https://www.scmp.com/rss/524052/feed Nicholas Tse Ting-fung is a highly accomplished Hong Kong artist and entrepreneur. Beginning his career as a singer in 1996, he later achieved significant acclaim as an actor, notably winning the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for *The Stool Pigeon*. \ en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Richard James Havis Richard James Havis The late Hong Kong action maestro Benny Chan Muk-sing made his name with the hit triad love story A Moment of Romance (1990) and the acclaimed police thriller Big Bullet (1996), before going on to direct popular action extravaganzas such as 2013’s The White Storm. Bridging these two eras are two pivotal films from the early 2000s that demonstrate Chan’s unique flair for action – Heroic Duo and Invisible Target. Heroic Duo (2003) Shot before 2002’s mega-hit Infernal Affairs fully rejuvenated the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347240/how-two-benny-chans-2000s-films-bridged-old-school-stunts-and-modern-hong-kong-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347240/how-two-benny-chans-2000s-films-bridged-old-school-stunts-and-modern-hong-kong-action?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:15:11 +0000 Daniel Eagan Daniel Eagan It has been more than seven years since Yuen Woo-ping last directed a feature film. Opening for Lunar New Year 2026, Blades of the Guardians marks a return to the kind of martial arts blockbusters that the Hong Kong cinema icon helped define with works such as Drunken Master (1978) and Wing Chun (1994). Based on a popular comics series, the new film follows bounty hunter Dao Ma (Wu Jing), the “second most wanted fugitive” in the Sui dynasty (581-618), as he tries to lead a rebel leader across... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343880/director-yuen-woo-ping-revives-wuxia-blockbuster-blades-guardians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343880/director-yuen-woo-ping-revives-wuxia-blockbuster-blades-guardians?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:15:07 +0000 Edmund Lee Edmund Lee 3.5/5 stars Fans of Chinese-language martial arts movies could hardly have asked for a more satisfying revival than this ferocious wuxia epic, directed by the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and anchored by a visceral turn from superstar Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2) as a master swordsman haunted by his past. Adapted from a popular Chinese comics series of the same name by a quartet of screenwriters, Blades of the Guardians is, as expected, crammed with so many semi-developed... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343820/blades-guardians-movie-review-wu-jing-leads-star-studded-chinese-martial-arts-epic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343820/blades-guardians-movie-review-wu-jing-leads-star-studded-chinese-martial-arts-epic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:01:18 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Around a decade ago, aboard a train winding through China’s landscape, Wang Ning, the founder and chairman of Beijing-founded international art toy brand Pop Mart, shared with designer Kenny Wong Shun-ming the story of his early attempts at entrepreneurship. As a fresh graduate, Wang struggled to sell affordable men’s suits sourced from Yiwu in Zhejiang province, eastern China, experimenting with small-scale arbitrage and learning first-hand how difficult it was to connect products with... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3343503/can-pop-mart-turn-viral-hits-lasting-icons-molly-and-labubu-offer-answer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3343503/can-pop-mart-turn-viral-hits-lasting-icons-molly-and-labubu-offer-answer?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso The remarkable evolution of the Chinese retail market over the past two decades has given rise to a new class of creatives who have put the country on the global luxury map. Since starting his communications and creative agency Boh Project, Shenzhen-born, Shanghai-based Bohan Qiu has become one of the world’s most in-demand publicists, while renowned fashion executive Ian Hylton built a storied career across different continents before making mainland China home. Since 2014, he’s served as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3342984/conversation-bohan-qiu-and-ian-hylton-evolution-chinese-luxury-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3342984/conversation-bohan-qiu-and-ian-hylton-evolution-chinese-luxury-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:00:09 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung See this McDonald’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition In celebration of half a century since the opening of its first Hong Kong branch, in 1975, McDonald’s has painstakingly recreated the interiors of the restaurant as well as the road outside – Paterson Street, in Causeway Bay – as part of a short film starring Nicholas Tse Ting-fung. The film set will be open to the public from October 1 to 19 as part of a retrospective exhibition, allowing visitors to time travel back to their Happy Meal days,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3326989/what-do-hong-kong-september-28-october-4?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3326989/what-do-hong-kong-september-28-october-4?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 22:15:08 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan Hong Kong entertainment idol Nicholas Tse Ting-fung has notched up a new claim to fame as a lucky charm in the face of extreme weather. When Super Typhoon Ragasa approached Hong Kong and southern China, residents found a new way to protect themselves, attaching a picture of the star to their exposed windows. The reason? In Cantonese and Mandarin, Tse’s name sounds like a phrase meaning “thanks for stopping the wind”, Jimu News reported. As a result, as well as using adhesive tape to criss-cross... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3326953/why-hong-kong-idol-nicholas-tse-photos-used-typhoon-amulets-during-ragasa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3326953/why-hong-kong-idol-nicholas-tse-photos-used-typhoon-amulets-during-ragasa?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:09 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen A US-based church has recently dropped a bombshell by suing a top Hong Kong international school it co-founded for allegedly breaching an operating agreement, threatening to evict the institution from its campuses and set up a new one. The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) from the United States has also accused the operator of Hong Kong International School (HKIS) of turning the not-for-profit institution into a business, an allegation that the school has denied. The Post dives into the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3325430/what-behind-legal-rift-between-hkis-and-us-based-church?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3325430/what-behind-legal-rift-between-hkis-and-us-based-church?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:00:28 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The demand-supply imbalance in tickets for concerts and other popular shows often breeds scalping activities. It also sets the stage for scammers taking advantage of desperate fans scrambling for tickets at inflated prices. The Hong Kong authorities must strengthen the law and enforcement as the newly commissioned stadium in Kai Tak and other venues draw more mega-events to the city. In the latest crackdown, the Hong Kong and Shenzhen police smashed a cross-border syndicate and arrested 12... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3321806/hong-kong-hosts-more-mega-events-tougher-crackdown-scalping-needed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3321806/hong-kong-hosts-more-mega-events-tougher-crackdown-scalping-needed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:45:08 +0000 Salina Li Salina Li Hong Kong developer Grand Ming Group warned investors that it has yet to repay a HK$4.8 billion (US$611.4 million) loan, with its gearing ratio surging past 200 per cent – another sign of the growing debt crisis among the city’s small and medium developers. In a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, the company said that it had breached financial covenants under its loan facilities, according to its audited annual results for the year ended March 31. “The group has obtained... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3317366/hong-kong-developer-grand-mings-debt-crisis-deepens-us611-million-loan-default?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3317366/hong-kong-developer-grand-mings-debt-crisis-deepens-us611-million-loan-default?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:49:41 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 54th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Karen Mok Man-wai is one of Hong Kong’s more internationally acclaimed stars. However, it is in the nearby Mandarin-speaking places that she has enjoyed greater success. Despite growing up in a city where the majority speak Cantonese, she has released 13 Mandarin albums – the most of any woman singer who debuted in Hong Kong – and has spent the better part of the past decade touring... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316737/how-hong-kong-singer-actress-karen-mok-went-stephen-chows-co-star-mandopop-queen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316737/how-hong-kong-singer-actress-karen-mok-went-stephen-chows-co-star-mandopop-queen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:15:10 +0000 Andrew Sun Andrew Sun Born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada, Tim Fung is a digital creator and the twin brother of popular singer Jay Fung. He spoke to Andrew Sun. I have been fortunate enough to experience a rich multicultural upbringing, surrounded by Western cuisine and hearty home-cooked Chinese dishes, like the comfort flavours of my grandmother’s stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, steamed eggs with dried scallops, and Hong Kong-style borscht. My culinary journey expanded upon returning to Hong Kong. I used to work... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3315568/where-jay-fungs-twin-brother-eats-hong-kong-must-try-goose-brisket-noodles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3315568/where-jay-fungs-twin-brother-eats-hong-kong-must-try-goose-brisket-noodles?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:15:08 +0000