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Chen Rui, known online as @trumpbyryan and by his English name Ryan, is a content creator from Chongqing, China known for imitating Donald Trump. Photo: @trumpbyryan/ Instagram

The influencer from China who speaks exactly like Donald Trump

Chen Rui, a Chinese marketer who went viral for his spot on Trump impressions, teaches English through his social media.

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There was little festive cheer 75 years ago, as the Battle of Hong Kong raged to a bloody conclusion. Some of the people who lived through the invasion recall how they suddenly found themselves in a war zone

The Battle of Hong Kong: eyewitness accounts

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André Fu in his office in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Bangkok’s landmark Dusit Thani hotel reimagined by André Fu

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The good, bad and ugly sides to a holiday in Kathmandu, Nepal

The good, bad and ugly sides to being a tourist in Kathmandu

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View from the Patan Museum looking onto Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Getty Images

Insiders’ guide to Kathmandu, 3 city states that became the Nepalese capital

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Hong Kong artist Chow Chun-fai’s Interview the Interviewer II series of paintings will be on display at Art Basel Hong Kong’s Insights sector. Photo: SC Gallery

The best inspiration is found at home, this artist finds

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BTS’ Jungkook faces break-in attempt hours after South Korean military discharge

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Timber artisan Lam Che stands with some of his furniture pieces at his workshop in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, on June 4, 2025. Lam uses wood salvaged from fallen trees to make furniture including stools and tabletop accessories such as radio and jewellery cabinets. Photo: Edmond So

He turns fallen trees into furniture and he’s about to get very busy

Hong Kong furniture maker Lam Che salvages fallen trees and construction waste to make one-of-a-kind pieces and art installations.

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Venerable Venice hotel where Angelina Jolie stayed unveils makeover

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Quiet 900 sq ft Kowloon Tong retreat just what the doctors ordered

Apartment blends comfort and clever bespoke solutions to create just what a couple with unpredictable schedules need.

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Interior designer Joyce Taufer has created as a quiet retreat for medical doctors Jade Li and Stanton Ho. Photo: John Sumang

When the Lady of the manor returned to her English country home

A London-born former Hongkonger on moving back into her family’s 15th century estate in southwest England.

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Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025 in Madrid: who won? Who got a special mention?

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Visiting Venice for the biennale? Here’s how to avoid the tourist traps

From dazzling displays of design, art and architecture, to the best cicchetti spots and a characterful boutique hotel with Venetian Lagoon views, this is how to do the Biennale in style.

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How a family’s vision is transforming Bangkok’s historic Chinatown

A transformation is turning the area into a destination for locals and visitors, showcasing rich heritage and striking modernity.

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Opinion | Forget tourist fads. Let’s better preserve, promote Hong Kong heritage

Government needs to think twice about demolitions and work with NGOs and professional institutes to highlight historic buildings and sites.

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These ‘floppy discs’ had music that could get you thrown in jail

Back in the USSR of the 1950s and 60s, hipsters, desperate for decadent rock ’n’ roll, cut illegal records using X-ray film.

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Style according to … Tumi creative director Victor Sanz

The industrial designer and Old Bay devotee is a fan of Alexander McQueen, New York’s MoMA and contemporary artist Kaws; he likes to stay at Madrid’s Four Seasons and Hong Kong’s The Upper House.

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Where to stay while visiting Milan’s Chinatown

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The best of Salone del Mobile Milano 2025, from Louis Vuitton to Hermès

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Cartier unveils En Équilibre high jewellery collection in Stockholm

The range is guided by the principle of ‘not too much of anything’, blending minimalist designs with rare stones; this shines through in pieces such as the Tsagaan necklace, depicting a snow leopard.

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Louis Vuitton plans Frank Gehry-designed megastore on Rodeo Drive

French fashion house Louis Vuitton plans to open a massive flagship store in Beverly Hills retail destination Rodeo Drive.

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Hong Kong interior design

A family sensitively renovates a 1970s Jardine’s Lookout duplex

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Louis Vuitton 2026 cruise show evokes the romance of Camelot in Avignon

Held at the 14th century Palais des Papes, the show paid homage to history and the theatre, blending references to stage costumes, medieval armour and Gothic motifs.

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Hong Kong interior design

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Hong Kong poster art show organisers sought the ‘crazy stuff out there’

Postapalooza festival exhibition at Heath in Tsim Sha Tsui seen by its organisers as a riposte to Hong Kong’s ‘dumbed down’ view of design.

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At 90 Moscow’s metro system, the most beautiful in the world, is expanding

Opened on May 15, 1935 during the Stalinist era, the underground railway was designed to impress Muscovites with its opulence.

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