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Children play in the river as adults relax on the shore at The Grand Canopy in Xialang Village, in China’s Huizhou region. Designed by Chinese architect Zhao Rongzhi and artist Zhu Xiongyi, The Grand Canopy is one of many Instagram hotspots around Huizhou’s 218 Highway. Photo: Zhu Yumeng

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5 top Instagram spots by Huizhou’s Highway 218 blending nature and architecture

From picturesque Xiangang Reservoir to Xialang Village’s architectural Grand Canopy, Huizhou’s scenic northwest has much for photographers.

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K-tourism 2.0: Gen Z tourists prefer singing, dancing immersive holidays

K-pop and K-culture are driving a rise in tourism in South Korea, and many Gen Z visitors are opting for immersive experiences.

9 Mar 2026 - 9:15PM

Foreign tourists in Seoul pose in Saja Boys costumes from the Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters. Photo: courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

Arts

Tristan und Isolde is a challenging opera to stage. Yuval Sharon did it anyway

Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde is one of opera’s hardest to put on, but Yuval Sharon – who makes his Met debut – loves a challenge.

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Still Shining: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju in slow-burn romance K-drama

Starring Got7’s Park Jin-young and ex-Iz*one member Kim Min-ju, Still Shining is an appealing concept but is yet to reward viewers’ patience.

9 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

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Entertainment

With Hoppers, Pixar is back with a new idea. Will audiences bite?

Pixar bets on Daniel Chong’s latest film Hoppers to break through in a box office dominated by sequels and reboots.

9 Mar 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

King George and Mabel Beaver in Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers. Photo: Pixar

Health & Wellness

The early signs of dementia you need to look for in loved ones and yourself

Verbal tests don’t always pick up Alzheimer’s disease. Falls, problems swallowing, bladder issues and other symptoms can be better signs.

9 Mar 2026 - 3:39PM

Arts

‘Beautiful and unexpected’: join Pulitzer Prize winner on a Hong Kong stroll

‘Trust’ author Hernan Diaz talks about his lauded 1920s New York-set novel and architectural power symbols on his first visit to Hong Kong.

9 Mar 2026 - 12:23PM

Entertainment

This Hong Kong martial arts movie pioneered the superhero team in Chinese cinema

The Five Venoms launched the iconic run of the Venom Mob, a group of actors brought together by Chang Cheh that appeared in various films.

8 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Lo Mang (left) in a still from Five Deadly Venoms, Chang Cheh’s 1978 film.

Entertainment

Ahead of One Piece season 2 release, stars look to season 3 and beyond

Jacob Gibson, Emily Rudd, Iñaki Godoy and Charithra Chandran talk about keeping the show going, battle scenes and more.

8 Mar 2026 - 4:15PM

(Front) Iñaki Godoy and (back, from left) Taz Skylar, Mackenyu Arata, Jacob Romero and Emily Rudd in a still from One Piece season two. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

‘People can tell us apart’: Bridgerton’s Katie Leung on her acting journey

The Scotland-born actress of Hong Kong Chinese descent reveals which TVB shows she grew up watching and how she fell into acting.

8 Mar 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

Gadgets

‘Craving something real’: why people are going analogue and cutting digital use

From books and craft projects to even old iPods, influencers and others are adopting ‘analogue lifestyles’ to boost their well-being.

8 Mar 2026 - 11:15AM

Health & Wellness

These Hong Kong women are showing what’s possible in their sports

On International Women’s Day, we talk to women who reflect a growing global movement of women’s sport moving to the forefront.

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Hong Kong-based events manager Clare Cheung takes part in a Hyrox event. She has taken part in more than 30 Hyrox races to date, spanning multiple categories, and has won 11 of them. Photo: Hyrox HK

Entertainment

Why Gorillaz’s new album The Mountain is an optimistic ‘album about death’

Jamie Hewlett shares how grief and a trip to India inspired his and Damon Albarn’s latest project, and why art ‘has to be an evolution’.

8 Mar 2026 - 4:15AM

Jamie Hewlett (left) and Damon Albarn of Gorillaz with their fictional characters (from left) Noodle, Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, and 2D. The band’s ninth studio album, The Mountain, was heavily inspired by the pair’s travels in India. Photo: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis/Gorillaz/dpa

Entertainment

When it comes to American accents, Australians like Rose Byrne are the masters

Don’t let Rose Byrne’s American accent in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You fool you. Voice coach Victoria Mielewska says Australians have a talent.

7 Mar 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

K-drama

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang and more

Lee will star in Iseop’s Romance, Song and Kim may reunite in White Scandal, and Jung Kyung-ho will lead Unshakeable Forties’ Romance.

7 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM

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Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang and more

Lee will star in Iseop’s Romance, Song and Kim may reunite in White Scandal, and Jung Kyung-ho will lead Unshakeable Forties’ Romance.

7 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM

Lee Jong-suk in a still from the unreleased 2026 Disney+ K-drama The Remarried Empress. The Korean actor has also been cast as the star of upcoming chaebol drama Iseop’s Romance. Photo: Disney+

K-drama

Review | Boyfriend on Demand: AI dating K-drama with Jisoo is too conventional

Blackpink singer stars opposite Seo In-guk as woman dating AI-generated men in a show hampered by its adherence to the K-drama romcom model.

6 Mar 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Entertainment

‘People can tell us apart’: Bridgerton’s Katie Leung on her acting journey

The Scotland-born actress of Hong Kong Chinese descent reveals which TVB shows she grew up watching and how she fell into acting.

8 Mar 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

K-drama

The Practical Guide to Love: Han Ji-min leads dating K-drama with no spark

Park Sung-hoon and Lee Ki-taek play potential suitors for Han’s young professional in this show where compatibility seems to trump chemistry.

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Han Ji-min as Lee Ui-yeong, a hotel purchasing manager looking for love, in a still from The Practical Guide to Love. It is early days, but this dating K-drama based on a popular webtoon seems more concerned with the maths of compatibility than emotional chemistry.

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Foot binding in China: tales from Yunnan women who underwent the practice

Foot binding in China: tales from Yunnan women who underwent the practice

Foot binding may seem abhorrent today but the resulting deformity once conveyed privilege and status, say some of the women who experienced the pain firsthand.

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The Chinese city where waffles, watchtowers and world history meet

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