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Vietnamese refugees arrive in Hong Kong. Some are wearing the green or khaki shirts of the Vietnamese military. Photo: courtesy of Les Bird

A Vietnamese refugee returns to the Hong Kong island where echoes of a lost childhood remain

Entrepreneur Katie Aung revisits the remote site of the detention camp that shaped her younger years.

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The stuffed crab shell at Seventh Son is dipped in egg and breadcrumbs twice before being fried. Photo: Alexander Mak

Masters of Hong Kong’s ‘kung fu’ cuisine on the struggle to save Cantonese classics

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Engineers at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Liu Heung-shing

The human faces of China’s belt and road strategy, through Liu Heung-shing’s lens

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A hot pot restaurant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Photo: Getty Images

China’s regional cuisines: survival strategies written in flavours

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A wig factory in Aberdeen in 1967. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: ‘Made in Hong Kong’ - craft industries that built the city

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Rail and road in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Photo: Xinhua

Rail and road: the benefits of China’s full-system transport makeovers

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Sha Tin Junior School in Hong Kong created a dramatic dragon costume as part of a community embroidery project. Photo: Handout
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong schools harness art to boost students’ creativity and confidence

Creative programmes are transforming school education, giving students immersive art experiences and a deeper connection to the community.

Hong Kong culture

Obituary | How scholar Ackbar Abbas changed the way people thought about Hong Kong

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Style Edit: Regent Hong Kong dishes out Hong Kong cinema at the harbour’s edge

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Palace Museum partners with Uzbek cultural centre for future projects

Signing ceremony also marks first reciprocal visit by Central Asian cultural institution since city leader led delegation to region in June.

Firdavs Abdukhalikov (left), director of the Islamic Civilisation Centre, poses with Louis Ng, director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Can Hong Kong ‘mega’ arts event HKPAX 2026 meet targets in tough times?

Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo’s co-director Anne Chan talks about slashed entry fees and fresh acts ahead of October’s HK$40 million event.

Jewellery

Wallace Chan’s ‘Vessels of Other Worlds’ exhibition arrives in Shanghai

The 70-year-old artist, who crafted what was once the world’s most expensive diamond necklace for Chow Tai Fook, is presenting titanium titans in his latest exhibition.

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Style Edit: Bulgari’s Eclettica blends Roman elegance with artistic expression

The Italian house’s high jewellery collection fuses art, architecture and Roman heritage into bold and expressive designs.

Bulgari’s Eclettica high jewellery collection comprises more than 150 one-of-a-kind creations. Photo: Eva Wang
What to do in Hong Kong

Celebrating Wesley Tongson’s artwork, from disciplined to raw and visceral

Wesley Tongson’s ink masterpieces, at Asia Society Hong Kong until October 11, explore how the artist’s work evolved throughout his life.

Americas and the Caribbean

Cuban dissident artist Otero Alcantara lands in US exile

One of the most prominent figures in Cuba’s new dissident movement, Otero Alcantara had just completed a five-year sentence on the island.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Katie Holmes’ rumoured new beau, painter Jason Bard Yarmosky

Everyone knows about the Dawson’s Creek’s star’s marriage to Tom Cruise, her daughter Suri Noelle, and her romance with Jamie Foxx … now she’s being linked to a New York-based artist.

New York-based artist Jason Bard Yarmosky is rumoured to be Katie Holmes’ new beau. Photos: @katieholmes, @jasonbardyarmosky/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Eleanor Ekserdjian, who just got engaged to Samuel Chatto

Of British-Armenian descent, Ekserdjian met Chatto at the University of Edinburgh – the pair are fellow artists and have been together for 5 years.

Samuel Chatto and Eleanor Ekserdjian announced their engagement on July13. Photo: Getty Images
Ai Weiwei

Inside Ai Weiwei’s gigantic UK art show, including China detention recreation

Huge works star at Ai’s largest ever site-specific show, while July 3 and 4 saw a 24-hour live performance of his 2011 detention in China.

Review | Hong Kong artist Ellen Pau’s New York show explores broken political promises

Ellen Pau’s New York exhibition ‘She Moves’ features 15 major pieces that document life, culture and unfulfilled political pledges.

Louis Vuitton

Pierre-Louis Vuitton, head of savoir faire at Louis Vuitton, on the LV Monogram

The design has appeared in collaborations with Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama – and been used widely by men’s creative director Pharrell Williams.

Louis Vuitton trunks through the years, on display at the brand's private museum in Asnières-sur-Seine, on the outskirts of Paris. Photo: Handout
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | A history of Chinese fans and how they kept people cool in summer

Fans have long been used in China for cooling and cooking and as artistic status symbols. We look at the tool’s reinvention over 3,000 years.

A folding fan painted by Chinese artist Yu Feian (1889-1959) at an auction preview at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2010. As well as helping to beat the summer heat, fans have been used in China for centuries to mark status and as works of art. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Style Edit: Chanel’s Métiers d’Art’s dazzling second outing, in Seoul

The maison transported Matthieu Blazy’s dazzling Métiers d’Art debut to Seoul’s Centre Pompidou Hanwha, with Tilda Swinton, G-Dragon and Jennie in attendance.

Crime

US man Jeffrey Ying sentenced for stealing rare Chinese manuscript from UCLA

Ying would borrow valuable classics from the university library then swap them for fakes before travelling to China.

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Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Dior and Schiaparelli for fall/winter

Bad Bunny, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Corrin were among the stars spotted at Schiaparelli, while Dior’s bridal piece had fans speculating about Taylor Swift’s wedding dress.

The Dior haute couture fall/winter 2026-27 show had plenty of pleats. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | Before we hail Hong Kong cinema’s return, let’s ensure its survival

The rules we make around artificial intelligence and creative work today will define what the city’s culture and economy look like tomorrow.

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Chinese culture

What was it like to attend a Children’s Palace in socialist-era China?

The ‘Youth Palace’ exhibition at Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum looks at a socialist educational institution that promoted collectivism.

Jewellery

How Asian designers are redefining high jewellery craft globally

The region’s home-grown designers, like Singapore’s Simone Ng, are using fresh narratives, cultural heritage and technical innovation to shine.

Chinese artist Feng J has been crafting her innovative translucent “floating set” jewels for a decade. Pictured here is the La Vie en Rose ring. Photo: Handout
Bhutan

Bhutan’s heritage arts become the frontline of cultural preservation as modernity dawns

What does the quest for economic progress mean for the Himalayan kingdom’s rich culture of traditional arts?

Kinley Tshering paints a thangka of Vajrakilaya, a wrathful deity of Vajrayana Buddhism, Bhutan’s state religion, at the Exotic Art Gallery, in Punakha district, Bhutan. Photo: Jen Paolini
Architecture and design

Discover the genius behind everyday objects’ design at fun Hong Kong experience

A new exhibition at M+ based on the popular Japanese TV series Design Ah! dissects items including umbrellas, flip-flops and cup noodles.

What to do in Hong Kong

Why is Hong Kong’s Ma Wan 1868 playing host to 5 Czech artists? We take a visit

During an open studio weekend, the artists are absorbed in making new works that draw inspiration from the surrounding natural landscape.

What to do in Hong Kong

Ecology, meet art: the history of Tai Mo Shan unearthed in new exhibition

Tai Mo Shan’s hidden tea terraces are examined in ‘Bones of Our Land’, an exhibition blending ecology and art to explore history and restoration.

Taking inspiration from the handpainted backdrops of dioramas traditionally used in natural history museums and theatrical forced perspective, the Tai Mo Shan backdrop depicts the northern slopes of Tai Mo Shan, featuring vignettes drawn from the interviewees’ stories and archival materials. The backdrop was painted by a scenic painter commissioned by the artists.
LGBTQ

Hong Kong LGBTQ community braves storm to recall pre-internet-era memories

Black rain couldn’t dampen the mood at ‘Offline Memories’ at Eaton HK, where art and printed images evoke human connections in a bygone era.

A visitor browses exhibits at “Offline Memories: Hong Kong LGBTQ+ Archive of Printed Matter from the Pre-Internet Era” at Eaton HK’s Tomorrow Maybe art space.
LGBTQ

World’s first Chinese LGBTQ museum spotlights overlooked community

Out Museum in San Francisco’s Chinatown gives artists from China and the Chinese diaspora a platform to tell their stories.

The Future of Marketing in Asia

In this age of digital bombardment, outdoor ads are a superpower

The city’s ubiquitous billboards are not battling the smartphone for consumer attention, they’re embracing it.

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