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Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game season 3. Anticipation is building for the final season of the Netflix Korean drama series, which premieres on June 27, 2025. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

‘Why was I the only one?’ New Squid Game season 3 trailer out

A character’s anguish, the fallout of a deadly uprising and new players teased in Netflix trailer for season 3 of Korean drama Squid Game.

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‘Chillingly gorgeous’ Frankenstein wows fans as Netflix drops trailer

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How Indian food in Hong Kong is growing way past chicken tikka and samosas

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Family & Relationships

They cry, pee and suck dummies. Lifelike baby dolls cause a stir

Eerily lifelike babies called reborn dolls recently went viral in Brazil, leading some to question their collectors’ mental health.

Brazilian shopkeeper Alana Generoso bottle-feeds a reborn baby doll at her store Alana Babys Maternity in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: AFP
Brazilian shopkeeper Alana Generoso bottle-feeds a reborn baby doll at her store Alana Babys Maternity in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: AFP

Health & Wellness

How eating whole food plant proteins lowers hypertension risk

Eating plant-based protein – as long as it is minimally processed – lowers the risk of suffering from hypertension, a long-term study shows.

Health & Wellness

Why running a race is like making a deal for Hong Kong investment banker

For Sophia Lai, who entered her first aquathlon as a bet after losing drinking games, event prep is about allocating and managing resources.

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Arts

Make of it what you will, artist On Kawara’s work on show in Hong Kong

Lists. Paintings of random dates. Telegrams that say the same thing. Explore Japan-born conceptual artist’s oeuvre at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun.

Dec 23, 1978, a painting On Kawara created in Hong Kong. Photo: Kitmin Lee
Dec 23, 1978, a painting On Kawara created in Hong Kong. Photo: Kitmin Lee

Gadgets

How to update to Windows 11 with Microsoft support for Windows 10 ending

Free updates and support for Windows 10 end this year, meaning users will need version 11 of the operating system to avoid security risks.

Entertainment

3 early horror films from Twilight of the Warriors director Soi Cheang

Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s first horror films were very low-budget and relied on clever use of cameras and cuts instead of special effects.

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Entertainment

How Netflix hit The Eternaut brings real past horrors to the fore

The show has reopened historical wounds in Argentina at a moment of heightened anxiety about society under far-right President Javier Milei.

An advertisement for Netflix’s new series The Eternaut is partially covered by posters of sci-fi comic author Hector Oesterheld and his daughters - who were forcibly disappeared in 1977 during Argentina’s military dictatorship - in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 6, 2025. Photo: AP

Chinese culture

How does this influencer speak Hakka Chinese? She even teaches it to others

Of Chinese and Guyanese descent, Jephina Lueche posts Instagram videos focusing on Hakka culture and her multicultural family background.

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Toronto-based content creator Jephina Lueche has a Chinese-Jamaican mother who has never been to China. Lueche now makes videos teaching Hakka on Instagram. Photo: Jephina Lueche
Toronto-based content creator Jephina Lueche has a Chinese-Jamaican mother who has never been to China. Lueche now makes videos teaching Hakka on Instagram. Photo: Jephina Lueche

K-drama

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in June 2025

Must-sees include the final Squid Game chapter, gangster drama Mercy for None and romantic melodrama Our Movie.

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Arts

5 Greater Bay Area shows and concerts in June 2025 to catch

Theatre groups from Broadway and the UK, Russia’s oldest orchestra and home-grown dance productions will be on stage in Guangdong next month.

K-drama

Our Unwritten Seoul: Park Bo-young plays twin sisters in engaging K-drama

Twins Mi-ji and Mi-rae swap lives to escape their troubles in Netflix’s Our Unwritten Seoul, in which Park Bo-young plays both roles.

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Park Bo-young as Mi-rae/Mi-ji in a still from Our Unwritten Seoul. Photo: Online

Health & Wellness

How did Singaporean chef lose 11kg? Weight loss journey was ‘tough’

Ngo Xing Jun credits his trainer for ‘checking in with me every morning and every night’, but admits losing 11kg in five months was not easy.

Singaporean chef Ngo Xing Jun says losing 11kg in five months was not easy. Photo: Ngo Xing Jun
Singaporean chef Ngo Xing Jun says losing 11kg in five months was not easy. Photo: Ngo Xing Jun

Health & Wellness

Smoking risks beyond lung and heart, from colon cancer to genital warts

World No Tobacco Day is a good time to recall how smoking affects nearly every part of your body and causes or aggravates various conditions.

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K-drama

Review | Heavenly Ever After: mawkish and confounding K-drama

Kim Hye-ja plays a character who goes to heaven and meets a younger version of her husband. Things quickly turn sentimental, then confusing.

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K-drama

Profile | Meet Lee Jae-wook, star of Netflix K-drama Dear Hongrang

Lee Jae-wook started acting in K-dramas while at university, and since then the tall, handsome, down-to-earth star has never looked back.

Lee Jae-wook as Sim Hongrang/Soul Reaper in a still from Dear Hongrang. Photo: Eunjung Kim/Netflix
Lee Jae-wook as Sim Hongrang/Soul Reaper in a still from Dear Hongrang. Photo: Eunjung Kim/Netflix

Health & Wellness

Explainer | The Morning Banana Diet is the latest weight-loss craze, but what is it?

Japanese social media craze the Morning Banana Diet is now back in vogue, but there’s more to it than the name suggests. An expert describes how to incorporate it for healthy weight loss.

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K-drama

Review | Resident Playbook, disappointing medical romance K-drama spin-off

Carrying on from Hospital Playlist but never living up to it, Resident Playbook is a low-stakes drama with very few surprises.

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Food & Drink

How Hong Kong’s egg and beef sandwich became so beloved and where to eat it

A staple snack at cafes and restaurants in the city, the Hong Kong-style egg and beef sandwich is revered among locals and tourists alike.

Sun Hang Yuen’s beef and egg sandwiches use fresh meat rather than canned corned beef. Photo: Sun Hang Yuen
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Chen Rui, known online as @trumpbyryan and by his English name Ryan, is a content creator from Chongqing, China known for imitating Donald Trump. Photo: @trumpbyryan/ Instagram

The influencer from China who speaks exactly like Donald Trump

Chen Rui, a Chinese marketer who went viral for his spot on Trump impressions, teaches English through his social media.

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Food & Drink
Dishes at Chengdu Restaurant will bring an authentic taste of Sichuan. Photo: Chengdu Restaurant
Food and Drinks

15 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in June 2025

Discover exciting new places to eat and drink in Hong Kong, offering everything from Sichuan and Hunan food to laksa and 24-hour dim sum.

4 tactics for drinking less alcohol, and what to do if they fail

All about chilli, and how to use it in a recipe for Thai fried chicken

What’s your ideal Hong Kong food day? Australian’s starts with dim sum

Dim sum baskets at Lin Heung Tea House in Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo: Instagram/bettyshanghai

There is a whole latte love for coffee in Busan, South Korea

Hytte Roastery in Busan is known for light roasts that highlight the beans’ natural characteristics. Photo: Instagram/hytte_roastery

The Japanese distilleries fuelling craft gin’s ‘unstoppable’ rise

Togedama craft gin by Matsuzaki Co. distillery. Photo: Instagram/theweekendph

4 rising Asian chefs in Vancouver and the secrets to their success

Stir fried chicken in steamed rice paper dumpling from Baan Lao. Photo: Handout
Health & Wellness
Always order the smallest quantity of an alcoholic beverage in a restaurant or bar – a 0.33 litre glass of beer instead of a 0.5 litre glass, for example. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

4 tactics for drinking less alcohol, and what to do if they fail

To party a little less hard try these expert tips, from starting off with less in your glass, to learning to just say no to alcoholic drinks.

How dinosaur fossils could help fill in cancer’s molecular ‘jigsaw’

Explainer | Does your jaw click? If it’s a TMJ disorder you should get it checked out

MIT robot that prevents falls may keep elderly independent longer

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What is Arfid? Why disorder is about more than being a picky eater

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Chinese culture
How’s your luck in June? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese culture

Is Year of the Snake’s fifth month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, finances and careers.

How mahjong helped a Chinese-American connect more deeply to her roots

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How Sydney’s Chinatown has evolved with the times, good and bad

How Mexico’s oldest and largest Chinatown rose despite terrible xenophobia

A traditional gate marks an entrance to Mexicali’s Chinatown, known as La Chinesca, in the city in Mexico’s Baja California state.

Melbourne’s Chinatown, born from 1850s gold rush and thriving today

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A dragon dance troupe perform in Chinatown in Melbourne, Australia during Lunar New Year festivities in 2024. The Chinatown is one of the world’s oldest. Photo: Getty Images

How Toronto’s Chinatown is fighting back against existential threats

People attend a Toronto Chinatown Land Trust mahjong fundraising event at the Wong Association of Ontario. Photo: Maylynn Quan

The changing faces of New York’s 3 most prominent Chinatowns

The Chinatown in Lower Manhattan is New York’s oldest, shaped by immigrants from Hong Kong, and from Guangdong and Fujian provinces in mainland China. Photo: Getty Images
Arts
An actress performs during a presentation of William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, directed by Iranian actress and director Elika Abdolrazzaghi, at Tehran’s Shahr Theatre, on May 21, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iran

Shakespeare’s King Lear with rock music in Iranian director’s update

Music from Muse and Rammstein and a light show feature in Elika Abdolrazzaghi’s staging of the play. She’s aiming it at a younger audience.

8 survival, apocalypse and dystopian novels for The Last of Us fans

Sahara swallowing ancient town and its library of medieval books

Caravaggio calling for summer 2025 visitors to Rome

He took up art while a Hamas hostage. It’s helped him heal the scars

Entertainment
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Fashion

Victoria Beckham on upcoming Netflix series and why ‘now is the time’

The former Spice Girl talks about her triumphs and tears in the fashion industry ahead of a docuseries about her career, coming in autumn.

Cuddling Javier Bardem, a haka with Taika Waititi? Conan O’Brien’s done it

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45 years ago, The Empire Strikes Back changed Star Wars forever

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Disney’s Phineas and Ferb returns ‘like the old times’, with a tiny change

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A still from Phineas and Ferb. Photo: Disney via AP

World of Street Woman Fighter takes hit Korean dance show global

Korean dance Crew BumsUp from World of Street Woman Fighter poster. Photo: Mnet

Woman stunt rider’s journey from winemaking to wheelies in Hollywood

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French stunt rider Sarah Lezito performs a stoppie on her Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R. Photo: AFP

Review | Karate Kid: Legends with Jackie Chan and Ben Wang disappoints

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(From left) Jackie Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio in a still from Karate Kid: Legends, directed by Jonathan Entwistle. Photo: Jonathan Wenk
K-drama
Coffee Prince, about a tomboyish woman who pretends to be a man to work at a coffee shop, is one of eight classic Korean dramas to catch, or watch again. Photo: Handout
TV shows and streaming video

8 classic K-dramas to catch, from Full House to Coffee Prince

From the smash hit 54-part Jewel in the Palace to the complicated romance in Coffee Prince, here are eight vintage K-dramas to discover.

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K-drama casting news about Bae Suzy, Park Bo-gum and more

Nine Puzzles: Kim Da-mi, Son Suk-ku play detectives in Disney+ K-drama

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The Haunted Palace midseason recap: romance and mystery mixed

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Co-director on the emotional toll of editing Kim Sae-ron’s last film

Travel & Leisure
Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. Once a centre of the West African slave trade, the old fort, which attracts African-Americans seeking their roots, is under threat from coastal erosion. Photo: Shutterstock
Tourism

Rising seas eat away African country’s coast, and a dark history

Ocean surges are eroding the coastline of Ghana, and with it remnants of the West African country’s historical role in the slave trade.

Should adults-only hotels and restaurants where kids are banned be allowed?

Is the Bible true? US attractions like huge Noah’s Ark replica say yes

Nashik, India’s answer to Napa Valley, becomes a tourist draw

Wine and crisps served in Nashik, India. Photo: Shutterstock

Caravaggio calling for summer 2025 visitors to Rome

Detail from Caravaggio’s painting Judith Beheading Holofernes. Photo: Instagram/non_solo_milano

Paws aboard! An infographic guide to pet-friendly public transport in Hong Kong

Pets on Hong Kong public transport: a visual guide on how the city is relaxing rules

Doll’s house collectors think small with big mental health benefits

A room in a doll’s house. Photo: AFP
Family & Relationships
France’s high commissioner for childhood says that excluding children from hospitality venues infringes on their rights, puts pressure on their parents and divides society. Photo: Shutterstock
Tourism

Should adults-only hotels and restaurants where kids are banned be allowed?

France is considering making ‘no kids’ hospitality venues illegal as a top official warns that such places are dividing French society.

Doll’s house collectors think small with big mental health benefits

11 big relationship deal-breakers, from flirting to porn to phone snooping

The dos and don’ts of leaving your pet dog home alone

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100 Top Tables
The Redemption cocktail – Orchard in Hong Kong’s take on the negroni – uses prune brandy to accent notes of strawberry, chocolate and hazelnut. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Redemption at Orchard

The Hong Kong bar’s take on the negroni uses prune brandy to accent notes of strawberry, chocolate and hazelnut.

Dish in Focus: Farmhouse Productions tomatoes at Roganic

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 30 – June 1

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 30 – June 1

Ruen in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East has unveiled a new menu inspired by the buzzing hawker dishes of Bangkok. Photo: Handout

Chef Marino D’Antonio on his culinary journey from Italy to Beijing and Macau

Marino D’Antonio, the new executive chef at 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana at Galaxy Macau. Photo: Handout

Exploring the regional varieties of zongzi for Dragon Boat Festival

Legend has it that zongzi’s origins go back more than two millennia. Photo: Handout

3 new pastry chefs in Hong Kong who are redefining desserts

Hongkongers like their dessert a little less sweet than Westerners, and three pasty chefs are rising to the challenge. Photo: Jocelyn Tam