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Look back on the best of SCMP coverage of the news-making events of the year. Read round-ups of top stories and review the events and milestones that made the news during the year from US-China relations, to Hong Kong politics, to the coronavirus pandemic and lifestyle topics such as health and wellness and K-pop.
Hongkongers, even Covid-19-fearing, mask-wearing ones, are noisy, opinionated and open-minded, and it is these qualities that make it difficult or even impossible for Carrie Lam to impose mainland-style restrictions on the city.
- While there were some high-profile closures like Écriture in 2023, hundreds of new restaurants opened in Hong Kong to keep diners on their toes
- From fantastic noodle bars to bastions of fine dining, these are the newcomers we found most memorable
In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the events that shaped 2023, and looks forward to what we can expect in mainland China, Hong Kong and the rest of the world in 2024.
The Post recaps some of the city’s major health-related milestones over the year, from the lifting of testing measures to sustained vaccination efforts.
A story looking at Chinese investors scrambling to sell overseas properties amid shaky economic conditions took centre stage at the top of a list of our economy stories in 2023.
Singapore’s massive money laundering case; Taylor Swift’s snub of everywhere else in Southeast Asia – and Malaysian business tycoon Robert Kuok’s 100th birthday: here are This Week in Asia’s highlights of the year.
From an Elon Musk biography and Prince Harry’s Spare to Yellow Face and Hong Kong poetry, Post Magazine’s round-up of 2023’s best books takes as its theme the Cambridge Dictionary word of the year, hallucinate.
Indonesia’s online space was rocked by blasphemy arrests, exploitation concerns, and inspiring stories of fearless and talented young people.
2023 opened and closed with high-profile national security trials, as well as big firsts for city leader John Lee and district council revamp at other points.
The life of Barney Cheng, fashion designer who’s dressed Michelle Yeoh among others, China’s release of a jailed CIA spy, a biohacker’s extreme regime – long reads in Post Magazine you loved in 2023.
Singapore may be small, but its capacity for online drama is surprisingly huge. Read on for the year’s biggest social media stories to set tongues wagging in the city state.
We rank the five best smartphones released in 2023 – the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Google’s Pixel 8 Pro, two important foldable phone entrants and the best camera phone bar none.
From Penang’s Airbnb ban to two Swiss towns with macabre art by Alien movie designer H R Giger to a dash to see seven wonders of the world in a week, the travel stories most read by Post readers in 2023.
What do the Dalai Lama, AirAsia’s CEO and an ex-Singaporean comedian have in common? They are on our list of Asia’s weirdest stories in 2023.
From trying China’s first home-grown durian to looking at Korea’s whisky crazy and the tributes paid to MasterChef Australia’s late host, the food and drinks stories most read by Post readers in 2023.
For Singaporeans who had grown accustomed to the city state’s rather sedate way of doing politics, 2023 will go down as one of the most turbulent years in decades.
We rank the 37 Hong Kong films that were released locally in 2023, from greats like A Guilty Conscience – the city’s highest-grossing local film ever – and Lost Love to stinkers like Prison Flowers.
From New Balance ‘dad shoes’ to Hermès Birkin handbags and Vogue models – both human and AI-generated – to showing your belly fat, the fashion and beauty stories most read by Post readers in 2023.
Crime, crime and more crime: these were the stories from Post archives that most interested readers in 2023, from the grisly Hello Kitty murder case to the underworld assassination of Jet Li’s manager.
We take a look back at the top health and wellness stories of 2023, from the 10 diet secrets of people living the longest and healthiest to how actor Chris Hemsworth fasted for a Disney+ series.
Violence in the region has meant increased risks of women and girls becoming victims of abuse and sexual attacks.
From Anita Yuen, known as the Audrey Hepburn of Hong Kong cinema, to 90s Hong Kong sex symbol Amy Yip, seven celebrity profiles that proved the most popular with Post readers in 2023.
We look back at some of the arts stories that struck a chord with Post readers in 2023, including Patricia Piccinini’s human-beast sculptures and Lousy and Matsushimaon’s sexually charged works.
The year saw plenty of watchable K-dramas. Here are our picks for the best series of 2023, ranked from good to great – is your favourite on the list?
A ranking of the world’s busiest flight routes in 2023 has Asia in the lead for domestic and international journeys. Three of the latter are to and from Singapore, and one to and from Hong Kong.
Our 12 best Asian films from 2023 include a cyberpunk detective story, the 37th Godzilla feature film, a Korean disaster movie, a Tony Leung Chiu-wai-led spy thriller and basketball anime Slam Dunk.
In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the events that unfolded in 2022 and also looks ahead to what we can expect in 2023.
From Blackpink favourite Miss Sohee to Ukraine’s Julie Paskal, and Nensi Dojaka, maker of sensual lingerie-inspired designs, five independent fashion labels that stood out this year.
