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Year in Review

Year in Review
Look back on the best of SCMP coverage of the news-making events of the year. Read round-ups of top stories and review the events and milestones that made the news during the year from US-China relations, to Hong Kong politics, to the coronavirus pandemic and lifestyle topics such as health and wellness and K-pop.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Photo: AP
Mainland China

10 most read Daily Pulse briefings of 2025

SCMP Plus looks back at the year’s 10 most popular Daily Pulse bulletins, covering China issues related to diplomacy, trade and economics.

China economy

SCMP Plus year in review

Tourism

Travel stories you read most in 2024, about a horror gang rape and more

Hong Kong sports

Paris Olympics, Messi fail: Hong Kong’s best and worst sporting moments of 2024

No guessing which disaster was the city’s low point, but after a summer of success, which golden moment stands out from all the rest?

Lionel Messi looks on from the substitutes bench in a Hong Kong vs Inter Miami soccer friendly. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

Fashion and beauty stories you read most in 2024, about Hermès and more

The Post’s top fashion and beauty stories in 2024 included ones about why people wear red at Lunar New Year and a lawsuit against Hermès.

Food and Drinks

Food and drinks stories you read most in 2024, about noodles and more

Among our most-read food and drinks stories this year were explainers about noodles and whisky and one about a Hong Kong tofu shop closing.

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Cinema

Entertainment stories you read most in 2024 about adult film stars and more

We look back at some of our top entertainment stories of 2024, including one about how an actress went from soft-porn to mainstream fame.

We look back at some of our top entertainment stories of 2024, including one about how actress Shu Qi (pictured) went from soft-porn to mainstream fame. Photo: SCMP
Art

Arts stories you read most in 2024, including one about a Cantopop classic

We look back at some of the top arts stories in 2024, from a deep dive into Cantopop song The Bund to the criticised Chubby Hearts project.

Apple

Gadget stories you read most in 2024, about the iPhone 16 Pro Max and more

We look back at our 5 most-read gadgets stories of 2024, from one about a world-first handheld device for ear surgery to an iPhone 16 review.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

The Hong Kong films released in 2024, ranked from worst to best

From We 12 to Papa, Fly Me to the Moon and The Last Dance, our ranking of the Hong Kong films that hit cinemas in the course of the year.

Dayo Wong Tze-wah in a still from The Last Dance. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures
North Korea

Revolution, elections and a baby hippo, this was the year in Asia

From climate change to political storms and a Taylor Swift world tour, Asia in 2024 was characterised by turbulence and surprises.

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Students and other activists carry Bangladesh’s national flag during a protest march to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down after a mass uprising, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 5. Photo: AP
Korean drama reviews

The 15 best K-dramas of 2024 ranked, from Queen of Tears to Squid Game 2

From a vigilante thriller to a period political drama, and Korea’s most awaited sequel, here is our pick of the top 15 K-dramas of 2024.

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Asian cinema

The 12 best Asian films of 2024, including The Last Dance

From a Thai tear-jerker to a Korean cross-dressing romcom and a hand-drawn Japanese anime, our pick of the best Asian films of the past year.

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Food and Drinks

Ranked: the 10 best restaurant openings in Hong Kong in 2023

From excellent Indian food that lets the chef’s personality shine through, to an upscale food court, our 10 favourite restaurant openings of 2023 in Hong Kong.

From excellent Indian food that lets the chef’s personality shine through to the Shanghainese dishes at The Merchants (pictured), the Post picks its 10 best restaurant openings in Hong Kong in 2023. Photo: The Merchants
Global Impact

After war and economic turmoil dominated in 2023, what does 2024 have in store?

In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the events that shaped 2023, and looks forward to what we can expect in mainland China, Hong Kong and the rest of the world in 2024.

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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s post-Covid public health wins and battles in 2023

The Post recaps some of the city’s major health-related milestones over the year, from the lifting of testing measures to sustained vaccination efforts.

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China's economic recovery

What were the top 10 most-read China economy stories of 2023?

A story looking at Chinese investors scrambling to sell overseas properties amid shaky economic conditions took centre stage at the top of a list of our economy stories in 2023.

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Singapore

This Year in Asia: Singapore criminals, Taylor Swift’s snubs, Robert Kuok at 100

Singapore’s massive money laundering case; Taylor Swift’s snub of everywhere else in Southeast Asia – and Malaysian business tycoon Robert Kuok’s 100th birthday: here are This Week in Asia’s highlights of the year.

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Taylor Swift performs during the US leg of her “The Eras Tour” in May. She is set to perform in Singapore on March 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9. Photo: AP
Books and literature

Best books of 2023 – with a twist – from Elon Musk biography to Yellow Face

From an Elon Musk biography and Prince Harry’s Spare to Yellow Face and Hong Kong poetry, Post Magazine’s round-up of 2023’s best books takes as its theme the Cambridge Dictionary word of the year, hallucinate.

Indonesia

Problems in paradise and digital despair: Indonesia’s top social media stories in 2023

Indonesia’s online space was rocked by blasphemy arrests, exploitation concerns, and inspiring stories of fearless and talented young people.

China's border reopening

Video | China in 2023: Year in Review

A look back at the key moments in China in 2023
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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong politics in 2023: major trials, HK$1 million bounties and a district poll

2023 opened and closed with high-profile national security trials, as well as big firsts for city leader John Lee and district council revamp at other points.

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Outside a district council polling booth in North Point. Hong Kong’s political scene went through a series of shake-ups in 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang
HK and mainland border reopening

Video | Murder, typhoons and an end to Covid: Hong Kong 2023

Disease

Biohacking, CIA spy in China, Michelle Yeoh’s fashion: 2023’s top long reads

The life of Barney Cheng, fashion designer who’s dressed Michelle Yeoh among others, China’s release of a jailed CIA spy, a biohacker’s extreme regime – long reads in Post Magazine you loved in 2023.

Singapore

‘Girl math’, MH370 jokes: Singapore’s biggest social media stories of 2023

Singapore may be small, but its capacity for online drama is surprisingly huge. Read on for the year’s biggest social media stories to set tongues wagging in the city state.

Jocelyn Chia in a still from a TikTok video of her performance at a New York comedy club. Photo: TikTok/@ComedyCellarUSA
Food and Drinks

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

The Post’s food and wine editor Charmaine Mok reveals her favourite dishes and drinks of 2023, from sushi in Hong Kong to street food noodles in Thailand and a very special cocktail in Japan.

Kuay teow kua gai, or wok-fired chicken noodles, from a stall in Bangkok, Thailand, run by Auntie Pien, who has been dubbed “the next Jay Fai”. The dish made Charmaine Mok’s list of the best food she ate in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia in 2023. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Smartphones

Top 5 smartphones of 2023, from iPhone 15 Pro Max to the best camera phone

We rank the five best smartphones released in 2023 – the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Google’s Pixel 8 Pro, two important foldable phone entrants and the best camera phone bar none.

Asia travel

Penang’s Airbnb ban, 7 wonders in 7 days: 2023’s most read travel stories

From Penang’s Airbnb ban to two Swiss towns with macabre art by Alien movie designer H R Giger to a dash to see seven wonders of the world in a week, the travel stories most read by Post readers in 2023.

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