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Anna Cathcart as student Kitty Song Covey in a still from XO, Kitty season 2. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

Review | XO, Kitty season 2: Netflix’s Seoul-set spin-off series disappoints

Anna Cathcart returns as Kitty Song Covey for a second semester in Korea, but the new season wastes opportunities to explore engaging topics.

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Why Thanos role in Squid Game 2 was ‘destiny’ for Choi Seung-hyun aka T.O.P

US FDA bans Red 3 food dye, decades after ban in cosmetics

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How to set up an account on RedNote, a TikTok alternative: 9 steps

RedNote is attracting users of another Chinese short video app, TikTok, in the US who fear a ban. See our 9-step guide to opening an account.

Employees on the balcony of the RedNote (also known as Xiaohongshu, meaning “little red book”) company headquarters building in Shanghai, China. The RedNote app has been seized on as an alternative to Tiktok, which faces a ban in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE
Employees on the balcony of the RedNote (also known as Xiaohongshu, meaning “little red book”) company headquarters building in Shanghai, China. The RedNote app has been seized on as an alternative to Tiktok, which faces a ban in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE

Food & Drink

Best Chinese New Year pudding discounts in Hong Kong to help your shopping

From early-bird offers to codes and gift bundles, here are 11 of the best deals we found for everything from turnip cakes to sweet treats.

Food & Drink

Where a French chef in Hong Kong goes for dumplings, tastes of home

Feuille head chef Joris Rousseau shares his go-to places for pan-fried buns, wontons, goose, crab and French food by a chef with ‘the touch’.

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Health & Wellness

Microplastics in tea bags work their way deep into our bodies, study finds

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential health implications of microplastics and nanoplastics entering human organs.

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Loose leaf tea might be a more healthy alternative to tea bags, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock
Loose leaf tea might be a more healthy alternative to tea bags, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

Child obesity, physical inactivity may be setting stage for dementia

Teenagers and their parents had better watch out. An unhealthy lifestyle in childhood has been linked to the onset of dementia in adulthood.

Travel & Leisure

Sex and the City brownstone that’s a magnet for selfie takers to get a gate

Deterrent to tourists who take photos outside Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in Sex and the City approved by commission.

Entertainment

Review | Wolf Man, Leigh Whannell’s reboot of 1941 horror, is plain boring

A reboot, Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man is momentarily intriguing – but a shallow story and zero thrills makes this film all bark and no bite.

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Christopher Abbott as Blake in a still from Wolf Man. Photo: Universal Pictures.

Chinese culture

Martial artists honouring Bruce Lee teacher on their love of wing chun

More than 100 martial artists from around the world gathered in Hong Kong at an event dedicated to Wong Shun-leung, student of Ip Man.

Pure Ving Tsun boss Jerry Yeung (left) and martial arts actor Philip Ng train at PVT Group Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui on November 24, 2024. Both attended an event in honour of wing chun master Wong Shun-leung in November. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Pure Ving Tsun boss Jerry Yeung (left) and martial arts actor Philip Ng train at PVT Group Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui on November 24, 2024. Both attended an event in honour of wing chun master Wong Shun-leung in November. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Travel & Leisure

Hong Kong budget travel queen visits 143 countries, 50 to go this year

47-year-old Kez Williams aims to visit every UN-recognised country. She tells the Post how and why she travels so much and offers some tips.

Food & Drink

Albino Trump lookalike in Punjab, Pakistan market a star

Sporting a blond quiff because of his albinism, pudding seller Saleem Bagga also sings to draw customers, who love taking selfies with him.

Health & Wellness

Snake behaviour altered by climate change, habitat loss. Why we’re at risk

Rising global temperatures and growing human populations are going to increase conflict between snakes and people, experts say.

Snakes, such as the python above, and humans are being driven together by the effects of climate change, which experts say will result in more snakebite cases. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Roosters, such as lots of money

Congratulations, Roosters – according to Chinese geomancy, you can expect easy money, career growth and a social whirl in Year of the Snake.

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Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for 12 zodiac signs. How is your health, luck, wealth?
Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for 12 zodiac signs. How is your health, luck, wealth?

Food & Drink

The best food in Xiamen, from oyster omelettes to soups that tempt monks

The Michelin Guide to Fujian debuted in 2024 and Xiamen is foodie heaven, with street stalls serving classics and restaurants updating them.

K-drama

The 13 most anticipated K-dramas of 2025, from Two Women to Squid Game 3

K-pop stars IU and Jisoo, and actress Kim Min-ha, are among the stars of 2025’s most anticipated K-dramas, from Way Back Love to Newtopia.

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Arts

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for all 12 zodiac signs. Is your luck in?

Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha gives her predictions, from the lucky colours to wear to which sign will have a bad year when it comes to love.

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Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha predicts the varying fortunes of people born under the 12 Chinese zodiac signs in the coming Year of the Snake. Illustrations: Victor Sanjinez
Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha predicts the varying fortunes of people born under the 12 Chinese zodiac signs in the coming Year of the Snake. Illustrations: Victor Sanjinez

Arts

Update | 14 Hong Kong art exhibitions in 2025, from Pharoahs to Picasso

Hong Kong art lovers have an exciting year in store, to judge by a slew of recently announced exhibitions. Here are 14 to look forward to.

Health & Wellness

5 simple checks for dementia, starting with a clock drawing test

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s brain.

Arts

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Horses, who’ll find love easily

Horses will be lucky in love, women above all, in the lunar new year according to Chinese geomancy. Men in certain jobs will make good money.

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The Year of the Snake will be an auspicious one for Horses. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
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Custom merch at DOP Training Club allows people to resonate with the brand. Photo: Kin Ho Photography

Run clubs have arrived in Hong Kong to combine exercise and community

This booming subculture is attracting runners of all abilities and from all walks of life to join up and enjoy a workout together – and buy the merch.

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Learning to say “no” at work is essential for protecting our physical and mental health. Photo: Shutterstock

How to set boundaries at work to improve your mental health

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Madonna and her actor husband Sean Penn were snapped by an intrepid Post photographer dining in the Godown restaurant in Central during her trip to Hong Kong in early 1986 to shoot the film Shanghai Surprise. Photo: SCMP Archives

When Madonna and Sean Penn were in Hong Kong to shoot Shanghai Surprise

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This ‘grandma’s game’ is taking Hong Kong – and all ages – by storm

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