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Weimar, in Germany, is known for its cultural heritage. Photo: Getty Images
Tourism

Weimar, the German city rich in literary and architectural history

Few European cities have a history as culturally rich as Weimar, once home to Goethe, a giant of world literature.

Cambodia

Cambodia’s descent into madness remembered, 50 years after the Khmer Rouge

Hong Kong

Recap | Explore the history of Hong Kong’s Star Ferry and what makes it a city icon

Macau

Recap | The history, myths and extraordinary truths of Macau in 5 fascinating tales

PostMag contributor Jason Wordie uncovers Macau’s captivating history, from multiple spellings and wartime artists to opulent zoos and nostalgic myths versus gritty realities.

Signage in Hong Kong for passengers taking the bridge to Macau uses the spelling Macao, the same as that used on official documents everywhere ... except Portugal. Photo: EPA-EFE
Cambodia

Cambodia’s tougher ban on genocide denial: ‘another tool to silence dissent’?

Critics fear the move to further criminalise denial of the Khmer Rouge’s horrors will stifle opposition to Hun Sen’s dynasty.

Denmark

Titanic passenger’s pocket watch tipped for US$66,000 sale

Recovered from the icy North Atlantic after the 1912 disaster, the ladies’ timepiece is going under the hammer in the UK.

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Asia travel

60 years ago, Sanur was ground zero for Bali tourism

Championed by Indonesian president Sukarno, Sanur was a high-flying destination for Rockefellers, Rothschilds – and even hosted Mick Jagger’s wedding.

The Sanur Beach Hotel complex in Bali. Sanur was once a favoured haunt of rock stars and celebrities. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Get travellers to come to Hong Kong for business, stay for the island-hopping

Hong Kong’s islands and stunning coastline could be a major tourist draw with the right infrastructure, policy reforms and marketing.

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Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: Yardbird founders’ new concept and Wong Fei-hung

Matt Abergel and Lindsay Jang have opened Always Joy, an intimate izakaya, while Lala Curio is showing its wallpaper collection at The Peninsula.

Lessons from China's history

Reflections | How ancient China’s standardised vehicle ‘specs’ transformed the country

Besides the Qin dynasty’s standardisations pertaining to Chinese writing and currency, equally significant was that of carriages’ axle width.

An engraving depicts an early Chinese horse-drawn carriage from the 18th century. More than 2,000 years ago, the Qin dynasty introduced the “standardised axle width”, which played a vital role in shaping ancient China’s military strength, administrative efficiency and cultural integration. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The Philippines

Philippines denies health scare after Marcos appears to bleed from gums in video

Speculation about the president’s health was fuelled by footage of Marcos speaking with what looked like blood in his mouth during a speech.

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr speaks at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 9. Photo: RTVM
Cartier

The V&A museum launches Cartier’s first London show in nearly 30 years

The wide-ranging exhibition explores Cartier’s influence on society when the brand was led by Louis, Pierre and Jacques, and includes pieces from the Royal Collection.

Japan

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Japan NHK apology over misleading footage sparks outcry

Fabricated footage the broadcaster aired was used by South Korean media to claim that Koreans were forced to work on Hashima Island.

Chinese culture

The turbulent history of San Francisco’s Chinatown, North America’s oldest

From the Chinese Exclusion Act and 1906 earthquake to sex-trafficking rings and ‘paper son’ system, this Chinatown’s story is a bumpy one.

Large crowds fill Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the US state of California for the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images
Art

Korean golden seal smashes presale estimate, sells for US$13.9 million

Record-setting price paid for seal given by China’s Jin dynasty to a nobleman of Korea’s Goguryeo kingdom in China Guardian’s Hong Kong sale.

A golden seal from Korea’s Goguryeo era which sold for HK$10.8 million (US$1.39 million), more than nine times its lower pre-sale estimate, at a China Guardian Hong Kong auction. Photo: courtesy of China Guardian
Germany

Ex-German president warns of far-right at anniversary of Buchenwald liberation

Christian Wulff called Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp ‘a place of systematic dehumanisation’ as he warned against radicalisation.

Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: China’s salt capital and a Mekong cruise

Christopher St. Cavish talks China’s ‘salt capital’, David Swanson leads us down a river cruise and Bibek Bhandari remembers 2000s-era Beijing.

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Social media

Opinion | China’s collapse or domination? Avoid the mistakes of Sherlock Holmes’ creator

The creator of the great detective was fooled by a hoax; we should avoid certainty about the future too.

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Even the creator of Sherlock Holmes could fall prey to misinformation. Photo: BBC One
Britain

Discover secrets and tools of real-life James Bonds at MI5 exhibition

The intelligence agency’s exhibition at London’s National Archives delves into Britain’s history of spying and includes a 110-year-old lemon.

Food and Drinks

Hong Kong’s 132-year-old tofu restaurant where people go silly for soy

At Michelin-recognised Kung Wo Beancurd Factory in Sham Shui Po, soy products from tofu pudding to soy milk are made fresh on site.

Japan

In Japan, museum for Korean nationalist hero reopens old wounds

The launch of a museum dedicated to Yun Bong-gil, who was executed in 1932, has been postponed after protests by right-wing groups.

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Yun Bong-gil. A proposed museum honouring his legacy in the Japanese city of Kanazawa has stirred controversy. Photo: YouTube
United States

‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone calls for reinvestigation of Kennedy assassination

Thousands of pages of government documents related to the US president’s shooting were released on Trump’s orders last month.

Filmmaker Oliver Stone at the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
South Korea

Claims of plot to reinstate impeached president Yoon rock South Korea

Opposition figures allege ‘calculated’ moves are being made to reinstall Yoon Suk-yeol, igniting fears of a second martial law attempt.

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India

Why Kochi, in India’s southwest, is reviving historical links to China

Many of Kochi’s historical monuments focus on Kerala’s European colonisers, but this city might owe more of its character to the Chinese.

Donald Trump

Director Oliver Stone to testify at JFK assassination files hearing

Hearings are being held in Washington after the Trump administration released a trove of material related to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

US President John F. Kennedy moments before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. File photo: Walt Cisco/Dallas Morning News via Reuters
Britain

Restoring art: UK museum to return painting looted by Nazis to Jewish heirs

Henry Gibbs’ Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy was stolen from the home of Samuel Hartveld after he fled Antwerp with his wife in May 1940.

Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy painting by Henry Gibbs. Photo: Reuters/Tate
Donald Trump

Trump tells Vance to wipe out ‘divisive ideology’ from Smithsonian museums

The US president’s executive order singled out the National Museum of African-American History and Culture as problematic.

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Egypt

6 Russians die as Egyptian tourist submarine sinks

Egypt’s Hurghada is popular with tourists from Russia.

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