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Architect Billie Tsien, pictured at Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, which she says was a complicated and scary site to build on. Photo: Tracy Wong
My Life

‘Architects are always jumping in water that’s over our heads’

Billie Tsien, founding partner of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, tells of designing the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre and the Obama Presidential Centre.

Food and Drinks

Hong Kong-style cafe receives top recognition. Owner has been to the city once

Fame and celebrity

Meet Hudson Williams, who’s stealing hearts as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Struggles of leaving Hong Kong and returning to it depicted in short film

Moving to another country is stressful, but returning home can be just as tough. Kristie Ko’s own experience inspired her short film.

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A still from Kristie Ko Sze-yeuk’s short film, “Homecoming and Going” (2025). Photo: Fresh Wave
US-China relations

US confirms Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, is in federal custody. But where is he?

Separated from his father during an ICE check-in, the 6-year-old never appeared in federal detainee records, leaving advocates searching.

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Food and Drinks

Peking duck diplomacy? How a US president’s China visit made the dish famous

Richard Nixon’s televised China trip in 1972 was the first glimpse behind the ‘bamboo curtain’ for many and their first exposure to the dish.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Katseye’s creative director, Humberto Leon?

He worked with Kenzo, Burberry and Gap before meeting designer Carol Lim and launching Opening Ceremony, a brand once loved by Rihanna and Chloë Sevigny.

Humberto Leon – who is of Peruvian-Chinese descent – is the creative director behind popular girl group Katseye.
Indonesia

Will Indonesia’s new global citizenship scheme spur diaspora to return?

The programme could attract talent with overseas work experience and boost business collaboration with locals, observers say.

World of performing arts

Lea Salonga on Disney roles, crying at KPop Demon Hunters and discrimination

Ahead of her Hong Kong Disneyland show, the Filipino singer talks about why Mulan is still so dear to her and her wish to tell Asian stories.

BN(O) passport

UK back-pedals on tougher English language test for Hongkongers on BN(O) pathway

Britain may also consider extending pathway to Hongkongers born after city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, who may not hold BN(O) passports.

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More than 160,000 Hong Kong residents have moved to the UK under the BN (O) pathway since it was introduced in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Food and Drinks

How Hong Kong-born chef’s Chinese kitchen knives are cutting through stigma

Chef says ‘made in China’ does not mean low quality and that his modern, affordable chef’s knives challenge ones from Japan and Germany.

Sean Warmington-Wan examines one of his Chinese chef’s knives at a factory in Yangjiang, southern China. Photo: Fragrant Knives
Food and Drinks

Food influencer Jaeki Cho brings New York-Seoul vibes to Hong Kong pop-up

Pineapple bun sandwiches with char siu and honey butter were one star of Shop B’s event with Cho, who champions community via food and music.

Food and Drinks

TCM gets a delicious, Insta-worthy makeover in food and drink

At these gelato and cocktail places in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, traditional Chinese medicine is the secret ingredient for their success.

Food and Drinks

One of the fastest Michelin stars ever – Hong Kong-born chef’s restaurant

Udtryk in Copenhagen, Denmark, gained a Michelin star just 41 days after it opened. Owner and chef Edward Lee recounts his culinary journey.

Croustade with lobster claw paired with pickled magnolia and lobster shell jelly at Udtryk, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hong Kong-born chef Edward Lee’s latest restaurant opened on May 7 this year and gained its first Michelin star 41 days later. Photo: Restaurant Udtryk
Books and literature

How Bruce Lee went from martial arts star to enduring Asian-American icon

Jeff Chang explores why, 50 years after his death, Bruce Lee remains ‘a hero to people all around the world’ in Water Mirror Echo.

A woman looks at a Bruce Lee poster in Hong Kong in 2024. Half a century after his death, Lee is still an icon from Asia to the United States. Jeff Chang considers why in his biography of the kung fu movie star. Photo: Zuma Press/TNS
United States

US disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51

The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, Wong fought for a world where people with disabilities could have full autonomy over their lives.

US-China relations

Ex-New York governors’ aide Linda Sun on trial for acting as Chinese agent

Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, are accused of making millions from their illicit conduct and reaping other rewards, like Nanjing-style ducks.

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Food and Drinks

Baker and MasterChef Canada winner Chris Siu on his ‘love for dessert’

Self-taught chef talks about overcoming doubt to open his bakery Daan Go Cake Lab and returning to win the cooking show in its seventh season.

Chris Siu holds desserts from his bakery, Daan Go Cake Lab, which now has several branches across Canada. Siu was eliminated in the quarter-finals of MasterChef Canada season two in 2015, but tried again years later and won. Photo: White Book Studio
Chinese culture

New Zealand artist Ant Sang on his Chinese heritage, ‘loyalty’ to Cantonese

New Zealand artist and illustrator Ant Sang is connecting with his Chinese heritage with a Cantonese-phrased Cantotees T-shirt collection.

Food and Drinks

Chinese restaurant owner Amy Poon gets steamy at her new London joint

With open flames banned in the 18th-century building overlooking the Thames that houses Poon’s at Somerset House, Poon had to get creative.

Fame and celebrity

Simu Liu, from stock photo model to Barbie star – interview

The Marvel actor on persevering with unglamorous jobs on his way up as a way to respect the hard work of his parents before him.

Simu Liu is Style’s cover star for our November issue. Outfit: Louis Vuitton. Watch: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Retrograde Date Openface 6010T/000P-H055. Photography: Boo George
India

‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Mamdani’s New York mayoral win

After his victory, Mamdani thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a Jawaharlal Nehru speech and partied Bollywood-style.

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New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his mother Mira Nair wave to the crowd during an election night party in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Food and Drinks

Canadian duo’s canned ode to a Hong Kong cocktail woos Dragons’ Den judges

Triple X.O.G., Felix Chen and Rudy Pham’s cognac-green tea mix that nods to Hong Kong’s karaoke heyday, looks poised for bubbling success.

Music

Is South Asian music the next global trend online and beyond?

Artists playing South Asian music are gaining popularity worldwide, and Gen Z and Gen Alpha fans are leading the charge.

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Tourism

Why hikers and climbers love the Merry Go Round restaurant in California

With friendly owners and servers, the quirky Merry Go Round Chinese restaurant near Mount Whitney in California is a welcome pit stop.

Kuei Chu, 75, cooks shrimp in the quirky Merry Go Round restaurant in Lone Pine, California. Photo: TNS
Food and Drinks

‘I’m not ashamed’: the US restaurant proud to serve Chinese-American food

At Jade Rabbit in Los Angeles, Bryant Ng is creating his own style of Chinese-American food using Asian techniques and Californian produce.

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A 50/50 chicken bowl from Jade Rabbit, in Santa Monica, California. The restaurant serves chef Bryant Ng’s takes on Chinese-American food. Photo: TNS
Asia travel

The spice islands where a Chinese community clings to what colonisers left

A journey to the Bandas, where nutmeg was once worth more than gold, reveals the fragile survival of a forgotten Chinese diaspora.

Food and Drinks

What’s this Korean-American celebrity chef’s new Hong Kong restaurant like?

Picky eater turned top chef Akira Back shares how his restaurant in The Henderson is about telling his family story in a stress-free setting.

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