Lifestyle

The Nature Conservancy's Step Up to the Plate campaign aims to help protect coral reefs and Indonesian rainforests.

Eat at these Hong Kong restaurants to do your bit for the environment

The Nature Conservancy has been asking Hong Kong diners to "Step Up to the Plate".

23 Apr 2016 - 10:51pm

Food & Drink

Wine tasting: Vega Sicilia, the pride of Spain

23 Apr 2016 - 11:04pm

Fashion & Luxury

Where to find Gigi Hadid's sheer Elie Saab dress in Hong Kong; Mother's Day gifts courtesy of Victoria Beckham

23 Apr 2016 - 11:03pm

Food & Drink

Recipe book: why there are 14 flavours, and how to mix them

23 Apr 2016 - 11:04pm

The ruins of Inch Abbey, a set location for Game of Thrones.

Travel & Leisure

Meet the Starks: a Games of Thrones location tour in Northern Ireland

23 Apr 2016 - 10:48pm

Post Magazine

Proof that in a 480 sq ft Hong Kong flat, less is more

23 Apr 2016 - 11:08pm

A woman wearing traditional dress walking through the back streets behind Patan Durbar Square. Photo: Tessa Chan

Travel & Leisure

IN PICTURES: why Patan is the perfect starting point for your next Nepal adventure

23 Apr 2016 - 12:30pm

Sou Fujimoto collaborated with fashion label COS to create the Forest of Light installation.

Fashion & Luxury

What do Scandinavian fashion label and Japanese architect have in common? Well ...

23 Apr 2016 - 12:16pm

Revellers celebrate the 500th birthday of the beer purity law in Ingolstadt. Photo: Xinhua

Europe

Bottoms up! Beer-lovers descend on German town of Ingolstadt to celebrate 500th birthday of beer purity law

23 Apr 2016 - 12:16pm 1

Travel & Leisure

For best view of Naha, Okinawa, take a dip in Hyatt Regency pool

23 Apr 2016 - 11:07pm

Physical trainer Heanney McCollum shows off her fit and taut back view. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Topfit Morning

Seven exercises to give you a sexy butt and stronger core, by a Hong Kong personal trainer

5 Apr 2016 - 6:01am

The Seafood Jenga / Seafood Boil at The Seafood Kitchen in Kennedy Town. Photo: Bruce Yan

Food & Drink

Seven great places to eat steamed hotpot in Hong Kong

22 Apr 2016 - 10:42am 2

Professor Mitsuhiro Yanagida, lead researcher at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, whose team have discovered metabolites specifically related to ageing. Photo: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Health & Beauty

How the human body ages, and why we should keep exercising and load up on antioxidants

3 Apr 2016 - 9:00pm 1

Willow Smith (centre) with her mother Jada Pinkett Smith (left) at the Chanel autumn-winter 2016/2017 women's ready-to-wear show. Photo: Reuters

Fashion & Luxury

Willow Smith, 15, becomes next new face of Chanel

9 Mar 2016 - 12:01pm

Reviews

<p>Satirical story set in convenience store dulled by incredulous plot </p>

Review Edmund Lee

Film review: Robbery – social injustice spawns gratuitous violence in surreal drama

14 Apr 2016 - 1:00pm 1

Review Pavan Shamdasani

Game review: Quantum Break is a solid third-person shooter tripped up by its own ambitions

14 Apr 2016 - 1:00pm

Blogs
Columns

Diner’s Diary Bernice Chan

iBakery teams up with Hong Kong OK stores to let you buy Mother’s Day cookies for poor

20 Apr 2016 - 1:28pm

Diner’s Diary Bernice Chan

Beijing chefs’ dishes at Dong Lai Shun will get your taste buds tingling, and your nose too

12 Apr 2016 - 1:28pm

Diner’s Diary Bernice Chan

Satay Inn has a menu makeover and plays up its Singapore flavours

15 Mar 2016 - 4:31pm

Diner’s Diary Bernice Chan

More matcha treats coming at social enterprise iBakery thanks to chef’s help

7 Mar 2016 - 10:28am

The Dictator The Dictator

Bronzers: say bye-bye orange, hello healthy glow

23 Apr 2016 - 10:51pm

Style Meter Jing Zhang

Marc Jacobs nails embellished denims and stripes; quilted zip booties a fashion fail

23 Apr 2016 - 11:05pm 1

Grape & Grain Robin Lynam

What makes a Havana mojito so special, and how Hong Kong’s best mojitos compare

19 Apr 2016 - 10:15pm

Style Meter Jing Zhang

What's hot: sustainable fashion; one-piece swimwear with clever cutouts

23 Apr 2016 - 10:48pm

Mark Woodward, left, and Lia Romero. Woodward has been chronicling Romero’s gender transition.

Lifestyle

Hong Kong photographer captures 4 years in transgender friend’s transition

4 Mar 2016 - 10:18pm

Hong Kong International School guidance counsellor Madeleine McGarrity with student Changwook Shim. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Families

Why US universities are changing what they look for in students, and how Asians are affected

12 Apr 2016 - 11:47am 12

Pawel Mikusek, head of cocktail and spirits development at Lily & Bloom, in Central, where your first happy hour cocktail will set you back just HK$5. Photo: Bruce Yan

Food & Drink

20 of Hong Kong’s best happy hours, from 5pm to 5am, and from HK$1 a drink

13 Apr 2016 - 1:55pm 1

Melania Trump and her husband Donald. Mrs Trump has proven somewhat elusive and opaque. Photo: AFP

Lifestyle

Book reviews: pair try to pierce mystery of Melania Trump, potential first lady

25 Mar 2016 - 4:00pm

The kitchen is the deadliest place for indoor air pollution in Hong Kong homes, tests show. Photo: Corbis

Health & Beauty

Hong Kong indoor air pollution so bad it could be making you chronically ill, tests show

12 Apr 2016 - 1:08pm 8

Fashion & Luxury

Post Magazine

Fashion shoot: spring stripes are bigger, bolder, brighter

Think bigger, bolder, brighter this spring.

23 Apr 2016 - 10:51pm

Who says a man can’t rock a crop top? Prince, who died on April 21, 2016, aged 57, performs onstage during his 1986 concert at the Zenith in Paris. Photo: AFP

Fashion & Luxury

Ten inimitable fashion moments from Prince, chameleon of style

22 Apr, 4:37pm 1

<p>China’s most fashionable city offers emerging brands a showcase they would struggle to find elsewhere, and an entry to China market for international labels and, this year, some from Hong Kong</p>

Fashion & Luxury

Shanghai Fashion Week wraps up after nine breathless, optimistic days

22 Apr, 3:14pm

Fashion & Luxury

Retro men's shirts from Yohji Yamamoto; Tod's irresistible leather bags

23 Apr, 10:48pm 1

White linen tunic with side splits and black wide-legged trousers from Charlie May.

Fashion & Luxury

British label Charlie May, for women who like to make a quiet statement

23 Apr, 11:05pm

Texas Armoring's anti-ballistic windshields can withstand a hail of gunfire from an AK47
Photo: CNBC

Fashion & Luxury

US firm can bomb-proof your Rolls-Royce for US$200,000

20 Apr, 1:35pm

Les Blocs de Fantaisie, inspired by artist Piet Mondrian.

Fashion & Luxury

Chow Tai Fook to hold art-themed jewellery auction in Hong Kong

20 Apr, 6:00am

Fashion & Luxury

Where to find Gigi Hadid's sheer Elie Saab dress in Hong Kong; Mother's Day gifts courtesy of Victoria Beckham

23 Apr 2016 - 11:03pm More on Fashion shopping in Hong Kong

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23 Apr 2016 - 12:16pm

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The seven things Hong Kong fashion designer Vanessa Tao can’t live without

Hong Kong fashion designer Vivienne Tam talks about her first public show of art

Tai Po’s network of cycle tracks was the first in Hong Kong. Photos: Christopher DeWolf

Travel & Leisure Monday, 18 April, 2016, 10:11am

Tai Po: New Territories’ answer to Central, but with bicycles and picnickers

New town is the place to go for a night or day out. With dozens of pubs, green lawns, clean water, and some of Hong Kong’s best markets, it is a destination made for recreation

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Travel & Leisure

Meet the Starks: a Games of Thrones location tour in Northern Ireland

23 Apr 2016 - 10:48pm

Travel & Leisure

IN PICTURES: why Patan is the perfect starting point for your next Nepal adventure

23 Apr 2016 - 12:30pm More on Asia travel

Travel & Leisure

For best view of Naha, Okinawa, take a dip in Hyatt Regency pool

23 Apr 2016 - 11:07pm More on Asia travel

Motoring

<p>Zero to 100km/h in just 4.1 seconds, a top speed of 301km/h, a stately interior and built to handle any terrain imaginable, this imposing vehicle is worth the likely six-month wait </p>

Motoring

Hong Kong gets first look at Bentley’s debut SUV the Bentayga – and it’s a beast

13 Apr 2016 - 2:19pm

This undated photo provided by Tesla Motors shows the new Model 3 car. The promise of an affordable electric car from Tesla had hundreds of people lining up to reserve one. At a starting price of US$35,000 in the United States — before federal and state government incentives — the Model 3 is less than half the cost of Tesla's previous models. Photo: Tesla

Enterprises

Tesla’s latest, and cheaper, Model 3 electrifies city’s car fans

1 Apr 2016 - 9:48pm 6 More on Tesla

People queue up at Tesla’s Beijing showroom to put in their orders for the Model 3. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Money & Wealth

Will Tesla finally conquer mainland China with its ‘affordable’ Model 3 electric car?

1 Apr 2016 - 10:20am More on Tesla

Families

Foreign students who earn a degree in science, technology, engineering or maths from a university in the United States will now be allowed to work for three years following graduation. Photo: Xinhua

Families

Hong Kong science/tech graduates in US can now work there 3 years

Extension from one year to three of permit scheme for foreigners graduating in STEM subjects from American universities opens the way for them to gain residency in the US

18 Apr 2016 - 1:50pm 2

Families

Why US universities are changing what they look for in students, and how Asians are affected

12 Apr, 11:47am 12

<p>Collaborative law takes the mess and conflict out of divorce. Now a group of Hong Kong lawyers and other professionals who’ve successfully used it to avoid court battles aim to promote its wider use </p>

Families

Hong Kong divorce professionals promote radical alternative to court action

3 Apr, 9:52am

More Families News

How Hong Kong schools are swapping sit-in-a-chair education for a more active style

Vietnamese still choose streets of Hong Kong over home, for a variety of reasons

Former Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong stuck in cycle of hopelessness under a bridge in Kowloon

Why a classroom that’s too warm tires you out, and the best study temperature

Hong Kong-born Korean-American novelist Janice Lee dissects the expat life

How putting career on hold for partner’s Hong Kong job can make you ill

Top 10 skills junior secondary school students need to thrive, and how parents can help

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Food & Drink Tuesday, 19 April, 2016, 11:17am

Best of the best Hong Kong foods list: ultimate must try local dishes

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Food & Drink

Wine tasting: Vega Sicilia, the pride of Spain

23 Apr 2016 - 11:04pm

Food & Drink

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23 Apr 2016 - 10:51pm

Food & Drink

Recipe book: why there are 14 flavours, and how to mix them

23 Apr 2016 - 11:04pm

Health & Beauty

Appropriate exercises can alleviate back and neck pain that is the result of a sedentary lifestyle.

Health & Beauty

6 exercises to combat the negative effects of sitting at an office desk typing the whole day

23 Apr 2016 - 7:00am

A short breathing exercise may counteract the deleterious effects of media multi-tasking. Photo: Corbis

Health & Beauty

If you’re a distracted media multitasker, take a few deep breaths to get your focus back

21 Apr 2016 - 10:00pm

“Before” and “after” shots show the supposed effects of Kybella on a double chin. Photo: Allergan

World

More fat profits? The makers of Botox say they have a cure for your double chin

21 Apr 2016 - 10:00am

Watches

Fashion & Luxury

Three dress watches nice enough to pull a watch writer out of his funk

16 Apr 2016 - 10:47pm

Fashion & Luxury

Bulgari CEO talks about his love of Asia and the challenges of watchmaking

11 Apr 2016 - 12:00pm

Style

Erotic pocket watches and wristwatches can be a good investment in the long run

7 Apr 2016 - 10:55pm

Tech

<p>The regulation is aimed at managing online publishing services, in particular images, games, animation, comics, audio recordings and video </p>

China Tech

Apple iTunes and Disney services shut down by new mainland Chinese rules

23 Apr 2016 - 9:09am 18 More on Censorship in China

China Tech

Xiaomi partners with UnionPay in online payments service targeting China

22 Apr 2016 - 7:52pm 1

So far the most effective technology to handle earthquakes has been seen in building design and construction.

Innovation

Billions of dollars in damage and decades of research, but quakes still are hard to predict

22 Apr 2016 - 5:16pm More on CNBC

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Auspicious direction: southeast
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