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Erickson Lee
Erickson Lee

University of Hong Kong Quidditch Club enact an earthbound version of the Hogwarts game as chasers dash between hoops, broomsticks between their legs, in a sport that combines rugby, dodgeball, tag and J.K Rowling rules

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Mango shaved ice cream, fruit-flavoured shaved ice imported from Japan, fruity milk shake custard, liquid nitrogen ice cream – where to go in Hong Kong for some of ht best cooling treats as summer gets hotter and stickier.

From its historic coffeehouses to classical music nights to grand, glitzy ballrooms, the Austrian capital has a wealth of cultural joys for the visitor to experience. Here are the highlights.

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From Typhoon Vera, which remains the strongest and deadliest typhoon to have ravaged Japan, to Typhoon Haiyan that killed more than 6,000 people in the Philippines, we recall the worst typhoons on record in the region

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He headed the New York Philharmonic and wrote the hit musical West Side Story, but Nina Bernstein and HKPhil music director Jaap van Zweden say the conductor and composer should be remembered for much more.

Following a largely disastrous tour of Australia in 1964, the actress hoped to unwind in Hong Kong. But her plans to relax and shop were thwarted by a suspected heart attack

US sports fans used to baseball, basketball and American football will have a few things to get used to if they intend to enjoy the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Here are some of the important things to remember