in her unborn child, experts say. A researcher and a doctor explain the links between sugar exposure early in life and cognitive decline down the road. Photo: Shutterstock
A mother’s sugar intake can trigger elevated blood sugar, insulin resistance and inflammation in her unborn child, experts say. A researcher and a doctor explain the links between sugar exposure early in life and cognitive decline down the road. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

I survived breast cancer. 12 years later, my body sent another warning

This Gynaecologic Cancer Awareness Month, US-based author and filmmaker Amy Wu shares her experience of dealing with cancer – twice.

Food & Drink

Chinese matcha’s rise and the Hong Kong couple stirring up the UK tea scene

A mission to bring Chinese tea culture to Britain unexpectedly turned Hong Kong couple Raphael Chow and Joyce Ding into matcha entrepreneurs.

Travel & Leisure

On a tower trip: a bike tour around China’s Unesco-listed Kaiping watchtowers

Many of the ‘diaolou’ can be reached only by farm tracks and quiet paths, making cycling the ideal way to explore them.

Kaiping’s diaolou watchtowers are scattered across the flat countryside of China’s Guangdong province, and with many only accessible along farm tracks and quiet paths, a bicycle tour is the ideal way to see them. Photo: Bruce Foreman
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
HIGHLIGHTS FROM
Matt Richardson, founder and managing director of Big Top Hospitality, spent two weeks in Dublin, Ireland, mastering the art of the perfect Guinness pour, ahead of the opening of The Boar. Photo: Alexander Mak

Exclusive: The Boar brings British pub vibes to Hong Kong’s Elgin Street

British pubs, once common across the city, have dwindled in the past decade, but there’s a new opening hoping to revive the tradition.

Reading Time:4 minutes
Nancy Kwan in 1969. Photo: SCMP Archives

Nancy Kwan’s enduring legacy – interview

Reading Time:8 minutes
The Charles K. Kao Auditorium, affectionately known as the “Golden Egg”, is the architectural centrepiece of the Hong Kong Science Park, in the New Territories. Photo: courtesy HKSTP

Hong Kong Science Park: Asia’s tech powerhouse celebrates 25 years

Reading Time:10 minutes
Theign Phan (left), executive chef of Grand Majestic Sichuan, and chef Palash Mitra, of Prince and the Peacock, in the latter’s Tai Kwun kitchen. Photo: Alexander Mak

From Delhi diplomacy to Hong Kong kitchens, food unites India and China

Reading Time:7 minutes
Bryant Austin in Kennedy Town. Photo: Alexander Mak

From Ohio to Hong Kong: former NBA player Bryant Austin’s basketball journey

Reading Time:6 minutes
Hamachi crudo at Il Presidente. Photo: courtesy Il Presidente

Hong Kong hottest new openings, from Italian eatery Il Presidente to Fujian cuisine hotspot Quan

Reading Time:2 minutes
MORE IN POSTMAG
Content from SCMP's Specialist Publications
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
OPINION
Enid Tsui

Opinion | Hong Kong’s contemporary artists deserve a bigger stage in its museums

Enid Tsui
Wee Kek Koon

Reflections | Amid ‘Lake America’ stink, the Chinese emperor whose renaming campaign backfired

Wee Kek Koon
Andrew Sun

Mouthing Off | Join my dinner club, where the sole purpose is to share food, not socialise

Andrew Sun
Wee Kek Koon

Reflections | From prison and poverty to Chinese emperor: rags-to-riches tale of Liu Bingyi

Wee Kek Koon
Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | I’m in my ‘just fine’ dining era, and neighbourhood restaurants have my vote

Charmaine Mok
Wee Kek Koon

Reflections | How Chinese emperors’ birthdays became national holidays celebrated by all

Wee Kek Koon
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
MULTIMEDIA
Video

Taste-testing China’s KFC x Oreo collaboration

gwdfdgf
03:00
Video

Chinese games among growing overseas presence at Comiket in Japan

Japanese-style animation and games made overseas, such as Blue Archive and Azur Lane, have become increasingly popular in Japan
04:51
Video

Chinese foie gras producers eye European market

Geese are raised at a farm for foie gras production, in Huoqiu county, Anhui province, China, April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
02:14
Video

Hong Kong wins World Cosplay Championship

The victory comes as World Cosplay Summit 2026 marks Hong Kong’s return to the competition after a 3-year hiatus
03:16
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
TRENDING TOPICS
K-drama news
Food and Drinks
Chinese culture
Korean drama reviews
Wellness
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement