https://www.scmp.com/rss/71/feed In-depth features, fashion, travel, interiors, food & drink, books and art en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jianne Soriano Jianne Soriano Enzo Chang’s upbringing was the varied one of a Hong Kong kid who juggled different extracurricular activities. “My mother helped me find my passion, but we weren’t able to find one specific thing that I was really good at. That might be why I’m someone who has multiple interests today, which I try to connect together,” says Chang, the chief executive of Noc. It was during his college years that he finally hit his stride at being a jack of all trades. “When I was 18 years old, I moved to the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350502/head-noc-coffee-his-live-slow-philosophy-weekends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350502/head-noc-coffee-his-live-slow-philosophy-weekends?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I was born in Plympton, Devon (southwest England), in 1943. My family moved to London because of my father’s work and then to Glasgow, where I was in a preparatory school, Belmont House School, in Newton Mearns. That’s where I learned to play rugby. I went with the school team to Murrayfield (Stadium in Edinburgh) to watch Scotland play. My father was in the packaging business and he was the managing director of the Scotland part of the organisation. My mother was a physiotherapist. We had a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3349401/former-hong-kong-rugby-team-captain-reflects-first-sevens-tournament-1976?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3349401/former-hong-kong-rugby-team-captain-reflects-first-sevens-tournament-1976?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au Growing up in Zimbabwe, Innocent Mutanga harboured a childhood love for Hong Kong films starring the likes of Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow Sing-chi. They painted a picture of a city buzzing with energy – “the place to be” for anyone wanting to make it big – but little did he expect that he would call this city home one day. Today, he is fully embedded in the fabric of Hong Kong, juggling a career in investment banking, founding and running the Africa Centre, an NGO that fosters cross-cultural... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350068/cross-cultural-love-story-forms-heart-africa-centre?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350068/cross-cultural-love-story-forms-heart-africa-centre?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:24 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak From the 1960s to the 90s, Hong Kong’s watch industry thrived on the skill and hard work of watchmakers, factory workers and traders. Using imported movements and efficient assembly lines, the city’s watch exports increased eightfold during the 70s. By the early 90s, Hong Kong was the world’s leading exporter by quantity, the city having pivoted quickly to producing inexpensive quartz movements and supplying nearly 70 per cent of the world’s watches. As production migrated to mainland China due... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349668/pictures-hong-kongs-watchmaking-industry-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349668/pictures-hong-kongs-watchmaking-industry-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Since the whistle was first blown on March 28, 1976, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament has grown from a regional invitational into a global spectacle, expanding from 12 teams in its inaugural edition to 30, competing in three distinct competitions, in 2026. In those 50 years – from the early days at the Hong Kong Football Club, in Happy Valley, through the Hong Kong Stadium era to games at its current home, the Kai Tak Sports Park – the contest has transformed dramatically, a pair of... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349385/pictures-50-years-mud-sweat-and-beers-hong-kong-rugby-sevens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349385/pictures-50-years-mud-sweat-and-beers-hong-kong-rugby-sevens?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Kora Kwok Kora Kwok After designing more than 300 projects for clients, Keith Chan Shing-hin faced an unfamiliar challenge: designing for himself. The founder of interior design house Hintegro had competing priorities for his 580 sq ft, one-bedroom apartment in Sha Tin. It needed to reflect his aesthetics and approach to design but, unlike many of his high-profile clients, Chan was working with a far more modest budget. “Designers don’t necessarily make a ton of money in Hong Kong,” he laughs. “But I remind myself... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3349399/interior-designer-challenge-finally-designing-his-own-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3349399/interior-designer-challenge-finally-designing-his-own-home?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Christopher DeWolf Christopher DeWolf Greenery used to be a nice thing to have in an architectural project. Now it’s the star of the show. In many Asian cities, new developments are treating nature as more than just decoration, orienting themselves around green spaces that are at once useful to humans and beneficial to the environment. At least, that’s the idea. Reality is more complicated. Integrating nature and architecture “[is] always a challenge”, says Stephen Buckle, design director of Chinese studios for Aspect, a global... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3349397/rewilding-city-urban-forests-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3349397/rewilding-city-urban-forests-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:17 +0000 David Frazier David Frazier Doi Chiang Dao is one of Thailand’s most stunning mountains, a 2,175-metre limestone peak that rises like a behemoth from flat farmland. Every February, it becomes the backdrop to a 10-day festival called Shambhala in Your Heart. Organised by a group of silver-haired, 1960s purist Japanese hippies, the event is set in an Edenic campsite in northern Thailand, where shade trees flank a cool running stream and open-air hot springs are just a 10-minute walk away. In recent years, Shambhala has... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349356/chinese-youths-find-freedom-thailands-shambhala-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349356/chinese-youths-find-freedom-thailands-shambhala-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:15:40 +0000 Jeff Yeung Jeff Yeung When you’re already the best bar in the world, where do you go next? To the Oscars, of course. Several weeks ago, Bar Leone’s founder, Lorenzo Antinori, took to Instagram in a sharp tuxedo to announce that he and his bar had been picked to pour libations at the Governors Ball, otherwise known as the official Oscars after-party. Now back in town after the event, Antinori was finally able to let loose about what was undeniably a career high point for the self-professed film buff. “It was... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3348824/bar-leones-lorenzo-antinori-meeting-hollywood-stars-oscars-after-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3348824/bar-leones-lorenzo-antinori-meeting-hollywood-stars-oscars-after-party?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:15:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Le Le To celebrate its 10th anniversary, ZS Hospitality Group introduces Le Le, a progressive Vietnamese concept rooted in the heritage of the group’s chairwoman, Elizabeth Chu Yuet-han. Named after Vietnam’s famed whistling duck, the restaurant explores the intersection of Indochinese vibrancy and Cantonese technique. Led by chefs Elvin Lam and Le Minh Duc, the kitchen elevates childhood staples such as pho and xoi man through a fine-dining lens. The moody, indigo-accented space functions as a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3348823/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-le-les-launch-thong-smiths-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3348823/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-le-les-launch-thong-smiths-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:12 +0000 David Ho David Ho Step into the Landmark Atrium before April 17 and you’ll be greeted by a gigantic patchwork island, on top of which stands a series of cute figures. This spectacle is The Island – Onigashima, an interactive installation by Japanese multimedia artist Ayako Rokkaku. Wander under the island and you’ll find a plush passageway with windows, dangling objects and walls covered in a variety of textures. Here, unlike with most artworks, visitors are encouraged to touch and feel all that intrigues... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3348821/multimedia-artist-ayako-rokkaku-finger-painting-and-creating-interactive-art?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3348821/multimedia-artist-ayako-rokkaku-finger-painting-and-creating-interactive-art?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Springtime heralds new beginnings, renewal and a world emerging from slumber. In that vein, PostMag enters into the next chapter of its long life as we bid a heartfelt farewell and express our thanks to Cat Nelson. Since autumn 2024, she has adroitly steered PostMag with her keen vision and relentless pursuit of inspiring stories, enriching our Sundays with razor-sharp wit, delightful reads and impactful reporting. I’m grateful for the path she has set PostMag on, and excited to continue the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348852/week-postmag-hsbc-main-building-turns-40-hong-kong-sevens-and-new-beginnings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348852/week-postmag-hsbc-main-building-turns-40-hong-kong-sevens-and-new-beginnings?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:45:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung EAT THIS Zozzona Tsim Sha Tsui’s Zozzona welcomes Okinawa’s Pastaione for a cross-cultural kitchen takeover on April 15 and 16. Chef Teppei Zama applies his Japanese lens to Italian classics, using seasonal ingredients in highlights such as mezzi paccheri with Japanese seafood and a pappardelle featuring rich Agu pork ragù. To finish, a tiramisu infused with Okinawa’s famed chinsuko cookies offers a playful twist on tradition. G/F, 29-31 Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui DRINK THIS Bourke’s Peel... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348815/best-things-do-hong-kong-april-5-18?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348815/best-things-do-hong-kong-april-5-18?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:09 +0000 Charmaine Chan,Stephen McCarty Charmaine Chan,Stephen McCarty Forty years ago, a building rose above Central district that would rewrite the rules of architecture. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Main Building – a tower so radical in its conception that it made every high‑rise built before it look timid – remains as startling today as the day it opened. To mark the anniversary, we tell its story in two voices: those of architect Norman Foster, who, as he returns to the city, reflects on the inspiration behind the building that defined... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3348811/norman-fosters-hi-tech-hsbc-masterpiece-turns-40?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3348811/norman-fosters-hi-tech-hsbc-masterpiece-turns-40?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Today, the image is iconic. Enveloped by the blackness of night, a young Chow Yun-Fat holds a burning banknote, eyes aglow and arms clutched towards his chest in a state of ecstasy as he gazes into the growing flame. Behind him, co-star Cherie Chung Chor-hung gives a wide, revelatory grin as neon billboards in the distance are reflected in the harbour. More than a showcase of Chow and Chung’s thespian prowess, the photograph, snapped by Canadian photographer Greg Girard in 1987 on the set of... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348803/greg-girards-photo-exhibition-shows-five-decades-hong-kong-and-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348803/greg-girards-photo-exhibition-shows-five-decades-hong-kong-and-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson One warm February evening in Shenzhen, Bryn Terfel stands centre stage and launches into “Son lo Spirito Che Nega” from Arrigo Boito’s 1868 opera Mefistofele, his voice filling the hall with theatrical force. Then, just as quickly, he undercuts the drama. “My three border collies go crazy when I sing this in Wales,” he tells the audience at Shenzhen Longgang International Art Centre, laughing. With a career spanning more than three decades at the world’s leading houses – from the Royal Opera... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348515/bryn-terfel-bringing-drama-opera-stage-and-importance-listening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348515/bryn-terfel-bringing-drama-opera-stage-and-importance-listening?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:21 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa On the first night of the Rolex China Sea Race – Asia’s premier offshore yacht race in March – Tiger Mok’s autopilot gave out 60 nautical miles off Hong Kong’s coast. The 565-nautical-mile journey from Victoria Harbour to the Philippines’ Subic Bay is the kind of challenge usually shared by a team of eight experienced sailors. For Mok, who had chosen to take it on solo, the autopilot was indispensable for rest, navigation and sanity. Without it, he’d have to steer by hand, meaning little to no... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348350/hong-kong-sailor-tiger-mok-made-history-sea-after-his-autopilot-failed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348350/hong-kong-sailor-tiger-mok-made-history-sea-after-his-autopilot-failed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:15:10 +0000 Peter Neville-Hadley Peter Neville-Hadley It seems odd that one of the earliest depictions of a kiss in the history of Western painting should be found in a church. But after a half-hour train ride inland from Venice, and a gentle stroll through historic Padua’s winding streets, there it is, inside the heavily painted interior of the early 14th century Scrovegni Chapel. In a fresco called Meeting at the Golden Gate (circa 1305), by Giotto di Bondone, two ageing figures greet each other with a public display of affection that seems to... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3348137/padua-italys-painted-city-best-shows-are-frescoes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3348137/padua-italys-painted-city-best-shows-are-frescoes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Andrea Lo Andrea Lo Step into Jeffrey Lee’s 10,000 sq ft office-slash-warehouse-slash-personal museum in Kwai Chung, and the first problem is purely logistical: where do you look first? The place has the bones of a warehouse – grey carpet, metal racks, long corridors – but it’s lit like a slightly feverish ballroom. The light hits glass, plastic and brass; it catches on badges, buttons and the glossy eyes of plush toys. One room is dedicated to military uniforms – a showroom of garment-bagged jackets, mannequins... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3348127/jeffrey-lees-extraordinary-museum-plush-toys-and-military-memorabilia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3348127/jeffrey-lees-extraordinary-museum-plush-toys-and-military-memorabilia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:17 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung I WAS BORN outside Philadelphia and I lived a typical American East Coast suburban childhood. My grandparents had a business selling African violets, so we would help out in the greenhouses on school holidays. It wasn’t so much art, but it was very much about putting something beautiful into people’s lives. I WENT TO an all-boys’ Jesuit high school in Philadelphia, then I went to Duke University, in North Carolina, as an undergrad. My major was literature and history, but I started to study... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3348136/philip-tinari-his-journey-through-art-and-culture-and-tai-kwuns-potential?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3348136/philip-tinari-his-journey-through-art-and-culture-and-tai-kwuns-potential?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Vanessa Lee Vanessa Lee “Have you ever had fried bananas in Chinese food before?” Lap-see Lam asks with a twinkle in her eye over our video call between Stockholm and Hong Kong. I admit I haven’t, at least not of the Chinese persuasion. The artist explains that fried bananas with syrup and ice cream is a typical Swedish-Chinese dish. Another is Swedish meatballs in tomato sauce served with rice. But the most remarkable is a dish called “four small dishes”. “It’s basically different dishes on the same plate, and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347328/multimedia-artist-lap-see-lams-hong-kong-show-explores-cultural-identity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347328/multimedia-artist-lap-see-lams-hong-kong-show-explores-cultural-identity?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:15:07 +0000 Lavender Au Lavender Au To make his galvanised-iron installations, which have been exhibited in Milan and London, Hong Kong-born artist Gamzar heads to his metal master’s studio on the fourth floor of an industrial building in To Kwa Wan. The studio, managed by Melty Chan Ching-yee and Michael Yu Kwok-keung, aka Master Yu, is filled with tools: hammers, drills, pliers, clamps, a machine for folding metal made in Germany in the 1980s and even a chainsaw. From the window, the building looks out onto another industrial... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347294/hong-kong-artist-gamzar-galvanised-working-iron-and-bamboo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347294/hong-kong-artist-gamzar-galvanised-working-iron-and-bamboo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson Rahul Kadakia’s favourite gavel is not particularly beautiful. The lacquer has dulled, the wood is chipped with paint from the rostrum and the head sits slightly off-centre after cracking open during a Geneva sale, when a lot estimated at US$100,000 soared to US$1 million. It is, by any conventional standard, worn out. “This gavel has sold billions of dollars,” he says, with a small laugh at the incongruity. Newly appointed president of Christie’s Asia Pacific, Kadakia, 51, speaks quickly, with... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3347307/christies-auctioneer-rahul-kadakia-treasures-his-gift-gavel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3347307/christies-auctioneer-rahul-kadakia-treasures-his-gift-gavel?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Terrace Boulud Famed French chef Daniel Boulud makes his Hong Kong debut this month with Terrace Boulud, a rooftop brasserie in Sevva’s old haunt atop Landmark Prince’s in Central. A collaboration with Mandarin Oriental, the space balances Gallic heritage with local flair – most notably in a “French-meets-Cantonese” dim sum menu featuring truffle-infused soup dumplings. Expect a 300-label wine list, a sculptural onyx bar and a terrace designed for transitioning from power lunches to late-night... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3347313/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-terrace-boulud-ramenya-shima?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3347313/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-terrace-boulud-ramenya-shima?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Adele Brunner Adele Brunner French artist Elsa Jeandedieu has never been afraid of change. Having moved nearly a dozen times in the past 17 years, she has now spent three years in her current Mid-Levels apartment – a 1,266 sq ft, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home she shares with her husband, Joseph, and their son, Noam, now four. The combination of a great location, light and the character of this particular block and its other residents has persuaded her to stay put – at least for now. “My son used to be in the main... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3347246/elsa-jeandedieus-hong-kong-home-canvas-constant-flux?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3347246/elsa-jeandedieus-hong-kong-home-canvas-constant-flux?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Hong Kong’s public art scene took off in the 1970s, with large installations on display that reflected the city’s changing culture. Works such as Henry Moore’s Double Oval (1977), André Heller’s The Bamboo Man (1992) and Cao Chong-en’s Bruce Lee Statue (2005) highlight Hong Kong’s unique blend of East and West, tradition and modernity. These works made art more accessible to everyone, allowing people to engage with and experience art in their everyday surroundings. Some of these artworks are... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347146/pictures-hong-kongs-public-art-sculptures-1970s-today?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347146/pictures-hong-kongs-public-art-sculptures-1970s-today?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa As art month lands in Hong Kong, look beyond Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central. Citywide installations, from blue-chip galleries such as Gagosian to newly minted art salons like Gold, spotlight multidisciplinary artists from across the globe, many debuting new bodies of work in Asia. Here are the exhibitions to have on your radar this Art March. Lily Stockman: A Grass Roof Known for her abstract approach to landscapes, Los Angeles painter Lily Stockman’s latest show “A Grass Roof” lands at... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347154/showtime-4-unmissable-art-exhibitions-keep-you-cultured-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347154/showtime-4-unmissable-art-exhibitions-keep-you-cultured-week?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson This issue means a lot to me (you’ll understand by the end). Choosing what goes in our annual Art Issue is no small feat. While we’re never short of story opportunities in Hong Kong, we’re practically drowning in them come March every year as the global art world descends on the city. But when we heard Spanish photographer and artist Coco Capitán was coming to town for “Imagination Investments”, a three-part exhibition that marks her first major presentation in the city, we knew we had to speak... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347292/week-postmag-artists-spain-hong-kong-stockholm-and-farewell?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347292/week-postmag-artists-spain-hong-kong-stockholm-and-farewell?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:45:19 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Eat this Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Hong Kong takes centre stage as it hosts the awards ceremony for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for the first time on March 25. To mark the occasion, a series of official Signature Sessions will see global culinary heavyweights take over local kitchens for one-night-only collaborations. Highlights include a powerhouse dinner at Ando featuring chefs from Taipei’s Logy and Florilège in Tokyo, a multi-hand feast at Caprice with the teams from Masque (Mumbai) and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347135/best-things-do-hong-kong-march-22-28?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347135/best-things-do-hong-kong-march-22-28?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:00:08 +0000 Sarah Keenlyside Sarah Keenlyside “I think all artists are incredibly selfish,” says Coco Capitán from her home in Stoke Newington on a typically dreary Friday morning in London. “Art is a very self-involved activity. You’re constantly thinking about what you’re going to create next and what you have to say for yourself. It’s tiring. Sometimes my biggest dream is not to be an artist any more. But I don’t think I chose to be one, I just think I couldn’t be anything else.” She may sound like she’s on a bit of a downer – Capitán... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347124/artist-coco-capitan-selfish-art-bad-bunny-and-her-hong-kong-debut-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347124/artist-coco-capitan-selfish-art-bad-bunny-and-her-hong-kong-debut-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:11 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung After the dust settles following the March madness of Art Basel, Art Central and the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is due to celebrate its semi-centennial this April – a milestone that serves as a retrospective of the city’s storied cinematic output. Despite arriving at a difficult time for the local film industry, amid a slew of cinema closures, the 50th edition, which runs from April 1 to 12, strikes a hopeful note with a strong showing of the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347107/see-chen-kaige-and-juliette-binoche-hong-kong-international-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3347107/see-chen-kaige-and-juliette-binoche-hong-kong-international-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Charmaine Chan Charmaine Chan “Beauty is only skin deep.” That proverb has championed inner qualities so successfully that outward appearance is often dismissed as superficial. In architecture, that assumption is harder to sustain. Around the world, increasingly loud calls are being made for an end to buildings deemed boring, if not outright ugly, on the outside. But what does that mean? Who decides? And why should we care? For months, these questions led me down a rabbit hole that seemed to circle back on itself. That was... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3347097/have-architects-built-boredom-our-streetscapes-and-can-it-harm-our-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3347097/have-architects-built-boredom-our-streetscapes-and-can-it-harm-our-health?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:12 +0000 Mavis Teo Mavis Teo Despite the high crime rates that dogged Johor Bahru from the 1980s to the 2000s, the closest Malaysian city kept luring Singaporeans with its cheap seafood and groceries – and even petrol. The crowds still descend, but these days the capital of Johor state draws visitors for a variety of other reasons. Even in-the-know foreign tourists to Singapore slip across the 1km-long causeway for a change of scene – undeterred by the traffic jams. The five-minute ride on the KTM Shuttle Tebrau train,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3347037/insiders-guide-johor-bahru-malaysia-hipster-fashion-desserts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3347037/insiders-guide-johor-bahru-malaysia-hipster-fashion-desserts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:37 +0000 Peta Tomlinson Peta Tomlinson Intending to live there for years to come, the new owners of this Ap Lei Chau flat anticipate waking up every day to the picture-postcard seascape beyond their bedroom window. The scenic Southside outlook was only one reason the couple, parents of two young daughters, bought the 1,950 sq ft apartment in 2023. They knew they could also personalise the place. During a 10-month renovation (completed in December 2024) Simon Zeng, co-founder of Stylus Studio, was enlisted to create a home that would... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3346745/seaview-home-hong-kongs-southside-designed-evolve-over-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3346745/seaview-home-hong-kongs-southside-designed-evolve-over-time?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:15:10 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson In the early 1980s, coral carpeted the seabed under the Tolo Harbour in northeastern Hong Kong. Coverage reached as high as 70 to 80 per cent in some areas, comparable to what scientists now see in the city’s marine parks. Within a few years, almost all of it was gone. “Not a lot of people actually know about this,” says Dr Apple Chui Pui-yi, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences at Chinese University. As nearby towns such as Sha Tin and Tai Po developed, pollution and sewage... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3346172/hong-kong-scientist-trying-revive-citys-coral-reefs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3346172/hong-kong-scientist-trying-revive-citys-coral-reefs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Grace Brewer Grace Brewer If menopause was once the conversation no one in Hong Kong had, now it’s the one everyone’s trying to join. Thanks to a new wave of femtech founders who aim to give women the language – and data – to break the silence on the once-taboo topic, the shift is being fuelled by a bevy of new at-home tests and apps that help women decode the “fog” of mysterious midlife symptoms. For many women, that fog rolls in long before their final period. Perimenopause, the transitional stage that precedes... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/wellness/article/3346069/how-femtech-founders-are-changing-menopause-conversation-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/wellness/article/3346069/how-femtech-founders-are-changing-menopause-conversation-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:00:11 +0000 Joyce Yip Joyce Yip Summer Wong Man-ting, 31, was ready to sprint into her final race at the 2025 World Obstacle – UIPM OCR World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, last September. Coming off a race in Barbados less than a month before, however, she was still recovering from both jet lag and injuries, and the relentless rain and 12-degree Celsius temperature had aggravated her cold. The horn blared, and the chorus of Banners’ “Someone to You” ripped through the tense air. Wong had one shot against Melia Ochsner,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3345559/meet-summer-wong-face-hong-kongs-growing-ocr-scene?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3345559/meet-summer-wong-face-hong-kongs-growing-ocr-scene?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:00:09 +0000 Cameron Dueck Cameron Dueck We approach from the east, leaving the main islands of Japan behind. The late afternoon sun bounces off the sea in a blinding glare as our anchor chain rattles out of its locker and slides into a small bay off Tairajima Island. All is still as our sailing boat, the Teng Hoi, gracefully pirouettes in the currents, searching for her point of balance, where she’ll rest for the night. Below the sinking sun stretch the Goto Islands, or Goto Retto, literally “five-island chain”, an archipelago of 140... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3345546/remote-villages-surprise-cocktail-bars-and-hilltop-churches-nagasakis-goto-islands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3345546/remote-villages-surprise-cocktail-bars-and-hilltop-churches-nagasakis-goto-islands?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:00:07 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I WAS BORN IN LONDON, but my father got a job in the Hallé orchestra as a clarinettist, so we all moved up to Manchester. My childhood was spent mostly in the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, and I went to a specialist secondary school called Chetham’s School of Music, in central Manchester. My parents were both professional classical musicians, so I had a very bohemian upbringing. People sometimes ask me where I get my discipline from. I guess it was from that school, where we had to practise for... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3345711/jane-houng-her-dedication-womens-safety-after-murder-her-daughter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3345711/jane-houng-her-dedication-womens-safety-after-murder-her-daughter?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Yamamoto Hamburg Tokyo’s Yamamoto Hamburg has landed in Tseung Kwan O, bringing its “golden ratio” beef-and-pork patties to Hong Kong. Founded by chef Shohei Yamamoto, the brand elevates Japanese homestyle comfort food through a dedicated all-day menu. Expect hand-kneaded patties, such as the cheese-filled signature in miso sauce, served with bottomless Japanese rice. Shop F23, 1/F, PopCorn 1, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O Chouchou Injecting wholehearted Parisian gastronomy into Wan Chai,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3345697/hong-kongs-hot-new-openings-yamamoto-hamburg-chouchou?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3345697/hong-kongs-hot-new-openings-yamamoto-hamburg-chouchou?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Jianne Soriano Jianne Soriano In Ali Nuraly’s words, meeting fellow Kazakhs Xeniya Tregubenko and Marat Zakaryayev in Hong Kong, of all places, was his “destiny”. The trio are the founding team behind Yurt, the new modern Central Asian restaurant in Hong Kong. Located on Elgin Street, in Central, it’s an ode to the cuisines of the region that comprises Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Each had vastly different reasons for moving to Hong Kong: Tregubenko came for university and stayed to work... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3345679/yurt-hong-kong-restaurant-putting-central-asian-cuisine-map?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3345679/yurt-hong-kong-restaurant-putting-central-asian-cuisine-map?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Horse riding in Hong Kong has long been the preserve of the upper crust, with the high cost of keeping a horse limiting it primarily to the wealthy in this densely populated, space-starved city. In the 1970s, the Hong Kong Jockey Club took a pioneering step to democratise the sport, establishing public riding schools, including the Pok Fu Lam Riding School (established in 1978) and later, the Tuen Mun Riding School (opened in 1994). These schools were designed to provide access to horse riding... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3345658/pictures-horse-play-hong-kong-1970s-2000s?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3345658/pictures-horse-play-hong-kong-1970s-2000s?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson Strong women run throughout this issue. It is International Women’s Day today, after all. In our cover story, Salomé Grouard meets filmmaker Elizabeth Lo, whose documentary Mistress Dispeller was shortlisted in December for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar – a first in the category for a Hong Kong director. The film explores China’s strange and little-known industry of “mistress dispellers”, professionals hired to end extramarital affairs. What I found extraordinary was the sensitivity with... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345750/week-postmag-celebration-women-film-sport-science-and-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345750/week-postmag-celebration-women-film-sport-science-and-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:45:11 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Eat this Chef’s Room at Salisterra Trading starched linens for kitchen-side stools, Chef’s Room is a newly minted, 10-seat studio tucked inside Salisterra led by culinary adviser Ricardo Chaneton that prioritises conversation over ceremony. The spring line-up kicks off with Max Levy’s “slow food” pizza residency (available every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from March 11 to May 1), followed by a weekend featuring Josh Boutwood of two-Michelin-starred Manila restaurant Helm in April. Level 49,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345642/best-things-do-hong-kong-and-macau-march-8-14?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345642/best-things-do-hong-kong-and-macau-march-8-14?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung The kaleidoscopic Art Month has arrived in Hong Kong, with the bulk of the performing arts events taking place under the banner of the 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival. Running until March 30, the non-profit festival features more than 1,100 artists and 170 performances organised under the theme of peace, courage and resilience – a fitting foil for the times we find ourselves in. The 2026 line-up doesn’t shy away from technology. The KAGAMI experience is the most eagerly anticipated headline act,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3345569/ryuichi-sakamoto-yunchan-lim-and-others-54th-hong-kong-arts-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3345569/ryuichi-sakamoto-yunchan-lim-and-others-54th-hong-kong-arts-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:12 +0000 Salomé Grouard Salomé Grouard When filmmaker Elizabeth Lo is asked which questions she wishes she got more often, she laughs before answering. “I wish people asked more about my other projects, especially Stray,” she tells me, sipping a coffee in Hong Kong, hours before flying back to Los Angeles for a final round of awards season events. Point taken. The acclaimed documentary director doesn’t want to be defined solely by her latest work, Mistress Dispeller, which follows a Chinese couple through a turbulent time in their... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345504/elizabeth-lo-her-oscar-shortlisted-film-about-chinas-mistress-dispellers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345504/elizabeth-lo-her-oscar-shortlisted-film-about-chinas-mistress-dispellers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Mark Footer Mark Footer The Hong Kong International Literary Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year (March 1 to 8), marking a quarter of a century of bringing some of the most famous – and in some cases, most quirky – authors to the city. Among those with more than one story to tell have been: Bonnie Tsui: most recent book: On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters (2025) It was perhaps inevitable that Tsui would publish her 2020 book Why We Swim, which explores the global history and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3344849/hkilfs-literary-legend-visits-through-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3344849/hkilfs-literary-legend-visits-through-years?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:16:56 +0000 Jeff Yeung Jeff Yeung Most meat lovers will be familiar with the grass-fed versus grain-fed debate, but what happens if instead you feed cattle chocolate? Over at Australia’s Mayura Station, that’s exactly what they’ve been doing – and it’s certainly caught our attention. Established in 1845, Mayura Station is one of Australia’s most prized Wagyu producers and among the first to import full-blood Wagyu from Japan, starting in 1997. Its unique location, on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, makes for brilliant... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3344438/do-cattle-fed-cadbury-chocolate-make-tastier-wagyu-chefs-weigh?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3344438/do-cattle-fed-cadbury-chocolate-make-tastier-wagyu-chefs-weigh?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:16 +0000 Rachel Au Rachel Au I dreamed of rows upon rows of freshly baked cookies, from the classic chocolate chip with chewy centres and crisp, lacy edges, to beautiful linzers with glossy, jammy middles and a dusting of icing sugar. Or even one of the more quirky creations I’ve seen on Instagram, studded with salt and vinegar crisps and caramelised white chocolate. I imagined people cosying up on plush couches with a plate of cookies in one hand and a steaming mug of milk in the other. Michael Bublé would be crooning in... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3342660/how-one-hongkonger-found-food-can-fire-flagging-social-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3342660/how-one-hongkonger-found-food-can-fire-flagging-social-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:15:07 +0000 Christopher St. Cavish Christopher St. Cavish The records are clear and complete: about 300 years ago, a Huang clan from just across the Tan River got the idea to start their own village here, tucked into one of the river’s curves with Baizu mountain at its back. Hiring a feng shui master from Jiangxi province to lay it out, they built grey brick houses in a tight grid, with dragon-back or phoenix-crest ridges, surrounded by dense bamboo groves. Acres of fruit orchards were planted outside the village and a fish pond dug in front. A few... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3342496/how-taishan-learned-absorb-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3342496/how-taishan-learned-absorb-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:00:09 +0000