Professor says a joint mission to Mars would be a ‘unifying force’. He believes commercial space flight by entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson can help colonise other planets and ensure human race survives.

The chef behind Copenhagen’s Geist reveals how he cooked his way into the bank manager’s heart to get the €20,000 he needed to start his first restaurant

Created in Taichung, Taiwan in the 1980s, bubble tea is a mix of milk tea, tapioca pearls and syrup. It spread through Asia, gaining popularity and then exploded across the United States.

Where did bubble tea begin - and why has it become so popular - are some of the questions the Eat Drink Asia podcast seeks to answer as hosts Alkira Reinfrank and Bernice Chan go in search of the chewy drink made for Instagram.

With popular American chains opening outlets in Hong Kong, it was time we found the best of the new burgers.

The Final Table brings 24 top chefs together in Los Angeles, competing in pairs cooking different national cuisines. Nations featured include Mexico, Spain, England, Brazil, France, Japan, the US, India and Italy.

From sequinned suits to jumpsuits to the obligatory flannel shirts, music lovers’ style did not disappoint on the Central Harbourfront, where fans danced the weekend away to David Byrne, Khalid and Erykah Badu.

The celebrity restaurateur tells Alkira Reinfrank and Bernice Chan how with his football dreams dashed he decided to try his luck in the kitchen

We played music from acts appearing at Hong Kong’s biggest music festival to local kids. The festival runs this weekend and will feature about 100 acts spread over five stages.

Facial workouts aim to strengthen your muscles to give your skin a youthful glow. While people have been doing them for years, their popularity has soared thanks to social media and video-sharing platforms.

The remote region the size of Mongolia intends to almost double its Chinese tourists by 2020 by getting its local businesses ‘China-ready’. While progress has been made, change is slow and infrastructure outside Darwin is still lacking.

Amid the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we look at seven of the most deadly infections humans can catch and how they’re transmitted and treated.

Gaggan Anand, whose Gaggan is No. 1 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, flew from Bangkok just to eat a bowl of bamboo pole noodles at Wing Wah before it shuts. The staff couldn’t care less – and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

With Russian political protest group Pussy Riot back in the headlines after an audacious pitch invasion during yesterday’s World Cup final, we look back at some of their previous memorable performances – and the repercussions

Bread is an important part of Indian cuisine, with more than 30 different varieties to choose from. Chef Palash Mitra gives us a rundown of the most popular types, and declares his personal favourite.

On June 12, 1966, a deluge of rain turned streets into raging torrents that killed at least 50 people, caused cars to be swept down roads like toys, and over 7,000 people lost their homes

Tired-looking eyes, damaged hair or oily skin? Fear not. We have you covered on treatments to prepare you for surviving Hong Kong’s summer heat and humidity.

Giordano’s ad featuring a wife wearing a T-shirt saying ‘Cook’ sparked outrage on Facebook, prompting its abrupt removal – an unusual move in a city lacking laws against sexist or gender-specific advertising and where such ads are rife

Rapper’s use of stark, execution-style imagery in music video is confronting in some viewers’ eyes, but it’s far from the first time such videos have caused offence. From Madonna to Robin Thicke, we recall past controversies