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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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Hidden history of Aboriginal-Chinese culture comes alive in exhibition

Australian show of art and artefacts highlights a doubly marginalised community for whom racism has long kept their stories in the shadows.

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Museum of migration should serve as ‘a memory’, its Chinese architect says

Designed by Chinese architect Ma Yansong, Rotterdam’s Fenix Museum of Migration tells migrants’ stories through art and some quirky exhibits.

17 May 2025 - 2:45PM

The spiral staircase that forms the centrepiece of the Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam. Photo: AP

Discover joy of art collecting at the Affordable Art Fair

The show making art accessible to all returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with a four-day visual feast.

16 May 2025 - 2:00PM

Architecture and design

Hong Kong poster art show organisers sought the ‘crazy stuff out there’

Postapalooza festival exhibition at Heath in Tsim Sha Tsui seen by its organisers as a riposte to Hong Kong’s ‘dumbed down’ view of design.

16 May 2025 - 9:45AM

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Architecture and design

Scotch whisky brand The Dalmore redefines culture through art and design

Foster and Partners’ Ben Dobbin, who led the redevelopment of San Francisco’s famed Transamerica Pyramid, was the designer behind The Dalmore’s sculptural project this year.

15 May 2025 - 11:51AM

Ben Dobbin was the luminary designer for The Dalmore’s art project at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture. Photo: Handout

Macau’s Poly MGM Museum draws 500,000 punters with hi-tech historical displays

Fusing ancient artefacts with cutting-edge technology, Macau’s new Poly MGM Museum is drawing huge crowds eager for an immersive historical experience.

14 May 2025 - 6:15AM

Family of Germany’s last emperor ends 99-year dispute over art treasures

The Hohenzollern family had been challenging the German state’s ownership of thousands of artworks and artefacts in museums since 1926.

13 May 2025 - 1:45PM

What does giddy calligraphy auction say about Chinese antiques market?

Observers of Chinese classical art market wary of reading too much into auction of calligraphy scroll for 25 times its low presale estimate.

13 May 2025 - 7:17AM

Calligraphy in Cursive Script, a 14th century scroll by Rao Jie, which sold for HK$250.1 million including fees at Sotheby’s after a 95-minute bidding war. Photo: Sotheby’s Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 11-17

Cheese-infused sushi at Roucou, art with wine at ThinkWine, urban art in Tai Kok Tsui and a one-night revival of Canton Disco at The Trilogy.

12 May 2025 - 7:00AM

Romain Loriot, founder and managing director of Thinkwine, which is collaborating with Rica Art Space for an Art ’n’ Wine party. Photo: Thinkwine

From Hong Kong to Mayfair: inside Rosamond and Ben Brown’s art world empire

Pillars of Hong Kong’s art scene, a mother and son team reveal the fine art of collecting and their ‘Warren Buffett’-style role.

11 May 2025 - 2:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Anne Geddes photographed Hong Kong families – now she collabs with Baby Dior

When her husband Kel Geddes became president of programming at ATV, Anne Geddes began exploring her interest in photography – she’s since built a career out of endearing images of newborns.

11 May 2025 - 12:00PM

M+ museum of visual culture

Opinion | Can Hong Kong museum-goers put away the phones and see the art?

At the Picasso show, I got in the way of selfie-takers when reading artwork labels. We in Hong Kong have to elevate how we appreciate art.

11 May 2025 - 9:30AM

A visitor aims a phone at a portrait at the “Picasso for Asia” exhibition at M+ on March 18. Photo: Nora Tam

Watching art restorers the new lure for visitors to Paris museum

Orsay Museum lets visitors watch art restoration, usually done behind closed doors, as experts scrape 50 years of grime off a Courbet work.

10 May 2025 - 6:15PM

An art restorer carefully removes layers of varnish that have yellowed over time as he works on Gustave Courbet’s painting titled A Burial at Ornans at the Orsay Museum in Paris. Photo: AFP

This week in PostMag: A mother-son art duo and Philippines’ surfing capital

Explore a mother and son’s shared passion, the rise of Siargao’s surf scene, Hong Kong’s historical shops and unusual China train routes.

12 May 2025 - 9:57AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Yoko Ono’s daughter Kyoko Chan Cox, who was kidnapped as a child?

Following a bitter custody battle, Yoko Ono’s ex-husband Anthony Cox ran away with their daughter and brought her up in a cult – here’s what happened next.

9 May 2025 - 6:00PM

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Send in the clowns: Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza returns to Hong Kong

Cirque du Soleil’s whimsical tale returns to Hong Kong with its fantastical costumes, comedy clowns and classic acts.

12 May 2025 - 12:08PM

The cast of Kooza takes a bow after a show in Seattle in March before the show heads to Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend May 9-11

Support Hong Kong bakers, and charity, at a ‘cake social’, check out poster art or grab your yoga mat for a new moon retreat with gongs.

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Q&A | How this artist transforms historical Chinese symbolism into paintings

New York-based Dominique Fung speaks about her creative journey, Empress Dowager Cixi, and why she wants audiences to leave her show feeling expansive.

8 May 2025 - 12:45PM

Echoes of Picasso in Bob Dylan art going on show in London

London’s Halcyon Gallery to show 97 works by artist and musician Bob Dylan, inviting viewers to explore the profound stories he tells.

7 May 2025 - 4:15PM

Sidewalk by Bob Dylan. The work is among 97 by the singer-songwriter that are going on show at London’s Halcyon Gallery. Photo: Halcyon Gallery

Food and agriculture

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

Hong Kong environmental artist and farmer Monti Lai uses her rice harvest to connect the community and commune with her ancestors.

7 May 2025 - 2:16PM

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

For restaurants, art is far more than just pretty pictures

Hong Kong’s leading restaurateurs are thinking beyond decor to curate art collections that elevate the dining experience, with pieces chosen to align with their culinary vision.

7 May 2025 - 6:15AM

Travel news and advice

How a Hong Kong digital nomad artist widened her colour palette with travel

Sarah Tse, who spends most of the year on the road, creates works inspired by the diverse landscapes she encounters, from Africa to Finland.

9 May 2025 - 2:02PM

Chinese culture

How pupils of Chinese ink painter Lui Shou-kwan went their own way

Lui Shou-kwan’s teaching influenced students from the New Ink Movement’s Wucius Wong to graphic designer and artist Kan Tai-keung.

5 May 2025 - 5:15PM

Untitled I (2002) by Irene Chou, one of several artists who studied under master ink painter Lui Shou-kwan in Hong Kong in the 1960s who developed distinctive styles of painting. Photo: courtesy of Alisan Fine Arts

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 4-10

Highlights include Rolland Cheung’s exhibition, a Broadway musical debut in HK, mouthwatering Mother’s Day feasts and whisky-chocolate pairing at Coa.

5 May 2025 - 12:00PM

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Cuisine Cuisine with an eight-course Cantonese feast. Photo: Cuisine Cuisine

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Inside Kooza: the people bringing Cirque du Soleil magic to Hong Kong

Ahead of its return, meet the artists behind the circus production’s death-defying stunts and slapstick clowning.

8 May 2025 - 1:08PM

Korean peninsula

Korean bunker cafe near North-South border serves message of peace

At Daonsoop cafe in South Korea, patrons sip coffee with views of the North 2km away. Reunification-themed art hangs in its mandatory bunker.

6 May 2025 - 5:43PMvideocam

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