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Korean actor Kim Woo-bin has starred in hit films and TV series including The Heirs, Twenty, Uncontrollably Fond, Our Blues and Genie, Make a Wish. He will marry his fellow K-drama star Shin Min-a this month. Photo: Instagram/kimwoobin
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Kim Woo-bin, star of K-dramas Our Blues and Genie, Make a Wish?

Kim Woo-bin, who is marrying fellow K-drama star Shin Min-a this month, has proved he has the acting chops to match his good looks.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Cantopop icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing albums

Fame and celebrity

How Hong Kong heartthrob Moses Chan became one of city’s top TV stars

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Myolie Wu went from Hong Kong TV stardom to mainland China fame

One of TVB’s ‘Five Great Actresses’, Wu also found considerable success on mainland Chinese screens, though her music career was short-lived.

Myolie Wu’s adaptability and language skills have propelled her acting career beyond her initial fame in Hong Kong. Photo: Wang Wen
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Ahn Eun-jin, the late-blooming star of K-drama Dynamite Kiss?

Korean actress Ahn Eun-jin made the big time in Hospital Playlist and with her role in romantic drama My Dearest. We look back at her career.

My Life

He plays music with his elbows and brings skateboard tricks into his performances

Steve Hui Ngo-shan reflects on his journey from teen raver to Hong Kong’s leading sound artist. He even writes operas.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How actor Anthony Wong survived terrible films, ‘shut out’ by mainland China

From humble beginnings, Anthony Wong overcame adversity to become one of Hong Kong’s top actors and a man unafraid to speak out.

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Actor Anthony Wong stays active in local theatre and collaborates with filmmakers. Photo: Felix Wong
NBA

Shaquille O’Neal: kung fu taught me one lesson. My dad taught me another

While teammates partied, he studied business. Now he’s a Reebok president with stakes in Ring, Google and a 20-year China relationship.

Japan

Still on a roll at 100, this Japanese sushi legend aims to live to 114

Jiro Ono, owner of three-Michelin-starred Sukiyabashi Jiro, says work is the secret to his longevity.

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Auctions

She once tried med school. Now she sells multimillion-dollar art every day

The auctioneer tells of her journey from med school to the art world, and explains how she stays on top of everything the day artworks go under the hammer.

Art specialist Emmanuelle Chan at Christie’s Asia-Pacific headquarters at The Henderson in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Shirley Kwan, Cantopop’s complex ‘queen of cool’, is a star like no other

Kwan experienced a meteoric rise followed by an artistic metamorphosis in the 1990s, before personal struggles began to take the spotlight.

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Shirley Kwan (left) sings at the JVC Hits Award presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Coliseum in January 1996. Photo: SCMP
My Life

His Parsi great-grandfather chose Hong Kong in 1880. 6 generations followed

Jimmy Minoo Master went from importing Indian textiles to running a Swiss asset firm. Now he plays golf and runs a family charity.

Timepieces

How horology fan Wei Koh made the watchmaking show he’d been wanting to see

The Revolution magazine founder hosts the documentary series about the inspiring, often enigmatic characters behind independent watch brands.

K-drama news

Profile | Who is Choi Woo-shik, the handsome star of Parasite and romance K-dramas?

Appearing now in Would You Marry Me, the young-looking, goofy Choi Woo-shik is best known for his roles in Parasite and Train to Busan.

Korean actor Choi Woo-shik recently starred in the Netflix series A Killer Paradox and Melo Movie, and found fame in Parasite and Train to Busan. Photo: Netflix
Icons and Influencers

At 70, Qin Huilan defied stereotypes to walk the runway for Miu Miu in Paris

From surgeon to fashion influencer ... the journey of this modest native of Guangxi, China, is inspiring women around the world.

China’s Qin Huilan walked the runway at age 70 for Miu Miu, at Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2024. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Chow Yun-fat became one of Hong Kong’s most down-to-earth superstars

The professed ‘country bumpkin’ made it big in Hong Kong movies and broke Hollywood. But that doesn’t stop him from living a ‘simple life’.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong’s ‘Fat Mama’ Maria Cordero went from Cantopop to controversy

The Macau-born singer, actor and TV chef was a beloved star from the 1980s to the 2000s, but more recently her politics have divided opinion.

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K-drama news

Profile | Who is Kim Da-mi, the enigmatic star of Itaewon Class and Nine Puzzles?

The reserved Kim, who this year appears in Nine Puzzles, A Hundred Memories and The Great Flood, is a role model for aspiring actors.

Kim Da-mi in a still from Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How ‘ugly’ Hong Kong star William So overcame scandal to return to the top

From taking Anita Mui’s fashion tip to rebuilding himself after drug charges, the bespectacled singer and actor’s story is one of resilience.

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Sustainability

She started with recycled toilet paper. Now she’s taking on luxury fashion

Elvis & Kresse have redefined sustainable luxury, turning 315 tonnes of landfill-bound waste into handbags and belts – and it all started in Hong Kong.

Thai Celebrities

Meet Faye Peraya Malisorn, Thai beauty queen turned ‘girls’ love’ star

The actress shot to stardom with miniseries Blank, which depicts a lesbian age-gap relationship – and is queer in real life, too.

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Faye Peraya Malisorn is a Thai actress, businesswoman and ex-beauty queen. Photo: @faye/Instagram
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Charmaine Sheh went from Miss Hong Kong runner-up to the queen of TV

She almost quit acting after criticism over her first TV leading role, but now Charmaine Sheh is one of Hong Kong’s most popular actresses.

Charmaine Sheh Sze-man The Queen of the News.jpeg Photo: Apple TV+
Wellness

Can better data make us better athletes? Technogym’s radical wellness vision

Technogym started in a small Italian garage, and became a US$2.6 billion fitness empire. Now founder Nerio Alessandri is betting personalisation will define the future of wellness.

Art

Leslie Cheung rated this sculptor. Can he gain wider appreciation in Hong Kong?

Prolific sculptor Ming Fay, who discovered a love of the art growing up in Hong Kong, is currently being honoured in a US exhibition.

Fashion

Australian designer Raechel Temily opens up about making it in fashion

Temily on the joy of getting noticed by Gabriela Hearst, her place in an unsustainable industry, and what it means to have women want to wear her clothes.

Australian designer Raechel “Rae” Temily has her own womenswear brand. Photo: Handout
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Kim Nam-gil, star of K-dramas Trigger and The Fiery Priest?

Heartthrob Kim Nam-gil debuted in the series School in 1999, waited five years for his next role, and has not looked back since then.

Kim Nam-gil in a still from The Fiery Priest
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | ‘It’s great playing the villain’: the rise of Hong Kong actor Francis Ng

Francis Ng’s journey from background roles to Hong Kong cinema stardom showcases the actor’s versatility and enduring legacy.

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My Life

What tailoring and book publishing have in common

Hong Kong art book publisher Mary Chan on her decades-long publishing journey, from journalism and art, to advertising and books.

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