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Visitors at Shanghai Disneyland in China watch the Mickey's Storybook Express parade on June 16, 2026. Shanghai Disneyland was the fifth most visited theme park in the world in 2025, with 15 million visitors. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Travel & Leisure

How do Chinese theme parks and museums rank in global visitor standings?

Shanghai Disneyland was the highest-ranked Chinese theme park in 2025 visitor numbers, with Beijing’s Palace Museum the most visited museum.

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Hong Kong climate activist on changing city’s ‘anti-sustainable’ food system

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9 Nov 2026 - 7:15AM

Arts

5 spaces making waves for queer art in Southeast Asia, from Singapore to Bangkok

A surge of independent galleries, private showcases and initiatives is putting LGBTQ artists in the spotlight across Southeast Asia.

8 Nov 2026 - 6:15PM

Oat Montien (with curlers) at Paradiso: Reverie, an event featuring art, films and live performances by Asian queer artists held at the Bangkok Kunsthalle in January 2026. Photo: James Pisuto

Entertainment

‘Nobody likes the ’98 Godzilla’: how the kaiju’s look has evolved over 70 years

Once a grim nuclear metaphor, now a pop culture icon, Godzilla has undergone numerous cinematic and physical transformations over the years.

8 Nov 2026 - 4:15PM

Fashion & Beauty

Money over models: big fashion brand contracts seek range of AI rights

Reviews of a dozen confidential photo-shoot contracts, including from Diesel, Calvin Klein and L’Oreal, show how AI is upending modelling.

8 Nov 2026 - 12:45PM

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Health & Wellness

Dark circles, dull skin? ‘Ferritin face’ and TCM’s take on the trending ailment

Traditional Chinese medicine experts give tips on the latest viral beauty-and-wellness obsession that supposedly points to iron deficiency.

8 Nov 2026 - 7:15AM

“Ferritin face” is a social media term describing traits supposedly caused by low ferritin – the cellular protein that stores iron in the body. Symptoms include dull skin, dark circles, and brittle hair and nails. Photo: Shutterstock

Society

Tarmo Peltokoski begins HK Phil tenure with Mahler’s monumental Symphony No 8

Ambitious performance at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre involved nearly 600 musicians and singers from six choirs.

8 Nov 2026 - 3:05PM

Health & Wellness

Walking therapy is making strides. What it is and its mental health benefits

Mindful nature walks with a mental health expert can help treat conditions like anxiety and hypertension. A writer tries one for herself.

7 Nov 2026 - 6:15PM

Arts

Artist Oscar Chan examines religion and trauma in haunting Hong Kong exhibition

Chan’s new exhibition merges Eastern and Western iconography with trauma-informed art to explore fear, faith and healing.

7 Nov 2026 - 4:15PM

Oscar Chan stands next to his 2026 work Michael at his new solo exhibition at Gallery Exit in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, which runs until November 21. Photo: Silvia Siu

Fashion & Beauty

Not a C-beauty user? You might soon be, as Chinese brands make global push

If your make-up and skincare routines do not already include C-beauty, they soon could as brands like Proya and Florasis expand globally.

7 Nov 2026 - 12:45PM

Blooming Rouge Love Lock Lipstick from Florasis, a Chinese cosmetics brand that draws on traditional Chinese aesthetics. Photo: courtesy of Florasis

Health & Wellness

GLP-1 side effects have users turning to supplements. Why doctors are worried

Research finds GLP-1 users spend more on protein, fibre and collagen, but while influencers spur sales, concerns exist over regulation.

7 Nov 2026 - 7:15AM

Food & Drink

A brief history of Indian-Chinese cuisine, plus 3 popular dishes taste-tested

‘Chindian’ cuisine – think Szechwan chicken and Manchurian veg balls – emerged from Chinese migrant communities in Kolkata.

6 Nov 2026 - 7:15PM

Arts

‘I’m just a musician’: violinist and TV celebrity Danny Koo on fame and purpose

South Korea’s ‘idol of classical music’, who recently made his Hong Kong debut, says performers need to do more to ‘show our journey’.

6 Nov 2026 - 5:51PM

American-Korean violinist, singer and television personality Danny Koo is pictured at the New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui on October 29, 2026, one day before he made his debut in the city as headliner of the opening concert of the Hong Kong Generation Next Arts (HKGNA) Music Festival. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Chinese culture

Who was Shen Shou, the artisan who dazzled Empress Dowager Cixi and Italy’s queen?

The Suzhou embroiderer wowed the world in the 1900s with pioneering portraits of Jesus to European royalty, and helped empower women at home.

6 Nov 2026 - 12:15PM

During the late Qing dynasty, master embroiderer Shen Shou (1874-1921) pioneered new styles of embroidery fusing Eastern and Western styles, and won over rulers at home and abroad. Photo: Wikimedia

Entertainment

Profile | How Tony Leung Chiu-wai became Hong Kong’s most decorated movie star

Leung’s restrained performances and quiet intensity have sprung him from TVB to Marvel and made him one of Asia’s biggest stars.

6 Nov 2026 - 7:15AM

Arts

Review | String duo Sol Gabetta and Patricia Kopatchinskaja impress in Hong Kong show

The Argentine cellist and Bern-based violinist chose feeling over formality with spirited renditions of Bach to Ravel at Hong Kong City Hall.

6 Nov 2026 - 9:16AM

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Health & Wellness

Dark circles, dull skin? ‘Ferritin face’ and TCM’s take on the trending ailment

Traditional Chinese medicine experts give tips on the latest viral beauty-and-wellness obsession that supposedly points to iron deficiency.

8 Nov 2026 - 7:15AM

“Ferritin face” is a social media term describing traits supposedly caused by low ferritin – the cellular protein that stores iron in the body. Symptoms include dull skin, dark circles, and brittle hair and nails. Photo: Shutterstock

Entertainment

Profile | How Tony Leung Chiu-wai became Hong Kong’s most decorated movie star

Leung’s restrained performances and quiet intensity have sprung him from TVB to Marvel and made him one of Asia’s biggest stars.

6 Nov 2026 - 7:15AM

Chinese culture

Reflections | After US midterms, how bitter political divisions eroded 4 Chinese dynasties

Polarisation like that seen during America’s midterm elections often reared its head in ancient China, causing ruinous political decay.

7 Nov 2026 - 8:15AM

Food & Drink

A brief history of Indian-Chinese cuisine, plus 3 popular dishes taste-tested

‘Chindian’ cuisine – think Szechwan chicken and Manchurian veg balls – emerged from Chinese migrant communities in Kolkata.

6 Nov 2026 - 7:15PM

Szechwan chicken Photo: Llewellyn Cheung

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Ellora Caves' Kailasa Temple, in India's Maharashtra state, was hewn from the rock from the top down. Photo: Getty Images

Ellora and Ajanta: the history and mystery of India’s ancient cave-temples

Of the hundreds of cave-temple complexes that were carved into the basalt of India’s Maharashtra state centuries ago, the most magnificent survivors are Ellora and Ajanta.

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Chef Yunze “Zee” Zheng (facing camera) at work at Fabula, Shanghai. Photo: Fabula

How Cantonese became mainland China’s regional cuisine of choice

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Oyster farmers in Lau Fau Shan, in 1987. Photo: SCMP Archives

Can science save Hong Kong’s 700-year-old oyster industry?

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How JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong turns food waste into culinary gold

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Yvette Kong, Hong Kong Olympic swimmer. Photo: Alexander Mak

From Hong Kong to Olympic dreams: swimmer Yvette Kong’s journey of resilience

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Queenie Chan, ceramicist and founder of Ephelis, works on plates custom-crafted for Mono restaurant, in her San Po Kong studio. Photo: Alexander Mak

A feast for the eyes: meet the ceramicists reshaping Hong Kong fine dining

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