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Chinese zodiac predictions
Year of the Horse 2026 predictions for all 12 zodiac signs. Is your luck in?
A fortune-teller gives Year of the Fire Horse predictions for careers, relationships and more, plus lucky numbers, colours and elements.
8 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
Food and Drinks
‘Umami, salty, stinky’: how 3 flavours define China’s Ningbo cuisine
8 Jan 2026 - 12:16PM
Fashion
History of Chinese-style ‘frog buttons’, seen on viral Adidas jacket
7 Jan 2026 - 6:48PM
Hong Kong culture
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Zhou Shen concerts a showcase of Hong Kong-mainland cultural ties
The Mandopop superstar’s concerts in Hong Kong attracted a large number of mainland visitors and his tribute to Cantonese culture won him new fans.
7 Jan 2026 - 6:45AM
Food and Drinks
5 premium sparkling teas in Hong Kong to try during Dry January
From The Peninsula’s Cuvée Sparkling Tea to Saicho’s limited-edition osmanthus offering, these low- or zero-alcohol tipples let you ditch the hangover but not the ceremony.
7 Jan 2026 - 2:00AM
Art
Hong Kong’s women tattoo artists who draw on Chinese culture to ink differently
These artists channel elements of Chinese painting, calligraphy and Buddhism through their needles in a new form of ‘poetic expression’.
6 Jan 2026 - 5:22PM
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Horoscopes
Horoscopes: what’s your luck like in January 2026, Earth Ox month?
It’s going to be smooth sailing for the Dragon, Horse and Dog, but those under the Ox sign need to be careful while on the road.
6 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
Year of the Horse 2026
3 Hong Kong events to celebrate the Year of the Horse 2026
From a horse show to a run in nature to a special character’s appearance at Hong Kong Disneyland, ring in the Lunar New Year at these events.
6 Jan 2026 - 12:38PM
World of performing arts
‘I’d lie on the floor and cry’: Peking opera actress on the art’s challenges
Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting performs poses that can take months to perfect, and leave more than a few bruises.
5 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
China's ageing population
For Shanghai’s elderly, dancing ‘makes us feel we still have value’
Shanghai’s elderly are flocking to the city’s dance halls for exercise, socialising and entertainment, with some venues open as early as 6am.
4 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Why Jet Li and Wong Jing’s The New Legend of Shaolin is underrated
The 1994 cult classic The New Legend of Shaolin blends comedy, action and child martial artists in a fresh take on the Shaolin myth.
4 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
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Fashion
When a Korean horsehair underskirt sparked a fashion frenzy in China
The maweiqun, an underskirt made from horsehair, was so popular in the Ming dynasty that the government banned it.
3 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
Lessons from China's history
Reflections
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Chinese diners’ preference for warm water is not as ancient as you’d think
The ‘ancient Chinese wisdom’ about warm water being good for you is rooted in 20th-century health campaigns, not aeons of tradition.
3 Jan 2026 - 8:17AM
US-China relations
US poet laureate Arthur Sze on slowing down to translate poetry across cultures
As the first Asian-American poet laureate, Sze reflects on Chinese cultural inheritance and poetry’s role beyond borders.
3 Jan 2026 - 12:10AM
Food and Drinks
This former restaurateur releases debut book on Singaporean food culture
Little Perfections, by a Singaporean, US-based writer and cook, examines what Singaporean food is truly worth with essays and recipes.
2 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
China consumption
China’s box office up 22% in 2025 to US$7.4 billion, led by smash hit Ne Zha 2
World’s second-largest movie market sees domestic films capture nearly 80 per cent of sales, while Disney’s Zootopia sequel sets new high for imported titles.
2 Jan 2026 - 5:30PM
Science
Could 2,000-year-old machine from tomb in China be earliest binary computer?
Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China science body says.
2 Jan 2026 - 5:36PM
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China economy
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As history makes clear, a powerful China is not expansionist
China was an unmatched power in the Song and Ming dynasties, with greater concentrated authority. But it consolidated, rather than colonised.
1 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
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Asian diaspora
The Chinese cowboys challenging narratives of the American Old West
Whether through art or immersion in the rancher lifestyle, these Asian men are redefining what it means to be a cowboy in the American West.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:34PM
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US-China relations
‘No fixed identity’: new Chinese-American writers are telling their own stories
They’re not shaped by history like the previous generation, and observer says US-China tensions can give them ‘more space’ to explore issues.
31 Dec 2025 - 8:23AM
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Chinese zodiac predictions
7 successful people born in the Year of the Horse, from Ang Lee to Lu Han
Horses are considered to be energetic, capable and driven to succeed. Here are 7 famous, successful Horses who epitomise those characteristics.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
Horoscopes
What’s your luck like in 2026, the Fire Horse year? Horoscopes for every Chinese zodiac sign
What are your lucky numbers and months in 2026? Here’s how you fare in terms of wealth, career and relationship prospects.
30 Dec 2025 - 2:38PM
Food and Drinks
Chinese chef of 2-Michelin-star restaurant is redefining plant-based cuisine
Chef Dai Jun talks about his philosophy at Beijing’s Lamdre, a restaurant that sits at the vanguard of the Chinese vegetarian food scene.
29 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Stephen Chow and Donnie Yen reinvented Bruce Lee’s classic Chen Zhen
Fist of Fury 1991 with Stephen Chow and TV series Fist of Fury with Donnie Yen saw two different versions of Bruce Lee’s famous character.
28 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
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Jewellery
Luxury jewellery designers are embracing spirituality and mindfulness
Local brands fuse traditional Chinese motifs with a modern aesthetic, while Boucheron takes inspiration from Japanese art and philosophy.
28 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
Malaysia
How the Peranakan Chinese built one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful networks
Born of trade and migration, the Peranakan community has forged a distinct identity that has bridged China and Southeast Asia for centuries.
27 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Food and Drinks
7 of the most popular food stories of 2025, including top Malaysian breakfasts
From Penang’s Malaysian breakfasts to Hong Kong’s Uncle K, here are some of the food stories that went down a treat with readers this year.
27 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
Lessons from China's history
Reflections
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Chinese historical myths that are accepted as fact, and why they’ve endured
Like Singapore’s ‘ejection’ from Malaysia, Chinese history contains fallacies, including ones about Sun Yat-sen and Empress Dowager Cixi.
27 Dec 2025 - 8:15AM
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