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Chris Pine poses for a photo at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 22, 2026. The Hollywood star has turned to Harbor Fund for his upcoming project, which is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about families fighting to avoid eviction. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Entertainment

The non-profit film fund helping Chris Pine and others make movies for good

Harbour Fund uses rich donors to finance films with ‘transcendent’ messages that otherwise might never be made in a risk-averse industry.

26 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM

Women’s heart attack symptoms and risk factors differ from men’s. Here’s what to know

26 Feb 2026 - 6:08PM

In Your Radiant Season: Lee Sung-kyung, Chae Jong-hyeop in romantic K-drama

26 Feb 2026 - 4:20PMvideocam

Chinese Zodiac

Feng shui advice, a mom’s path to pain-free movement: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a nostalgic trend making a comeback in Hong Kong to exploring China’s Zhongshan, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

26 Feb 2026 - 3:21PM

How can those born under each Chinese zodiac sign use feng shui to improve their luck in love, money and health this coming year? Feng shui practitioner Andrew Kwan shares advice. Photo: Shutterstock

Food & Drink

Why Hangzhou’s 2-Michelin-star Ru Yuan is ‘a restaurant unlike any other’

Ru Yuan’s chef Fu Yueliang shares why everything from local dishes to design at his restaurant is about transcending Song-dynasty tradition.

26 Feb 2026 - 12:15PM

Travel & Leisure

Do you feel fatigued when flying? Expert tips to avoid mid-flight slumps

Doctors break down key reasons why flying can leave you feeling so bloated and exhausted and give advice on how to stay feeling productive.

26 Feb 2026 - 7:15AM

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‘It was insane’: Anderson .Paak on making his debut film K-Pops!

K-Pops! explores family bonds through music and was inspired by Paak’s pandemic bonding over K-pop with his son – who now prefers Slipknot.

25 Feb 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Anderson .Paak attends the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles, California, in 2026. His directorial debut ⁠film, K-Pops!, is due for release in US cinemas on February 27. Photo: Reuters

Entertainment

‘Misfits became bullies’: takeaways from America’s Next Top Model exposé

Conceived by Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model was meant to empower women and minorities, but instead saw bullying and ‘race swapping’.

25 Feb 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | Scare Out: Zhang Yimou tackles national security in subpar Chinese spy thriller

A story of a mole inside a state security team in China, Scare Out is slickly executed but narratively muddled, and far from Zhang’s best.

25 Feb 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Food & Drink

Where an ‘immigrant mash-up kid’ eats in Hong Kong, from noodles to brunch

Streetwear designer Jeff Staple reveals where he goes for noodles, macaroni soup, roast goose and ‘a love letter to Chinese ingredients’.

25 Feb 2026 - 4:15PM

The all-day combo at Australia Dairy Company. Photo: May Tse

Health & Wellness

Parents of Hong Kong’s ‘Girl Behind the Face’ finally share their story

Mui Thomas’s story of living with a rare skin disease has moved many. Now, her adoptive parents share why they ignored advice to ‘walk away’.

25 Feb 2026 - 11:00AM

Rog and Tina Thomas pose for a picture with their daughter, Mui, whom they adopted 30 years ago, in a Facebook post from 2015. Mui was born with Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare and often fatal genetic disorder. Rog and Tina now share their story in their new book, An Unexpected Adoption: The Girl Behind The Face.

K-drama

Love Phobia: romcom K-drama takes a superficial look at AI dating

Yeonwoo and Kim Hyun-jin lead Love Phobia, a near-future K-drama about AI and relationships that suffers from poor chemistry.

25 Feb 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

Travel & Leisure

What to do in China’s Zhongshan, a food paradise on Hong Kong’s doorstep

From restaurants serving top Cantonese food to shopping streets and Sun Yat-sen’s former home, Zhongshan provides a feast for the senses.

25 Feb 2026 - 7:15AM

Travel & Leisure

How ‘French Banksy’ JR plans to turn a famous Paris bridge into a massive cave

Known for his large-scale installations, JR will turn Paris’ Pont Neuf into a giant walk-through cave for his Pont Neuf Cavern project.

24 Feb 2026 - 9:15PM

French artist JR plans to turn Paris’ Pont Neuf into a temporary art installation called the Pont Neuf Cavern. Photo: AP

Lifestyle

Need help saving money? Your TikTok-viral, rich BFF wants to help

Vivian Tu – ‘Your Rich BFF’ on social media – shares finance tips on everything from talking about money with your partner to overspending.

24 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM

Vivian Tu offers personal finance tips on her Instagram and TikTok accounts, from talking about money with partners to smart investing. Photo: Instagram/your.richbff

Arts

Review | Trump is abducted by aliens and has Chinese ‘twin’ in chaotic Cantonese opera

Showing in Hong Kong, Trump on Show 4.0 combines political satire and surreal Sino-US commentary but feels like a ‘paper tiger’ with no bite.

24 Feb 2026 - 6:15PM

Entertainment

10 of the best movies from the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival

Controversy overshadowed an engaging selection at this year’s Berlinale, the best of which included Rose, Josephine and Queen at Sea.

24 Feb 2026 - 5:12PMvideocam

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Health & Wellness

What is the best brain training test to reduce dementia risk?

Study finds speed-based brain training better than memory or reasoning training in reducing risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.

23 Feb 2026 - 7:15AMvideocam

In a study on whether specific types of cognitive training could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, the group that undertook speed training improved the most, in areas including safer driving, improved mood and more self-confidence. Photo: Shutterstock

Arts

‘Unconventional bodies’: inclusive dance team’s upcoming Hong Kong show

Unusual Symptoms’ experimental dance project Harmonia challenges audience biases about the human body.

23 Feb 2026 - 12:15PM

Travel & Leisure

What to do in China’s Zhongshan, a food paradise on Hong Kong’s doorstep

From restaurants serving top Cantonese food to shopping streets and Sun Yat-sen’s former home, Zhongshan provides a feast for the senses.

25 Feb 2026 - 7:15AM

Travel & Leisure

How Chongqing in China offers an enthralling ‘8D’ experience like nothing else

With its vertical landscape, vibrant food scene and captivating chaos, the Chinese city of Chongqing is certain to catch you unprepared.

24 Feb 2026 - 7:15AM

Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street in Chongqing bursts into neon splendour at night, with Hongya Cave - a sprawling “stilt building” complex that is one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions - glowing against the Chinese city’s skyscrapers. Photo: Evian Yu

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM

The Tower of Heavenly Success with the Tan River in the background, in Majianglong, Taishan. Photo: Graeme Kennedy

The Chinese city where waffles, watchtowers and world history meet

Guangdong’s ‘hometown of overseas Chinese’ is where architecture and cuisine created by returning émigrés reveal how culture flows both ways.

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Living area of the flat in Tsim Sha Tsui designed by GAAN. Photo: Eugene Chan

This Hong Kong home sleeps six – and still feels serene

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Chinese writer Hu Anyan pictured in People’s Park, Chengdu, China. Photo: Eric Mast

He thought his life was a failure. Then he wrote it down.

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Baking Social’s Christmas Cookie Social event featured treats in all shapes and sizes. Photo: Leo Thom

How did cookies kickstart a community social movement for one lost Hongkonger?

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A girl spins a “wheel of fortune” outside the Che Kung Temple, in Sha Tin, on the third day of the Lunar New Year in 1986. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year obsession with good fortune

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Action from a charity horse race in Sumba, Indonesia. Photo: Charukesi Ramadurai

Sumba – where horses, black magic and beaches shape island life

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