TOPIC

LIFE

LIFE
SCMP's Life section takes a broad view of culture and covers issues including the environment, community affairs and human interest stories. Mondays are dedicated to Fashion, Health and Education. Tuesdays focus on Fitness and Wellbeing, Arts and Entertainment, and Family. Fridays cover Food and Wine, Technology and Design and Luxury.
A new survey on Hong Kong gay men has revealed that more than 50 per cent fear coming out. A major cause is fear of rejection from their family. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Wellness

Opinion | Hong Kong parents need help to accept their children are gay

Hong Kong Chinese respondents to a survey say fear of rejection is the main reason they conceal their gay identities from their families. Parents need education and support to understand their children’s sexual orientation.

Hong Kong stories you liked best in 2017, and some of our favourites

videocam
Britain

Alcohol deaths in baby boomers soar in the UK

It’s dog eat dog as China declares war on man’s best friend

Beijing kindergarten teacher Xu Yingying enjoys taking care of guest dogs as well as her own teddy bear dog. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Grape & Grain | Single malt Scotch whisky - what’s on the label and what it all means

Cheap Hong Kong-designed ‘container homes’ the way of the future

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

How 1823 app has made complaining to Hong Kong government easier

A telephone hotline has evolved into a digital channel for Hongkongers’ complaints big and small. You leave a message about a problem, officials deal with it and message you back. Of course, you can still phone or mail in a complaint, fax it, email it or use social media

The 1823 app of Efficiency Unit in Kwai Chung. 08DEC15, SCMP/K. Y. Cheng [2015 FEATURES]

Why working out harder doesn’t give you a licence to pig out afterwards

Reality TV

First MasterChef Asia winner talks agony and ecstasy of reality TV

Singaporean Woo Wai-leong withstood the heat in the kitchen to win the inaugural MasterChef Asia title, but warns prospective entrants of the pressure cooker-like environment of performing on the popular TV programme

Obese Hong Kong food writer sheds a chin on India weight loss trek

The tape measure is fast becoming Mischa Moselle’s best friend as he manages to shed another 5cm from his waistline, braving some erratic driving as he walks off the kilos along the roads of southern India

This image shows Mischa Moselle at Kanyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.JPG [19JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH MISCHA]

The hotels offering touch of luxury for the smartphone generation

Apps that let you check in with your phone, open the door with a smartwatch, and control your room’s music, lighting and air conditioning are the new definition of luxury for the tech age

The central control panel of The Peninsula hotel. [11JANUNARY2016 FEATURES DIGITAL]

When one twin gets cancer, the other’s risk of facing it too rises, study shows

If your identical twin suffers cancer you have a 46 per cent chance of also getting cancer, major long-term research project finds. It also shows genes play a big part in whether you suffer melanoma

Business blooming for Hong Kong floral artist Gemma Hayden Blest

Floral artist lets Kylie Knott in on a few tricks of the trade, and reveals her favourite place in Hong Kong 

Obese Hong Kong food writer drops another size on India trek

Mischa Moselle manages to lose another 5cm off his waistline as he visits Fort Cochin and Jew Town in the capital of India’s southernmost state – and he’s finally found good coffee

This image, taken on December 29, 2015 shows writer Mischa Moselle, in Trivandrum, the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala. 29DEC15 [05JANUARY2016 FITNESS LIFE]

Hong Kong to get another American school this year, in Tai Po district

The venture, Dubai-based Esol Education’s first in East Asia, will operate a kindergarten and elementary, middle and high schools, and teach Common Core, International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programmes

This handout image shows aBassam Abushakra of the American School of Hong Kong. 22DEC15 [2015 FEATURES]

The A to Z of health and fitness trends for 2016

From adaptogens and DNA fitness holidays to savoury yogurt and virtual races, Jeanette Wang predicts the foods, trends and issues likely to cause the biggest buzz in the coming year

New | China invents way to use a bra to charge a smartphone

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Hong Kong’s nine top hangover cures (some of them alcohol-free)

Put as much effort into working out how to recover from those big nights as you do in planning your holiday parties and you’ll be right as rain and ready for more

Aarlon Caparas, Bar manager of Aqua making a "Bloody Tokyo" at Central, 07DEC15, SCMP/Dickson Lee [life]

How to throw a children’s party: tips from Hong Kong events professionals

To curb obesity, make food portions, plates and cutlery smaller, scientists say

The top 20 worldwide fitness trends for 2016, according to experts

Young sporty woman with smart watch stretching. Photo by Westend61 / Mareen Fischinger / Corbis [08DECEMBER2015 FEATURES FITNESS & WELLBEING]

Obese Hong Kong food writer walks it off in India: 8 days in and weight change has begun

This image show Chai and vegetarian samosa, in India, a stable food for Mischa Moselle. [07DECEMBER2015 LIFE]

Behind the scenes on League of Legends: the evolution of the computer game/movie connection

Art, design, character, and story all imbue the game with a big-screen vibe that keeps fans coming back for more

China’s ancient treasures under siege from army of tomb raiders

Security concerns scupper Copenhagen’s celestial cycling lane

Danish capital’s lofty idea of a bike bridge in the sky falls through

This handout image Copenhagen Gate bridge in Denmark, designed by US architect Steven Holl. Credit: Courtesy of Steven Holl
Celebrity children

Mary McCartney, daughter of a Beatle, follows her mother into photography

22 Oct 2013, Hamburg, Germany --- British photographer Mary McCartney, first daughter of the Beatles, poses on the terrace of the Hotel Grand Elysee in Hamburg, Germany, 22 October 2013. Photo: MAJA HITIJ --- Image by © Maja Hitij/dpa/Corbis [20NOVEMBER2015 FEATURES LIFE LUXURY ENCOUNTERS]

European street artist’s Hong Kong show speaks volumes

Rule-breaking guerilla artist’s exhibition a sign of the times

The route of obese Hongkonger's 1,450-km quest to shed the kilos

Food writer Mischa Moselle, who's morbidly obese and trying to put right years of ill-advised consumption, breaks down his journey across southern India into bite-sized chunks

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement