Alcohol ‘increases dementia risk’, Cantonese lessons from a kid: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a Hong Kong filmmaker’s political themes to Bali’s first contemporary art fair, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

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Any amount of alcohol may increase the risk of dementia, according to a new study led by the University of Oxford. Photo: Shutterstock

Published: 3:15pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 5:36pm, 9 Oct 2025

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1. Any amount of alcohol increases dementia risk, study finds. Why is it so bad?

A sobering new report led by the University of Oxford in the UK suggests that having any amount of alcohol may increase the risk of dementia.

2. The Chinese restaurant bringing real Hong Kong barbecue to Bristol

These Cantonese barbecue dishes were the result of a collaboration between Chinese restaurant Wangs and roast meat specialist Lap Fai-lee for a one-off pop-up in August 2025 to raise funds for Wangs’ Cantonese barbecue oven. Photo: Instagram/@oishinboy

Wangs, soon to be Bristol’s first restaurant with a traditional Cantonese charcoal roasting oven, wants to bridge cultures through food.

3. Want to learn Cantonese? Take lessons from this 8-year-old from Hong Kong

Eight-year-old Aiden Tsang is charming people on Instagram with his Cantonese lessons. Photo: Aiden Tsang

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