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Food & Drink

7 of the most popular food stories of 2025, including top Malaysian breakfasts

From Penang’s Malaysian breakfasts to Hong Kong’s Uncle K, here are some of the food stories that went down a treat with readers this year.

Kaya toast at Toh Soon Café in George Town, Malaysia. A wrap of seven of the best Malaysian breakfast foods in George Town was one of the most popular Post food stories this year. Photo: Deborah L. Jacobs

Passions

A fifth-gen shop owner on closing the business despite his umbrella obsession

The 73-year-old owner of Sun Nga Shing Umbrella Store in Sham Shui Po recently announced that he would be closing the family business, which dates back to the Qing dynasty.

Yau Yiu-wai, owner of Sun Nga Shing Umbrella Store in Hong Kong, which he plans to close after five generations. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

China

Open Questions | How Trump ‘stunned’ China; ‘Western hegemony is over’: 12 interviews from 2025

From acclaimed academics and writers to influential economists and policymakers, here are some of our best Open Questions interviews of the year.

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Kickboxing

ONE Championship: Liu believes win over Tawanchai ‘turning point of my career’

Chinese stand-out fighter has set his sights firmly on former ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon.

Liu Mengyang (left) beat Tawanchai PK Saenchai in just 52 seconds at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on December 19. Photo: Handout

Tennis

Sabalenka v Kyrgios ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match dividing opinion among fans

The first such match-up, in 1973, was considered a game-changing moment for the sport, while Sunday’s game is ‘to make a bit of money’.

Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka arrive for the “Battle of the Sexes” press conference in Dubai on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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Russia & Central Asia

Russia likely moving new nuclear missiles that are hard to intercept to Belarus

Experts say deployment of the Oreshnik a strategic shift to deter Nato and extend Moscow’s missile range in Europe.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear his intention to ‍place intermediate-range Oreshnik missiles in Belarus. Photo: TASS via ZUMA Press/dpa

Big Tech

Nexperia China eyes new wafer suppliers amid legal fight with Dutch chipmaker

Nexperia owner Wingtech says the China unit produced more than 11 billion chips since mid-October, despite wafer supply constraints.

Nexperia’s China unit expects to complete the validation of potential domestic wafer suppliers in the first half of next year. Photo: Shutterstock

China Economy

Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for C919 flights

Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the nation.

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Yu Yue has been appointed as made the first female captain pilot of the C919. Photo: China Southern Airlines

Today in Photos

Gallery | Pictures of the week: Christmas Eve in Beijing, buzkashi tournament in Kabul

Judges watch from their windows during the men’s Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10Km event, at the Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria. Photo: AP

Asia

Video | At least 15 injured in knife and chemical attack in Japan

Local media reported a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a weapon and ‘spray-like liquid’ attack.

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Health & Environment

Hong Kong to deploy 1,000 hospital staff to guide patients through fee reform

Public hospital systems, including billing and dispensing, have been updated to reflect adjusted fees aimed at addressing structural challenges, official says.

Shroff office at Kwong Wah Hospital in Mong Kok. Photo: Sun Yeung

Politics

Trump’s dance, Najib’s 1MDB saga, influencer case: Malaysia leads Asean in 2025

The country hosts the region’s biggest event, sees a new twist in the 1MDB scandal and is at a critical political juncture.

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US President Donald Trump reacts to dancing performers at a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the Asean summit on October 26. Photo: AP

Society

6 injured after vehicle swerves to avoid detached container at Hong Kong airport

Driver of light goods vehicle suffers hand injuries, while five passengers, aged between 46 and 70, sustain minor injuries.

Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Edmond So

Southeast Asia

‘Very happy’: Thailand, Cambodia sign ceasefire deal to end border clashes

Both sides agreed to freeze all troop movements and allow civilians living in border areas to return home as soon as possible.

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Thai and Cambodian defence ministers sign a ceasefire agreement at a border checkpoint in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua

Health & Wellness

Why young people are turning to Gen Z and millennial Christian influencers

Christian influencers in the US are galvanising young people looking for meaning in a culture that lacks it, say those of faith.

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Christian podcaster Megan Ashley films her show In Totality at her home. She is one of many Christian influencers rapidly gaining followers on social media. Photo: AP
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Politics

Back reforms and align with nation, Legco chief tells new Hong Kong lawmakers

‘I am confident that the new lawmakers can draw on their professional expertise … to fully support the government in driving reform and innovation,’ Andrew Leung says.

Elected lawmakers meet the media at the Legislative Council complex. Photo: Edmond So

Society

How a Hong Kong mum is finding strength to rebuild life after Tai Po fire

Christy Lee, 40, lost everything in the Wang Fuk Court inferno but says she cannot allow herself to dwell on negative thoughts.

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Christy Lee lost her husband in the tragic fire of Wang Fuk Court. Photo: Elson Li

Video | Why are Hong Kong bars struggling to stay afloat?

As a drop in overseas tourists, changing tastes and the ‘Shenzhen effect’ take their toll, experts say there is still hope.

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Diplomacy

South Korean president set to visit China next month, with North Korea on agenda

Exchange of visits by two countries’ leaders within months underscores their commitment to deepening ties, analysts say.

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is expected to engage Beijing on security issues, including North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Singapore in 2025: election fever, courtroom drama, pickleball mania

Local politics, tariff concerns, a horrific child abuse case and noise disputes dominate the headlines this year.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of the People’s Action Party thanks voters at an assembly area for the party’s supporters on general election day on May 3. Photo: AP
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East Asia

‘I feared for my life’: 50-vehicle pile-up on icy Japan expressway kills 2

Twenty-six people were injured in the mishap in Gunma prefecture that also sparked a fire at the far end of the pile-up.

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A damaged median and a vehicle pile-up on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Japan’s Gunma prefecture on Saturday. Photo: Kyodo

Society

Hong Kong’s Operation Santa Claus boosted by Morgan Stanley’s enduring support

Firm on course for its ninth successive year as charity’s top corporate supporter, raising millions for local causes and Tai Po fire recovery.

Morgan Stanley staff participating in a charity bake auction as part of the firm’s annual ‘Season for Good’ initiative, which raises funds for Operation Santa Claus and other community partners. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong

12-hour races to humpback whales: Hong Kong canoeists make Pacific history

Team of legal and finance professionals, sports coaches and a barber complete the torturous Hawaiki Nui Va’a race in French Polynesia.

Hong Kong’s Aloha Adventure Squad is the first team from the city to complete the Hawaiki Nui Va’a race in French Polynesia. Photo: Handout

Society

Shorter Hong Kong quarantine time drives rise in pet imports from mainland China

City recorded 291 import applications in first 10 months of the year, up from 283 in 2024 as quarantine time reduced from 120 to 30 days.

There has been an increase in applications to import pets after the city cut the quarantine period from the mainland. Photo: Karma Lo

China Business

From hope to hard numbers: China stocks will need profits to boost the bull run

Chinese shares surged in 2025 on a confidence-led re-rating – strategists now say the next leg in 2026 will hinge on an earnings uplift.

Earnings, and not valuations, will be the main booster for China’s equities in the year ahead. Illustration: Henry Wong
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Health & Environment

‘Built on tofu’: safety fears as Japan prepares to restart nuclear plant

While Fukushima operator Tepco says it is ‘committed to safety’ at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, critics believe it is a disaster waiting to happen.

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The No 5, 6 and 7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex operated by Tepco. Photo: Kyodo

World Opinion

Being Chinese | In both China and the West, the art of parenting involves letting go

Grandpa, very much in the traditional mould, believed in toughening children up for the world. Mum, raising her only child, was not impressed.

A child rides a bicycle towards the Hong Kong skyline in 2011. Photo: AFP

Russia & Central Asia

Trump says Zelensky ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’ ahead of talks

The two leaders are expected to discuss issues like the future of the Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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Ukrainian service members fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops in the Donetsk region on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Politics

China warns of foreign forces using AI deepfakes to stir panic and steal data

Top intelligence agency raises alarm over fake videos, audio and images aimed at undermining social stability and national security.

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Deepfake technology uses AI’s deep learning algorithms to simulate and forge images, audio and video. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Environment

Genomic sequencing puts Hong Kong at forefront of cancer care innovation

Scientist Aya El Helali says research speeds up cancer treatment discovery and helps the city bridge mainland China with global drug development.

Aya El Helali is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong’s department of clinical oncology. Photo: Jonathan Wong