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Shin Hye-sun as the fake luxury boss Sarah Kim in a still from The Art of Sarah, a new Korean drama now streaming on Netflix. Photo: Kim Eun-jeong/Netflix

K-drama

Review | The Art of Sarah: Shin Hye-sun leads fashion-world mystery K-drama

Shin Hye-sun stars as a luxury boss faking it in the elite fashion world whose sudden murder is investigated by Lee Joon-hyuk’s detective.

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Review | The Snowball on a Sunny Day: Mark Six miss turns into mayhem in family comedy

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Why your brain needs fat, advice for Year of the Horse: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Hong Kong

Gundam, Godzilla to headline Asian IP festival Con-Con in Hong Kong

Two-day event will also showcase Japanese musicians including festival ambassador Cocomi, daughter of actor Takuya Kimura.

A Gundam exhibition will feature the anime franchise’s characters and mobile suits. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
A Gundam exhibition will feature the anime franchise’s characters and mobile suits. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Entertainment

What is it like to win the lottery? These 10 Asian movies have the answers

Winning the lottery can change your life forever, for good or bad. These 10 films from across Asia explore luck, wealth and greed.

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K-drama

Our Universe: woeful baby-raising comedy K-drama with Roh Jeong-eui, Bae In-hyuk

Tragedy brings two youths together to raise a toddler in this flimsy K-drama that leans heavily on the cuteness of its youngest cast member.

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United States & Canada

Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalogue in reported deal

The 44-year-old pop icon joins a growing list of artists who have sold their music rights in recent years.

Britney Spears. Photo: AFP
Britney Spears. Photo: AFP

K-drama

Bloody Flower: serial killer K-drama weighs a medical prodigy’s deadly cure

Ryeoun stars as a serial killer and medical genius on trial for multiple murders, while veteran Sung Dong-il plays his defence lawyer.

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Entertainment

Sons of the Neon Night leads 2026 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations

Amid controversy over four titles removed from the ballot, Sons of the Neon Night and Back to the Past dominate the award nominations.

Entertainment

‘Channelling my inner Tom Cruise’: Cross star Aldis Hodge on season 2

Ahead of Cross season two’s release, Aldis Hodge discusses real-world parallels, running like Tom Cruise and his biggest aim for 40.

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Aldis Hodge in a scene from Cross. The actor talks about the timing of season two, “channelling my inner Tom Cruise” and more. Photo: AP

Entertainment

Review | Wuthering Heights: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi sizzle in modern moorcore

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights captivates with stunning visuals in the Yorkshire Moors and sizzling chemistry between Elordi and Robbie.

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Jacob Elordi (left) and Margot Robbie in a still from Wuthering Heights (category IIB), directed by Emerald Fennell. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures
Jacob Elordi (left) and Margot Robbie in a still from Wuthering Heights (category IIB), directed by Emerald Fennell. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures

Arts

Hong Kong concert where audience can walk around and see musicians up close

Neither audience members nor performers will be confined to their seats at the concert from the inclusive music ensemble Paraorchestra.

Tech

ByteDance’s new model sparks stock rally as China’s AI video battle escalates

Seedance 2.0 thrills early adopters with cinematic realism and fuels debate over AI’s role in filmmaking and content creation.

K-drama

When K-drama meets J-drama, sparks fly on screen

From Netflix’s Romantics Anonymous to Disney+’s Merry Berry Love, Korean-Japanese collaborations are on the rise.

Korean actress Han Hyo-joo (left) and Japanese actor Shun Oguri in a still from Romantics Anonymous. The casting of Japanese actors in Korean productions – and vice versa – is becoming increasingly common. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

A beginner’s guide to watching Hong Kong martial arts movies

Flying, ‘weightless’ leaps, unrealistic injuries and long fight scenes are all part and parcel of Hong Kong martial arts movies. Here’s why.

Jackie Chan in a still from The Young Master (1980). Hong Kong martial arts films blend myth and physical poetry, prioritising style over realism. Photo: Golden Harvest
Jackie Chan in a still from The Young Master (1980). Hong Kong martial arts films blend myth and physical poetry, prioritising style over realism. Photo: Golden Harvest

Entertainment

Review | All You Need Is Kill: Japanese novel behind Edge of Tomorrow gets animated

A young recruit is stuck in a time loop amid an alien invasion in All You Need Is Kill, an animated sci-fi thriller based on a light novel.

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Entertainment

Explore the Great Wall on foot, bike and even underwater with Ash Dykes

Explorer and athlete Ash Dykes showcases the Great Wall of China’s history and diverse landscapes in a new BBC Earth series.

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OPINION
Lisa Lim

Language Matters | Word of the Year 2025 choices reflect how virtual our reality has become

Lisa Lim
Lisa Lim

Language Matters | The enduring legacy of bamboo, a symbol of resilience and strength in Asia

Lisa Lim
Foong Woei Wan

Being Chinese | Life and finance lessons from my Hong Kong mahjong parties

Foong Woei Wan
Chang Zi Qian

Being Chinese | What’s in a Singaporean Chinese name? It’s a long story

Chang Zi Qian
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Shzr Ee Tan

Being Chinese | Dating in the UK, Chinese auntie-style

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Alice Wu

Opinion | Hotpot over hot dogs? Hong Kong cinemas need new ideas to survive

Alice Wu
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MULTIMEDIA
Article

Photo trove offers window on life in China’s wartime capital Chongqing

A man descends one of Chungking’s many stone staircases on a mule. Photo: A Danger Shared/Melville Jacoby
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Behind the scenes of classic 1987 movie The Last Emperor in photos

Wu Tao, a Beijing born student who had never acted before, played Pu Yi at age 14. Peter O’Toole took the role as his tutor quite literally, and started teaching Wu some basic acting techniques beginning with their first scene together. Photo: Basil Pao
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Wonders old and new in China’s Greater Bay Area, land of opportunity

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) links Hong Kong to the western part of the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Huang Kunzhen
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Instantly familiar, strangely foreign: photos of 1970s Hong Kong

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A herbalist at his shop, Hong Kong.

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