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Clarissa Wei is the author of “Sitting the Month”, a cookbook that aims to dispel misconceptions surrounding the ancient Chinese tradition of “zuo yue zi” so new mums can recover after childbirth with confidence. Photo: Whynot
Food and Drinks

Asian-American mother challenges tough Chinese traditions for new mums

Clarissa Wei’s cookbook ‘Sitting the Month’ puts a modern spin on the traditional Chinese foods typically given to post-partum mothers.

TV shows and streaming video

Q&A | Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Margo’s Got Money Troubles

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Food and Drinks

Meet the women in whiskey breaking the glass ceiling in male-dominated industry

China society

Opinion | By voicing their needs, Chinese women are normalising them

In films and on social media, women in China are openly advocating for themselves and fighting taboos around women’s health.

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Women eat lunch in a female co-living space in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on July 14, 2025. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong increasingly seen as a safe haven in troubled world

The city’s role is evolving and detractors must now acknowledge its strengths.

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Chinese culture

Opinion | Chinese youth are embracing Ching Ming with cultural confidence

Young people visiting the graves of historical figures reflects a cultural shift and the pursuit of a sense of continuity with the past.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Opinion | Tai Po fire hearings reveal broken promises to Hongkongers

The hearings have exposed gaps in the enforcement of safety rules and an attitude of avoiding blame among government departments.

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Witnesses from ISS EastPoint Properties leave the City Gallery in Central following the morning session of the Wang Fuk Court fire hearing on April 1. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Can Hong Kong hitch a ride on China’s commercial aerospace wave?

The city can play to its existing strengths and become the premier service, financing and governance platform for the nation’s space‑related services.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Why Bangladesh could be last hurrah for Asia’s development model

The question is not if AI will eventually reach developing countries’ factories – it is whether anyone will build those factories at all.

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West Kowloon Cultural District

Opinion | To realise Hong Kong’s cultural potential, a global vision is essential

The city can rise beyond a regional hub, but only with sustained investment and a coherent, long-term vision for arts development.

Illustration: Craig Stephens
China society

Opinion | China’s OpenClaw mania driven by fear of missing next tech gold rush

Fear of missing out and people riding new technology waves to success are familiar narratives, but how will AI agents turn potential into profits?

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People queue to have OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, installed on their devices, at Baidu’s headquarters in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Opinion | How America’s Iran miscalculation hands China a strategic advantage

A preventive war waged without allied consensus risks undermining Washington’s legal and moral standing – strengthening Beijing’s hand.

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Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong must keep pace with China’s development push

In the run-up to and during China’s ‘two sessions’, Beijing leaders have made it clear to the Hong Kong government that it must improve its governance and efficiency.

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Two Sessions 2026

Opinion | China’s ‘two sessions’ show plans for resilience in a stormy world

Beijing signals it is prepared to recalibrate its development model rather than cling to the habits of the boom years.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Girlfriends: Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu reunite for tender lesbian romance

Tracy Choi’s semi-autobiographical, episodic drama gives an intimate portrait of a woman searching for her place at different stages of life.

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Fish Liew (left) and Jennifer Yu in a still from Girlfriends (category: IIB, Cantonese, Mandarin). Directed by Tracy Choi and co-starring Elizabeth Tang.
Disease

Opinion | Nipah and mpox expose Asia’s urgent need for stronger disease surveillance

Many Asian countries face barriers in building effective disease surveillance networks, including relying on shrinking external funding.

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Wellness

It’s not ‘all in your head’: women’s pain really lasts longer, study finds

Myth-busting findings that immune system differences cause chronic pain to persist longer for women highlight the need for better treatment.

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Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Bridging East and West, Hong Kong offers talent the best of both worlds

The Study in Hong Kong Week will showcase how the city’s globally ranked universities and access to the mainland give students a competitive edge.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s finance chief must return to his original aspirations

As the financial secretary prepares his budget speech, he would do well to remember his initial focus on using the city’s wealth to help the needy.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Pax Sinica vs Pax Silica: how China-US mineral war is taking shape

The US approach of deploying capital and diplomatic leverage must make up for China’s years-long head start in building its reserves.

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Chinese culture

Opinion | Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour

The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.

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People enjoy their reunion dinner at a restaurant in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on February 12, ahead of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Government must reflect on its failures as we enter Year of the Horse

The past year has been a difficult one and it is important for the administration to assess its performance and embrace change.

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A patron passes the “Celebrating the Year of the Horse” exhibition at The Art Museum at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, on January 23. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Tourism

Women-only travel tour to Vietnam sparks adventure and sisterhood

Amid growing demand for safe, small-group female travel, 17 women travelled with US-based AdventureWomen to explore Vietnam’s treasures.

Hollywood

Breaking into Hollywood was a slog. Ally Pankiw wants to make it easier for you

Ally Pankiw set up Breadcrumbs to give up-and-coming women directors the on-set experience needed to break into a male-dominated industry.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to ask the hard questions about its net-zero challenge

Analytical depth in property developer Hang Lung’s net-zero report offers a glimpse of what the path to Hong Kong’s emissions goals might look like.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Taiwan

KMT chair hopes to take peace message to Beijing while on political tightrope

Cheng Li-wun is concerned about timing of visit as election season looms, while critics say her plan downplays security threat to Taiwan.

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Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun hopes to visit Beijing early this year but the plan is sparking controversy in Taiwan. Photo: AFP
Technology

Opinion | Amid the bad news of 2025, science cooperation has been a beacon of hope

Even in a difficult year for many, science has demonstrated the ability to transcend borders, unite people and help those in need.

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Hong Kong transport

Opinion | Hong Kong’s lack of direction goes beyond road signs

The absence of clearly visible signage on a newly opened section of the Central Kowloon Bypass is emblematic of wider issues in officials’ vision for the city.

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