https://www.scmp.com/rss/510071/feed Carlos Escueta is a final year student at City University of Hong Kong currently pursuing a BA in Media and Communication studies. As a summer intern at the Post, he has experience in writing stories in relation to current affairs around Hong Kong and Asia, climate change, culture, social issues and world politics. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Boccia (pronounced bot-cha) is a strategic ball and target sport unique to the Paralympic Games. Similar in concept to bowls, bocce ball and the Winter Olympic sport of curling, it is one of only two sports without an Olympic counterpart (the other being goalball). Despite being a relatively unknown event, Hong Kong has seen exceptional success in boccia over the years, claiming two gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and one in Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016 respectively. Among Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3146490/tokyo-paralympics-what-boccia-event-has-yielded-four-golds-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3146490/tokyo-paralympics-what-boccia-event-has-yielded-four-golds-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:00:12 +0000 This article is presented in partnership with Rolex. The Rolex Awards for Enterprise were launched in 1976 by the luxury watchmaker’s then CEO, André Heiniger, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the world’s first waterproof wristwatch, the Oyster. Since then, the annual awards have honoured exceptional men and women embodying the spirit of enterprise – individuals who demonstrate unwavering courage in the face of adversity by confronting the world’s most pressing challenges head on through... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3146415/post-edit-rolex-honours-people-changing-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3146415/post-edit-rolex-honours-people-changing-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:47:57 +0000 Unkempt, unshaven, slouching men in baseball caps looking glum – Yusuke Hanai’s unlovable cartoon characters have become unlikely hits in this era of fear and hopelessness, and Hong Kong is about to see them up close. The 43-year-old Japanese artist and dedicated surfer will unveil his largest overseas exhibition yet in the city this weekend. The show’s title, “Facing the Current”, is a reference to the fearlessness of surfers, but there is no trace of that confidence in the show’s highlight: a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3144757/yusuke-hanai-japanese-artist-his-unsmiling-cartoon-figures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3144757/yusuke-hanai-japanese-artist-his-unsmiling-cartoon-figures?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:45:07 +0000 However politically neutral the International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it is, the Games has always been a platform for protest in its various forms. From boycotting the Games, to taking a knee, to gestures on the podium – athletes throughout history have found ways to make their voices heard. In a controversial statement by the IOC in April, protests on podiums remained banned, with the committee’s Rule 50 barring any kind of “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3144237/tokyo-olympics-athletes-protest-creative-ways-sidestep-rule-50-and-express?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3144237/tokyo-olympics-athletes-protest-creative-ways-sidestep-rule-50-and-express?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:00:33 +0000 With bronze on the line, it was the Luka Doncic-led Slovenia and Australia’s Boomers with a chance to win their country’s first ever Olympic basketball medal at the Saitama Super Arena on Saturday night at Tokyo 2020. Despite a relatively close contest at the end of the first quarter, it was the Australians who managed to pull away late in the second half. The Aussies scored a 107-93 win behind a stellar 42-point outburst from Brooklyn Nets guard Patty Mills in what could be his last Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3144240/tokyo-olympics-patty-mills-swan-song-aussie-guard-drops-staggering-42-points?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3144240/tokyo-olympics-patty-mills-swan-song-aussie-guard-drops-staggering-42-points?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:23:38 +0000 Down by one with under 10 seconds left to play, Slovenia’s Klemen Prepelic quickly attacked the basket in what he thought was a clear path to a potential game-winning lay-up that would have punched his team a ticket to the gold medal match at Tokyo 2020. But it was Nicolas Batum who came through with a heroic last-second defensive play for the French, reaching over to swat Prepelic’s shot off the glass with 2.4 seconds remaining. France went on to edge Olympic debutants Slovenia 90-89 in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3144147/tokyo-olympics-nicolas-batums-game-winning-block-sets-france-vs-usa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3144147/tokyo-olympics-nicolas-batums-game-winning-block-sets-france-vs-usa?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:22:40 +0000 Having to overcome a sluggish start to defeat Spain on Tuesday, Team USA’s star-studded roster has only shown flashes of brilliance heading into Thursday’s semi-finals with a number of key players underperforming, most notably All-Star Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker. Team USA will play an undefeated Australian squad at 12:15pm (HKT) where they will need more players firing on all cylinders to make it to the gold-medal match, and avoid a repeat of Athens 2004 when they shockingly lost to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143869/tokyo-olympics-devin-booker-could-be-key-usa-mens-basketball-team-it-heads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143869/tokyo-olympics-devin-booker-could-be-key-usa-mens-basketball-team-it-heads?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Aug 2021 02:26:13 +0000 A late-charge, led by none other than Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant and his 29 points, has vaulted the USA men’s basketball team into the semi-finals at Tokyo 2020 with a 95-81 victory over Spain. The USA went down 21-19 in the first quarter as Spain’s Ricky Rubio, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, came out hot, ending with 13 points in the first half (and 38 in total). The USA had a lot of issues with Spain’s rebounding prowess as the Spaniards collected 29 boards to 18 in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143632/tokyo-olympics-kevin-durant-fire-usa-downs-spain-advance-basketball-semi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143632/tokyo-olympics-kevin-durant-fire-usa-downs-spain-advance-basketball-semi?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:11:15 +0000 Follow our live coverage of day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics here The USA men’s basketball team are yet to set the Tokyo Olympics on fire after a lacklustre showing in the group stage and face real competition for the title with the emergence of some talented basketball nations. The USA will be relying on NBA prowess and experience as the quarter-finals start on Tuesday at the Saitama Super Arena, with the gold-medal match set on Saturday. The last time the Americans didn’t win gold was in Athens in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143472/tokyo-olympics-usa-mens-basketball-team-face-tough-task-quarter-finals-kick?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143472/tokyo-olympics-usa-mens-basketball-team-face-tough-task-quarter-finals-kick?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:23:41 +0000 It was a slow start again for the US men’s basketball team as they came out sluggish against an upstart Czech Republic team, but were still able to pull out a 119-84 victory at Tokyo 2020. The USA squad were down 18-25 in the first quarter against a squad who only have one NBA player – Tomas Satoransky, of the Chicago Bulls – however, they slowly built up a lead heading into the fourth quarter. Kevin Durant sliced and diced through Czech defenders all night, finishing with 23 points and then... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143340/tokyo-olympics-kevin-durant-and-jayson-tatum-step-lead-usa-mens-basketball?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3143340/tokyo-olympics-kevin-durant-and-jayson-tatum-step-lead-usa-mens-basketball?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:05:03 +0000 Athletes can make statements in lots of ways, one of them being atop their heads. Exceptional, and exceptionally weird hairstyles, have long been a staple of the Olympics throughout the years, and here are five we have spotted at Tokyo 2020 so far. Naomi Osaka Although she is now out of contention, Osaka was sporting some of her trademark colourful red box braids. Osaka also had the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron at the opening ceremony, in which she debuted a new hairstyle that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3142685/tokyo-olympics-check-out-some-best-and-weirdest-hairstyles-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3142685/tokyo-olympics-check-out-some-best-and-weirdest-hairstyles-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:32:48 +0000 The calls to take immediate action against climate change have grown in volume as the coronavirus pandemic has dragged on. A 2020 survey, by management consultancy firm Accenture, found 60 per cent of global consumers have made more “environmentally friendly, sustainable or ethical purchases” since the discovery of Covid-19. However, plenty of us are still not consuming in an environmentally conscious way – think about the polystyrene boxes and plastic takeaway meal bags we have used during the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3142829/what-you-can-do-limit-climate-change-practical-ways-adjust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3142829/what-you-can-do-limit-climate-change-practical-ways-adjust?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:15:16 +0000 The US men’s basketball team lost 83-76 to France as Boston Celtics guard Evan Fournier scored 28 points in the upset victory, smashing the Americans’ 25-game win streak at the Tokyo Olympics. Milwaukee Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday, fresh off an NBA championship, led the US with 18 points. The team led 45-37 at half-time over a French squad led by Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert and looked to be in cruise control. However, they were outscored by France 12-7 in the third quarter after Brooklyn... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3142475/tokyo-olympics-france-upset-usa-mens-basketball-kevin-durant-foul-trouble?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3142475/tokyo-olympics-france-upset-usa-mens-basketball-kevin-durant-foul-trouble?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:24:19 +0000 Art used to be a hobby for Bangalore, India-born Seema Mathew. As a child, she was always drawing. After moving to Hong Kong in 2000, she attended weekend art classes and painted in her spare time when she wasn’t working. Everything changed in 2012 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, for the second time. Her first brush with cancer was in 2004, but that experience did not make her question her life choices in quite the same way. The former travel agent got better and started a business... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3141233/cancer-survivor-who-began-painting-full-time-after-brush?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3141233/cancer-survivor-who-began-painting-full-time-after-brush?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jul 2021 03:15:07 +0000 Most people might consider French fries as just a side dish to a burger and would not visit a restaurant simply to eat them on their own. But when we told our friends that we were going in search of Hong Kong’s best, many excitedly told us what kinds they liked – some said they loved crispy fries, some preferred fluffier ones, while a range of other details factored into their opinions. We were surprised to learn that good French fries can actually keep customers visiting a restaurant. Whether... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3140726/best-french-fries-hong-kong-mcdonalds-and-shake-shack-frites?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3140726/best-french-fries-hong-kong-mcdonalds-and-shake-shack-frites?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:15:15 +0000 Designed using cutting-edge, new-generation technology, the latest Oyster Perpetual Explorer watch has been created to reflect Rolex’s dedication to exploration and discovery. The first editions of the Rolex Explorer I were launched in 1953, after two intrepid mountaineers – New Zealand’s Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali-Indian Sherpa – became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, at 8,848 metres (29,029 feet). The watches were based on the iconic “Bubbleback” model, a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3140157/post-edit-new-rolex-oyster-perpetual-explorer-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3140157/post-edit-new-rolex-oyster-perpetual-explorer-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:15:16 +0000 Get ready for an immersive and unusual dance experience with the Asian premiere of choreographer William Forsythe’s Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2 – an interactive installation in which the audience members are the performers. Developed inside the monumental industrial architecture of the Turbine Hall, of London’s Tate Modern, as well as the Venice Biennale, the installation is being exhibited at The Box, West Kowloon Freespace, Hong Kong until July 19, and features an obstacle... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3140260/dancing-museum-william-forsythes-interactive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3140260/dancing-museum-william-forsythes-interactive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:15:11 +0000 Hong Kong’s annual International Arts Carnival (IAC) returns on July 9 with a series of live performances, after last year’s shift to online programmes forced by coronavirus-related restrictions. The festival opener, Cinematic Memories on Train No. 5, is a children’s musical exploring family ties. Featuring established Hong Kong actors Joe Wong Yiu-cho and Harriet Yeung Sze-man, the show is produced by musical theatre company Actors’ Family, with composer and music director Chiu Tsang-hei... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3139328/love-family-and-relationships-explored-musical-about-dying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3139328/love-family-and-relationships-explored-musical-about-dying?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:15:27 +0000 A Hong Kong group on a mission to adapt Western operas for modern audiences has made its first foray into film with a contemporary reimagining of La Bohème. The film has been released online and is expected to be hit cinema screens in Hong Kong this autumn. More Than Musical (MTM), founded in 2016 by opera lover and retired investment banker Rumiko Hasegawa, has adapted several well-known operas into 90-minute productions performed by a small cast in an intimate setting. The idea is to make the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3139249/la-boheme-film-set-new-york-chinese-leads-modernises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3139249/la-boheme-film-set-new-york-chinese-leads-modernises?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:45:08 +0000