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Chinese-American freestyle skiing world champion Eileen Gu wears a white fitted dress beneath her graduation gown for her high school graduation in 2020. Photo: Instagram/eileengu

Fashion & Beauty

Chinese students spice up graduation wear with more fashionable looks

Inspired by people like Eileen Gu and RedNote influencers, young Chinese women are putting their own spin on traditional graduation attire.

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Explainer | 5 ways to enter mainland China without a visa

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Our Movie: Namkoong Min, Jeon Yeo-been lead sentimental K-drama

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Health & Wellness

How to start running? 4 expert tips to get you going at ‘your pace’

The head of a run club in the US shares advice on how to start and stick with a safe running routine from as early as tomorrow.

16 Jun 2025 - 7:15PM

Running is rewarding but can be difficult to begin with. Photo: Shutterstock

K-movies

Review | Hi-Five: Korean superhero fantasy with Yoo Ah-in fails to meet its potential

Starring Yoo Ah-in, Ra Mi-ran, Lee Jae-in and with K-pop star Park Jin-young, Hi-Five features a promising premise that it never lives up to.

16 Jun 2025 - 6:45PMvideocam

Travel & Leisure

How Rwanda went from war zone to world leader in luxury ecotourism

Recent stability and smart conservation policies have helped Rwanda emerge as a high-end safari hub in East Africa, where primates thrive.

16 Jun 2025 - 5:45PMvideocam

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Arts

Hong Kong’s ‘big 3’ Chinese art collections all featuring in 1 exhibition

Highlights from the three collections of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy make up new Hong Kong Museum of Art exhibition.

16 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM

“The Pride of Hong Kong: Three Preeminent Collections of Ancient Paintings and Calligraphies” exhibition presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), held at HKMoA, Tsim Sha Tsui. The exhibition features Hong Kong’s three preeminent collections: Xubaizhai, established by the late local renowned collector Low Chuck-tiew, the Chih Lo Lou by Ho Iu-kwong, and the Bei Shan Tang by Lee Jung-sen, showcasing a selection of over 90 sets of masterpieces spanning from the Tang dynasty to the Qing. 10JUN25 SCMP / Nora Tam

Health & Wellness

Want to brighten up your work and life? Try expressing your gratitude

Voicing your gratitude daily, writing it down in a journal, or finding a ‘gratitude buddy’ can train your brain to look for the positive in anything.

16 Jun 2025 - 12:44PM

Arts

Think all Chinese ink paintings are old-fashioned? Think again

At a new exhibition at Hong Kong’s Alisan Fine Arts gallery, collectors reveal how less traditional pieces draw them to Chinese ink works.

16 Jun 2025 - 7:15AM

Entertainment

Arnold Schwarzenegger on dancing like ‘idiot’ in Netflix’s Fubar season 2

Schwarzenegger shares funny moments playing a CIA agent in Fubar season 2 with Monica Barbaro and Carrie-Anne Moss.

15 Jun 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carrie-Anne Moss in a still from Fubar season 2. Photo: Netflix/dpa

Entertainment

How Hong Kong director Ringo Lam freshened up the crime genre with 2 films

Ringo Lam infused 1999’s Victim with notes of The Exorcist, and teamed up with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To for 2007’s ‘chaotic mess’ Triangle.

15 Jun 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Lau Ching-wan (front) in a still from Victim.

Arts

Rare chance to see works by 2 major Southeast Asian artists in Hong Kong

Villepin gallery’s new exhibition features artists Fernando Zobel and Le Pho in a group show that also includes Zao Wou-Ki and Kang Myonghi.

15 Jun 2025 - 1:15PM

Health & Wellness

Want to get closer to someone? Take a walk with them - here’s why

Shared physical activities like walking, hiking, dancing or playing a sport together help individuals connect on a symbolic level, experts say.

15 Jun 2025 - 11:15AM

Food & Drink

Chinese chefs who served US presidents, and the delicious dishes they cooked

Two Chinese chefs are among Asians who cooked for US presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and William Harding who are celebrated in a new book.

16 Jun 2025 - 12:54AM

During his time in the US Navy, Chinese chef Lee-ping Quan served filet mignon to US President William Harding aboard the USS Mayflower.

Health & Wellness

Is your dog or cat ruining your sleep? Experts on bed-sharing pros and cons

Many owners emotionally benefit from their pet sharing their bed, but they can disrupt sleep – sometimes without their humans’ knowledge.

14 Jun 2025 - 6:15PM

For those who insist on having their pet in bed with them, one expert advises washing the sheets more frequently and perhaps having the owners adjust their sleep schedule to match their pet’s routine. Photo: Shutterstock

Entertainment

What’s next for Mark Hamill? Star Wars legend on movies, Maga and Malibu

Mark Hamill’s 2025 includes The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk and a SpongeBob sequel. But he really just wants a normal America again.

14 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM

Entertainment

Van Morrison has more songs than he can release, but he’s not giving up

Van Morrison is making more music than ever. On his latest album, Remembering Now, he’s catching up on songs that he recorded years ago.

14 Jun 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

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Entertainment

Profile | From best actress to banned in mainland China, Hong Kong star Deanie Ip

The acclaimed actress and singer who rose to screen fame playing Andy Lau’s mother is one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken entertainers.

6 Jun 2025 - 7:17AM

Andy Lau kisses Deanie Ip as the pair celebrate winning the best actor and best actress awards for A Simple Life at the 2011 Golden Horse Film Awards in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 26, 2011. Photo: Reuters

Entertainment

Planetarium’s discovery about outer solar system shocks astronomers

‘Freak accident’ finding has changed thinking on shape of the Oort Cloud, a theoretical area of deep space believed to be a source of comets.

8 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM

Arts

A star is born as Hong Kong pianist wins Van Cliburn competition

Aristo Sham, 29, becomes first Hong Kong winner of international competition held in Texas, setting him on road to classical music stardom.

12 Jun 2025 - 12:50PM

K-drama

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in June 2025

Must-sees include the final Squid Game chapter, gangster drama Mercy for None and romantic melodrama Our Movie.

30 May 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

Lee Byung-hun as Frontman in a still from Squid Game season 3. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

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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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