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Jessica Alba (left) and Nick Stahl in a still from Sin City.

Entertainment

Sin City at 20: why the 2005 neo-noir hit was such a landmark film

Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s film still looks incredible, with a stellar cast including Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis and Clive Owen.

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Fancy getting hands-on conserving African rhinos and elephants?

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Profile | At 87, The Joy Luck Club star Kieu Chinh has no plans to slow down

3 Apr 2025 - 6:15PM

K-drama

Lee Dong-wook leads The Divorce Insurance, workplace romcom K-drama

A team of divorcees at an insurance company weigh the merits of selling divorce insurance in Killing Romance director’s small-screen debut.

3 Apr 2025 - 7:21PMvideocam

Lee Dong-wook in a still from The Divorce Insurance. Photo: Online

Chinese culture

Explainer | What is the Chinese Ching Ming Festival and how is it marked?

Traditionally a Chinese spring ritual, the tomb-sweeping festival is said to have its roots in an emperor’s cruelty to a follower.

3 Apr 2025 - 3:56PM

Gadgets

Meta’s upcoming smart glasses with a screen and how they’ll work

US$1,000-plus deluxe smart glasses to have screen in front of right eye to display photos and apps, and to respond to hand-gesture controls.

3 Apr 2025 - 4:45PM

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K-drama

7 of the best new K-drama series to watch in April 2025

Shin Min-a and Park Hae-soo team up in limited series thriller Karma, Kim Ji-yeon stars in a horror period drama and Son Suk-ku is in heaven.

30 Mar 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Shin Min-a as Lee Ju-yeon in a still from Karma. Photo: Jihyeong Seo/Netflix

Entertainment

The Last of Us Season 2 release date, cast, episodes, and Season 3 plans

Here is a breakdown of everything we know so far about Season 2 of HBO’s hit series The Last of Us, including what the story will be about.

2 Apr 2025 - 7:53PMvideocam

Food & Drink

Hong Kong’s 132-year-old tofu restaurant where people go silly for soy

At Michelin-recognised Kung Wo Beancurd Factory in Sham Shui Po, soy products from tofu pudding to soy milk are made fresh on site.

3 Apr 2025 - 7:15AM

How When Life Gives You Tangerines made actor a better husband

Park Hae-joon says playing a devoted husband in the Netflix drama was ‘a turning point’ that inspired him to ‘change and grow’ in real life.

3 Apr 2025 - 1:01PM

Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines.

Travel & Leisure

Can Japan’s growing fan culture move the dial for consumer spending?

Fans of bands, anime characters, mascots and online entertainers in Japan may spend as much as US$23 billion a year.

3 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM

Momoka Matsui and her co-worker Saki Matsumoto at After All Coffee in Tokyo, where Matsui’s favourite boy band stopped by. They are taking part in “oshikatsu”, a fan-driven phenomenon in Japan that is boosting consumer spending. Photo: Reuters

Entertainment

How Val Kilmer’s Top Gun reunion with Tom Cruise resonates after his death

Following Kilmer’s death, fans reflect on his Top Gun: Maverick scene with Cruise – one that was a moving tribute to their friendship.

3 Apr 2025 - 10:49AMvideocam

Travel & Leisure

Cruising Norway’s Arctic north, land of natural wonders and mystical light

A voyage aboard the MS Trollfjord to Svalbard in the Arctic Circle passes mountains, fiords and villages illuminated by a never-setting sun.

3 Apr 2025 - 3:45PM

Food & Drink

For coffee fans, 5 new Hong Kong cafes and 2 festivals to visit in April 2025

New branches of popular cafes and a pet-friendly newcomer have opened, while two events will feature coffee vendors from Hong Kong to Japan.

3 Apr 2025 - 11:20AM

A cafe latte at Fineprint. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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

K-drama

Review | Karma: Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a lead morally murky Netflix thriller

The lives of six characters and their moral dilemmas are explored in a gruelling series that dives deep into human interconnectedness.

1 Apr 2025 - 10:25AMvideocam

Entertainment

A video game more influential than Doom, Super Mario Bros? Apparently so

A Bafta survey rated a 1999 Dreamcast title the most influential video game of all time – ahead of Super Mario Bros, Half-Life and Minecraft.

3 Apr 2025 - 1:45PMvideocam

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K-drama

Profile | Who is Park Bo-gum, IU’s co-star in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines?

Park’s soft looks and easy smile made him popular, but it is his expressive performances and acting talent that have made him a star.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:01AM

Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix

Health & Wellness

Now in pill form, hair loss treatment easier to use, may be more effective

Hair loss solution minoxidil in the 1990s was a sticky topical solution applied to the scalp. Now you can take it orally. It may work better.

23 Mar 2025 - 4:15AM

Chinese culture

Is Year of the Snake’s third month lucky for you? 12 zodiac sign horoscopes

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for love, career, health and finance for the 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

29 Mar 2025 - 9:42AM

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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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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André Fu in his office in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Bangkok’s landmark Dusit Thani hotel reimagined by André Fu

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

The good, bad and ugly sides to being a tourist in Kathmandu

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View from the Patan Museum looking onto Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Getty Images

Insiders’ guide to Kathmandu, 3 city states that became the Nepalese capital

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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

The best inspiration is found at home, this artist finds

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