Philippe Grelon passed on his passion for sailing to his family, especially his youngest son, Cosmas. He took lessons aged 12, and started representing Hong Kong in competitions. Now they compete together.

The first behavioural health centre in Thailand owned by Thais, The Dawn gives participants a toolkit for coping with job’s physical and psychological strains. At the core of its programme are group and private therapy, yoga and meditation.

American scholar and conservationist Daniel Taylor recalls how a picture of a footprint in a newspaper sparked a lifelong ambition to solve a centuries-old mystery.

A campaign to save famed Hong Kong live music venue is gaining momentum with thousands of people signing a petition launched after the landlord decided not to renew the popular Italian restaurant’s lease.

Love, loss, beastly employers and caring ones – At A Moment’s Notice gathers stories by helpers in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan; the 23 translated stories present voices rarely heard in English.

Andrew Shaw gave up his career as a BBC reporter and his life in England to become the only foreign master jade carver in China. In a new book, he describes the lengths he went to in his quest, from learning the craft to mastering Chinese.

The Spanish footballing legend, who will play for Liverpool FC Legends against Borussia Dortmund in Hong Kong on June 8, recalls his memorable days at the British club.

The Los Angeles-based director and producer recalls how being pushed into the family’s toymaking business in Hong Kong put her moviemaking dreams on hold – but not for too long.

Hong Kong’s high rents mean more expensive books, which affects price-sensitive Hongkongers, say industry insiders, who add that libraries need to do more to promote book-lending services.

The race is on for Daniel Herszberg, who aims to be the youngest Australian to have visited every country in the world by the end of 2020.

Robbie Stamp recalls a brutal period of his life when he lost his firm, his father and his friend, and how making the 2005 film turned everything around.

Frederique Bedos’ NGO, Le Projet Imagine – The Humble Heroes, has made more than 30 films about people who’ve made a difference. In an era of fake news, she is seeking real heroes in Hong Kong and China whose stories she can tell.

Helen Zia, who’s written a book about refugees who fled China in the 1940s, draws parallels between their plight and today’s refugee crises, and says societies benefit from letting in highly motivated people who want to contribute.

Hong Kong-based Hey Travelista is dedicated to offering affordable luxury five-star hotel packages in Asia – the first to focus on deals in the region, according to co-founder Tony Low.

The chef behind The Flying Elk and Frantzén’s Kitchen in Hong Kong explains how a congenital heart problem put the brakes on a football career, and why he’s only just getting started

The musical artist, who found fame after his songs appeared on television shows and streaming services, finds familiarity and novelty in the city he grew up in

Rise programme at addiction clinic in Thailand focuses on bringing women into a safe environment to work through their substance abuse, and to see what trauma caused it.

Now based in Malaysia, Hong Kong-born writer David T.K. Wong talks about the different stages of his eventful life – from wartime refugee to journalist, civil servant, novelist and, finally, philanthropist.

Fewer than 3 in 10 senior managers in the city are women, a study recently found; prejudice, cultural barriers are bad policy are to blame, academic says, and study’s co-author says employers have to change.

After meeting and befriending director Bernardo Bertolucci, Basil Pao was offered a part in his new film The Last Emperor. He took on other jobs during filming, including stills photographer, and a selection of his photos are on show in Hong Kong.

Dr Ramesh Pattni has been researching psychological techniques embedded in ancient spiritual texts to improve modern meditation and yoga practices.

Created by two Czech sisters and their friend, Travel à la Carte includes a multi-functional digital wallet and an AI-powered assistant. It is targeting Chinese travellers first, with trips to Laos and Vietnam proving popular.

Transformative travel enables people to break away from the stresses of modern life by finding eco-villages, social projects and farms around the world through their laptop.

Summer holidays identified as addiction danger spot as youngsters spend unstructured time online, with young children particularly at risk.

Author Lawrence Osborne is the brains behind the Ballad of a Small Player and Hunters in the Dark, both of which are being made into films. Starring Ralph Fiennes, the film adaptation of The Forgiven will begin shooting this year.

The Sydney-born chef also reveals how he fell in love with ‘heady, delicious, exotic’ Bangkok, and recalls meeting his partner of 30 years, Tanongsak Yordwai, over tequila shots in a dive bar

Budapest-born literary agent Eva Koralnik recalls the 1944 Nazi invasion of Hungary that ended her happy childhood and pays tribute to Harald Feller, who risked his life to help her, her mother and baby sister escape to Switzerland.

The travel industry wants to cash in on the rise of short-haul travellers in Asia. One company has launched a new campaign around the ‘Holiday Quickie’

French ethno-historian Françoise Pommaret, who visited the Himalayan kingdom by chance in 1981, stayed, and helped put it on the cultural tourism map; while she spends time in France, Bhutan is where her heart is now.