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We have selected five Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Is the Year of the Snake’s 11th month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs
Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, work and finances.
2. The 15 best K-dramas of 2025 ranked, from Melo Movie to Squid Game 3
The year 2025 was another big one for Korean dramas, with a wide range of exciting new shows. While the industry may not have produced as many stand-outs as in previous years, the past 12 months still delivered emotional highs.
3. Chinese chef of 2-Michelin-star restaurant is redefining plant-based cuisine

Cantonese cuisine, with its well-loved items like char siu, crispy pork belly and roast duck, may seem almost antithetical to the concept of vegetarianism, but that is not the case for chef Dai Jun.
4. What are the secrets to a long and healthy life? A longevity expert reveals
Bill Gifford shares diet, exercise and lifestyle tips on how to live to 100 and older, like Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest person at 116.
5. How the horse paintings of Xu Beihong have galloped through history

In Chinese culture, horses often symbolise power, vitality and ambition. But in the eyes of Xu Beihong – the father of modern Chinese art, who was especially revered for his horse paintings – the strong animal represented something solemn, persistent and even tragic.


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Find out what is in store for your Chinese zodiac animal in the coming month with predictions from fortune-teller Andrew Kwan. Photo: Shutterstock

Dai Jun heads the kitchen at Lamdre in Beijing, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant that sits at the vanguard of the Chinese vegetarian food scene. Photo: Lamdre

The Three Stallions, by Xu Beihong. The piece is just one example of the many horse paintings that Xu was known for.

5 new Hong Kong coffee shops from which to start the new year in January 2026

Mason Pocket, one of several new coffee shops in Hong Kong to visit in January, offers plenty of natural sunlight and an array of pastries that are baked in-house. Photo: Instagram/kwanheiting

The Coffee Club is located in Hung Hom. Photo: Instagram/thecoffeeclub852

Doddle is billed as Hong Kong’s only ice drip coffee specialist. Photo: Instagram/doddlecoffee

Hypebeans has returned to Central within the Landmark mall. Photo: Instagram/hypebeans

Tailor Coffee is a new all-day cafe located in Central Market. Photo: Instagram/tailorcoffeehk

How Stephen Chow and Donnie Yen reinvented Bruce Lee’s classic Chen Zhen in their own ways

Donnie Yen in a still from the television drama series Fist of Fury (1995).

Bruce Lee as Chen Zhen in a still from Fist of Fury (1972). The character and his story have been retold with humour, heart and breathtaking martial arts in various ways. Photo: Criterion Collection

Stephen Chow (left) and Kenny Bee in a still from Fist of Fury 1991 (1991).

Stephen Chow in a still from Fist of Fury 1991 (1991).

Eddy Ko (left) and Donnie Yen in a still from the television drama series Fist of Fury (1995).

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From Chinese zodiac sign forecasts to 2025’s K-dramas ranked, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Chinese zodiac sign forecasts to 2025’s K-dramas ranked, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.


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Chinese zodiac predictions, secrets to a long and healthy life: 5 Lifestyle highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Chinese zodiac sign forecasts to 2025’s K-dramas ranked, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Is the Year of the Snake’s 11th month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

2. The 15 best K-dramas of 2025 ranked, from Melo Movie to Squid Game 3

3. Chinese chef of 2-Michelin-star restaurant is redefining plant-based cuisine

From Chinese zodiac sign forecasts to 2025’s K-dramas ranked, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting