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Joe Wong poses for a portrait after his Joe Wong: The Twin Tariff Show in Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak
Comedians and comedy

Joe Wong, Ronny Chieng and the rise of Asian voices in comedy

Asian comedians were once forced to resort to stereotypes to find a platform – but a wave of pioneering stars is changing that.

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Exposed pipes and ducts inside the cooked food market in the Kowloon City Municipal Services Building. Photo: Alexander Mak
The liners Canberra (left) and Norwegian Sagafjord berthed at Ocean Terminal, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, in 1979. Photo: SCMP Archives
Papery’s MahjongDao recycled mahjong set. Photo: Papery
Old Master Q – Rock ’n’ Roll (1964), by Alfonso Wong, was inspired by Elvis Presley films. Photo: Sotheby’s
The alfresco balcony at Porterhouse in Hong Kong. Photo: Porterhouse
A ghost sign on the brick facade at Maykong Godown and Mayar Silk Mills in Tsuen Wan, in April 2024. Photo: Ben Marans

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Ghost Signs co-founders Billy Potts (left) and Ben Marans at the bridge near the old Mayar Silk Mills (HK) factory in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Old Hong Kong

Ghost signs bring bygone Hong Kong back from the dead

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Tracking a cheetah on foot in the Samara Karoo Reserve. Home to almost 60 indigenous species of mammal, Samara is known for its cheetah sightings. Photo: courtesy Samara Karoo Reserve
Trip Inspiration

On foot with lions and cheetahs in a rewilded corner of South Africa’s Karoo

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Joyce C feels drawn to Kuromi for its edgy, punk feel. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Pop culture in Asia

The cult of cute: inside Sanrio’s multigenerational grip

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Aqua Hong Kong is one of 20 venues in five cities around the world. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group
Food and Drinks

Aqua Restaurant Group founder David Yeo reflects on its 25 years

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Hongkonger Antares Au competes in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Photo: Jurgen Tapp Photography
Automobiles

Behind the scenes at Le Mans – and what it takes to win

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Architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee is responsible for some of Hong Kong’s most iconic spaces. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Architecture and design

Architect Rocco Yim designed some of Hong Kong’s most iconic structures

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As AI writing improves, can it really replace human authors altogether? Photo: Tosca van der Weerden
Books and literature

Can AI authors really replace a human writer’s touch?

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At Château Anthonic, owner Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier grows crops between the vines to increase biodiversity. Photo: John Brunton
Trip Inspiration

How Bordeaux winemakers are starting to think responsibly

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An Ippodo tea service at Wadakura, in the Palace Hotel Tokyo. Photo: courtesy Palace Hotel Tokyo
Asia travel

Less bling, more wabi-sabi: Japan’s answer to modern luxury

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A farmer in China’s Wanfenglin, a valley of rice paddies and quaint villages hemmed in by limestone karst formations. Photo: Chan Kit Yeng
China travel

A moped ride through China’s ‘Forest of 10,000 Peaks’, Wanfenglin

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Mary Chan, founding publisher of MCCM Creations. Photo: Eugene Chan
The Little Fighter Series Zone reveals original manuscripts by the game’s creator Marti Wong. Photo: Restart! Beyond Gaming Exhibition
A shopper holds up Labubu dolls in a store in Beijing, China, in June. Photo: EPA-EFE

Culture

All things contemporary culture: art, music, performance and Hong Kong subcultures
The city wall at well-preserved medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber, in southern Germany, has an interior gallery that allows an aerial promenade around the compact city. Photo: Peter Neville-Hadley
The Paro Taktsang, or Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan’s most popular tourist attraction. Photo: Bibek Bhandari
Tracking a cheetah on foot in the Samara Karoo Reserve. Home to almost 60 indigenous species of mammal, Samara is known for its cheetah sightings. Photo: courtesy Samara Karoo Reserve
The River Nile flows through Aswan, in Egypt, the country that provided inspiration for several of Agatha Christie’s works. Photo: Shutterstock

Travel

Trending destinations, local’s guides and new travel experiences for your radar
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Aqua Hong Kong is one of 20 venues in five cities around the world. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group
Montana co-founders Lorenzo Antinori (left) and Simone Caporale (right) have an abiding love for classic cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Black Sheep’s Peng Leng Jeng is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing dai pai dong. Photo: Handout

Food & Drink

Food trends, restaurant and bar recommendations, plus rising chefs to know
Passions
The things that make life worth living. Entrepreneurship, collecting, social impact and more
Rashid Johnson’s Untitled Escape Collage, on display at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in late 2023. Photo: Jonathan Wong

The real reason most people don’t know how much their art is truly worth

Art
Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min could be featuring in the Hong Kong Football Festival. Photo: DPA

Counting down to the Hong Kong Football Festival

On Our Radar
Jeremy Evrard at Roucou, Hong Kong’s “first cheese omakase and bar”. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

How a cheese label collection led to Hong Kong’s first cheese omakase

My Obsession
Hongkonger Antares Au competes in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Photo: Jurgen Tapp Photography

Behind the scenes at Le Mans – and what it takes to win

Automobiles
Dr Gary Ades speaks on animal conservation and ecology in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Gary Ades speaks on animal conservation and ecology in Hong Kong

My Life
David Michael Webb (born 29 August 1965) is an activist investor, transparency advocate and public data archivist/analyst. Long based in Hong Kong, he was formerly an investment banker. He maintains a large, open set of highly synthesised public data records, at Webb-site.com, photographed in Mid Levels Hong Kong, 29May25 SCMP / Jocelyn Tam

He held Hong Kong’s elites to account. Now he’s running out of time

My Life
Brian Yip at the Mother’s Choice Child Care Home in Mid-Levels. Photo: Alexander Mak

Meet the teenage philanthropist behind 1000 Suns and YouthCORE

Hong Kong
Chien-Shiung Wu’s experiment is sometimes referred to as the most important physics experiment ever conducted. Illustration: Samuel Porteous

Wu Chien-shiung, the Chinese scientist who helped make America’s atomic bomb

History
Reina Cheng (left) and Walter Tsui launched CareER in 2014 and have placed scores of people in careers every year since. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

CareER helps Hongkongers with disabilities enter the workforce

Profile
Monti Lai, Hong Kong environmental artist and farmer, at Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

How this artist uses rice to connect to her community – and ancestors

Art
It’s never too late to start learning something new – and improving your brain health in the process – according to a new study. Photo: Shutterstock
Physiotherapy isn’t just for the injured: it helps you move better and sets you up for longevity. Photo: Getty Images
When Tim Noonan’s shoulder tore in 2014, stem cell therapy eased his extreme pain – 10 years later, he returns for more of the novel therapy. Illustration: Isidore Vic Carloman
Visitors to The Hideout on Lantau Island enjoy a yoga class. Photo: Courtesy of The Hideout

Wellness

Physical and mental wellbeing, longevity and health trends
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Design & Interiors
Residential spaces, industrial makeovers and emerging designers
The living room of the home in Tai Wai, Hong Kong, designed by In-between Architects. Photo: Tan Hai Han

Why this Hong Kong home was designed with Australia in mind

Interiors
The study of a lawyer’s dream flat in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, with interior design by Win Key Workshop. Photo: Eugene Chan; Styling: Flavia Markovits

Dream flat in Hong Kong’s Repulse Bay a fortuitous find

Interiors
The living area of a Hong Kong flat designed by Gary Chang of the Edge Design Institute. Photo: Christie Chau

Breaking the mould of urban flat design in Hong Kong’s Tin Hau

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