https://www.scmp.com/rss/330509/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The wife of the former Goldman Sachs banker on trial over the 1MDB scandal told the jury her feng shui master warned her husband’s boss of “bad karma” – a prediction that seems to have come true. Hwee Bin Lim, the wife of ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng, was testifying for her husband on Tuesday as he stands charged with conspiracy in the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. Lim told the jurors that she and Ng arranged for feng shui readings with a “Master Pang” for Ng’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3172368/malaysia-1mdb-scandal-feng-shui-master-warned-ex-goldman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3172368/malaysia-1mdb-scandal-feng-shui-master-warned-ex-goldman?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:08:24 +0000 South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s push to move his office away from the sprawling Blue House complex has drawn criticism from opponents who accuse him of prioritising feng shui over cost and security. His transition team has said the presidential office needs to be moved for “better communication with the public”, emphasising that there is “zero possibility” of Yoon making use of the current one at the Blue House site. The official rationale behind the proposed move is that the Blue... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3170955/bad-feng-shui-south-korean-president-elect-yoon-suk-yeol-seeks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3170955/bad-feng-shui-south-korean-president-elect-yoon-suk-yeol-seeks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:38:12 +0000 Two former Goldman Sachs bankers sought advice from a feng shui master in 2016 on how to handle a US investigation into the looting of funds from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, one of the bankers, Tim Leissner, testified on Tuesday. Leissner is the prosecutors’ star witness at the Brooklyn federal court trial of Roger Ng, 49, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to launder money and violate an anti-bribery law. Leissner, 52, pleaded guilty to similar charges in 2018 and... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3168876/ex-goldman-sachs-bankers-consulted-feng-shui-master-1mdb?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3168876/ex-goldman-sachs-bankers-consulted-feng-shui-master-1mdb?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:52:24 +0000 Hong Kong’s best-known soothsayers agree the Year of the Tiger promises a smooth ride for Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, but none is prepared to say if she will lead the city for another five years. There was no shortage of predictions on everything from Covid-19 to economic recovery, the resumption of travel and the fortunes of world leaders when the Post asked the city’s feng shui masters and fortune-tellers what to expect in the Lunar New Year beginning on Tuesday. They said the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3165264/lunar-new-year-hong-kong-soothsayers-say-tiger-will-be-good?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3165264/lunar-new-year-hong-kong-soothsayers-say-tiger-will-be-good?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:23 +0000 “When I was young, I never wanted to get into the feng shui industry,” says Thierry Chow Yik-tung, daughter of Chow Hon-ming, one of Hong Kong’s most esteemed feng shui masters. But after studying for an applied Bachelor’s of Illustration in Canada and then falling into an unfulfilling job back in Hong Kong, Chow concluded that perhaps feng shui was her fate after all. “I realised there was a lot of potential to bring feng shui to younger audiences and make it more modern. Once I opened up that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3136468/feng-shui-designers-light-filled-rental?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3136468/feng-shui-designers-light-filled-rental?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:30:00 +0000 If the eyes are the windows to the soul, your face is likely the map to your destiny – according to feng shui principles, that is. In Chinese geomancy, it is said that every feature, spot, mark and detail on your face bears significance (whether positive or otherwise). While there is no scientific evidence of face feng shui’s benefits on one’s well-being, a growing crop of facial aesthetic trends are uncannily aligned with face feng shui principles. We spoke to aesthetic practitioner Dr Karen... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3120953/what-lucky-face-according-face-feng-shui-and-how-can-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3120953/what-lucky-face-according-face-feng-shui-and-how-can-you?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:00:14 +0000 Those who feel beaten down by the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn that plagued the Year of the Rat, take heart. Starting on Friday, which marks the first day of the Year of the Ox, Hong Kong’s collective fortune is about to change – for the better. According to feng shui expert Yunwenzi, or Master Cloud, the new year will be one of nourishment and healing. However, while the city’s overall luck is expected to improve, what the Year of the Ox has in store for us individually will... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3121172/which-chinese-zodiac-sign-will-have-best-2021-year-ox?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3121172/which-chinese-zodiac-sign-will-have-best-2021-year-ox?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:45:07 +0000 Hong Kong’s namesake, the “heung” incense tree, is under threat by poaching, largely from mainland China. The tree is prized for its fragrant wood, known as Chinese agarwood, which has been used for centuries to make beads, perfume, sculptures, and incense. Agarwood can sell for more than its weight in gold, with the best pieces going for thousands of dollars per pound. Today, the species is listed as vulnerable, and activists estimate that fewer than 300 adult trees are left in Hong Kong. Want... https://www.scmp.com/videos/tree-hong-kong-being-poached-its-prized-wood-worth-more-gold/article/3000428?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/tree-hong-kong-being-poached-its-prized-wood-worth-more-gold/article/3000428?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 11:22:18 +0000 Hong Kong is home to several feng shui forests. But many of them are now under threat because of poachers who are after these forests’ valuable trees. https://www.scmp.com/story/forests-built-feng-shui/article/3000426?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/story/forests-built-feng-shui/article/3000426?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:08:49 +0000 David Vetter,Mandy Zheng,Rachel Leung David Vetter,Mandy Zheng,Rachel Leung When Wong Ka-lok started his fortune-telling business in Hong Kong in 1992, few college-educated people took him seriously. Some even called him a fraud. Now, university students are some of his most loyal customers. The reason for the change, he says, is increasing pressure at work and higher career expectations compared to previous generations. Some have trouble finding the right job. Others feel directionless. So they come to Wong for advice, just as they might consult a career adviser or... https://www.scmp.com/culture/directionless-millennials-hong-kong-are-flocking-fortune-tellers-advice/article/3000212?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/directionless-millennials-hong-kong-are-flocking-fortune-tellers-advice/article/3000212?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:11:50 +0000