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Your brain tries to keep your body within a degree or two of 37 degrees Celsius, and does so by triggering sweat. When sweat dries, it carries away heat from your body’s surface.
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Health & Wellness

How hot is too hot for exercise? Plus how to do it safely in summer

Exercising in the heat puts you at risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and other serious illnesses. Here are guidelines on doing it safely.

25 Jun 2025 - 5:45PM

Want to shave decades off your ‘real’ age? How 2 women in their 60s did it

22 Jun 2025 - 8:15AM

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend June 13-15

13 Jun 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Entertainment

15 Hollywood movies to watch in summer 2025, from Superman to F1: The Movie

Jurassic World Rebirth, The Fantastic Four and The Conjuring: Last Rites also make our list of the best Hollywood films to catch this summer.

12 Jun 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Scarlett Johansson as skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett in a still from Jurassic World Rebirth, one of our picks of the best Hollywood films to look forward to in summer 2025.

Entertainment

5 best Studio Ghibli films, including My Neighbour Totoro, as it turns 40

Hayao Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. From Spirited Away to My Neighbour Totoro, we recall five of his most popular films.

10 Jun 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

Travel & Leisure

8 of Kyoto’s best luxury hotels to suit every type of traveller

From a high-end Japanese inn to lodgings in Nintendo’s old headquarters, talked-about hotels to consider in Japan’s cultural capital.

9 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM

Health & Wellness

7 common pet allergy myths debunked, about fur, saliva, dander and more

Do your eyes get itchy or start watering whenever you are near pets? Separate fact from fiction with these 7 myth busters.

9 Jun 2025 - 11:22AM

Having a pet can trigger allergies, but not in the ways many people think. Photo: Shutterstock

K-drama

K-drama casting news about Park Shin-hye, Ahn Hyo-seop and more

Gong Myung may play an auditor and Ahn Hyo-seop a workaholic farmer in romcoms, while Park Shin-hye is in line for office comedy-drama role.

7 Jun 2025 - 7:15PM

Arts

5 global musical stars performing in Greater Bay Area in July 2025

Hong Kong music lovers are in for a treat in July with concerts from Macau to Jiangmen featuring the likes of Kenny G and Richard Clayderman.

9 Jun 2025 - 12:29PM

Entertainment

15 of the best female assassin movies as John Wick spin-off Ballerina lands

From Black Widow and Kill Bill to Red Sparrow, Hero and La Femme Nikita, these films showcase some of cinema’s most deadly femmes fatales.

3 Jun 2025 - 5:54PMvideocam

Ana de Armas as Eve in a still from Ballerina. Photo: Larry D. Horricks/Lionsgate

Food & Drink

Steaks to free-flow brunches, 12 Father’s Day 2025 specials in Hong Kong

With Father’s Day falling on June 15, here are 12 ways to show your dad love in Hong Kong, from brunches and dinners to luxury cakes.

3 Jun 2025 - 12:50PM

Morton’s The Steakhouse is offering two special steaks for Father’s Day 2025 in Hong Kong, including this 16oz dry-aged rib-eye, served with thick-cut onion rings and black truffle aioli. Photo: Morton’s The Steakhouse

Arts

8 survival, apocalypse and dystopian novels for The Last of Us fans

From fungal horror to a secret government experiment gone wrong and a post pandemic tale, here are 8 must-read survival stories.

31 May 2025 - 5:15PM

Food & Drink

15 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in June 2025

Discover exciting new places to eat and drink in Hong Kong, offering everything from Sichuan and Hunan food to laksa and 24-hour dim sum.

30 May 2025 - 11:21AM

Arts

5 Greater Bay Area shows and concerts in June 2025 to catch

Theatre groups from Broadway and the UK, Russia’s oldest orchestra and home-grown dance productions will be on stage in Guangdong next month.

30 May 2025 - 9:50AM

A scene from the dance drama Wing Chun performed in Hong Kong in 2024. If you missed the show or want to see it again, Shenzhen Poly Theatre is hosting performances in June 2025. Photo: courtesy of LCSD

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

Food & Drink

4 rising Asian chefs in Vancouver and the secrets to their success

Talented Asian cooks are pairing the best of British Columbia’s produce with recipes and cooking styles from home.

30 May 2025 - 7:24AM

Entertainment

10 of the best movies from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Star-studded but with no stand-out films to contend for Oscars, Cannes 2025 still had a lot to offer, including The Mastermind and Eddington.

27 May 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

OPINION

Andrew Sun

Mouthing Off | Truffles and tomahawks: 6 annoying food trends to take off the menu in 2024

3 Jan 2024 - 8:15AM

Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | The best of 2023 in food: my favourite dishes and drinks of the year

4 Jan 2024 - 2:41PM

Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | December 2023: 5 food and drink events in Hong Kong to put on your calendar

1 Dec 2023 - 5:15PM

Yulia Ezhikova

Opinion | Why it’s time to take a hard look at our relationship with alcohol

6 Feb 2023 - 4:45PM

Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | How can we be better diners in 2023? 6 tips to make restaurants love you

28 Dec 2022 - 12:43PM

Yulia Ezhikova

Opinion | 7 sparkling wine alternatives to pricey champagne for the holiday season

6 Dec 2022 - 5:15PM

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