How A Nightmare on Elm Street left audiences terrified 40 years ago

How A Nightmare on Elm Street left audiences terrified 40 years ago

This is the latest instalment in our From the Vault feature series, in which we reflect on culturally significant movies celebrating notable anniversaries. In the 1980s, when slasher films dominated the horror landscape, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street took a more cerebral approach. Instead of lumbering killers punishing libidinous college kids, it introduced … Read more

Fall in love with Sapa, Vietnam, with its rice terraces, hill tribes and Mount Fansipan

Fall in love with Sapa, Vietnam, with its rice terraces, hill tribes and Mount Fansipan

Vietnam is a popular holiday destination for Hong Kong residents since it is not far away – Hanoi is only a two-hour flight from Hong Kong International Airport. There is more to the Land of the Ascending Dragon than just its capital city, however, such as Sapa. Difficulty of access is what has always made … Read more

Olympic athlete Suni Lee on fashion, inspiring others and staying true to her Asian roots

Olympic athlete Suni Lee on fashion, inspiring others and staying true to her Asian roots

With the past few years for Lee having consisted of constant training while balancing school – until she left over health concerns – overcoming multiple medical issues and caring for her paralysed father, it is evident she is nothing if not resilient. Lee in an advert for her LoveShackFancy capsule collection. She made history for … Read more

Chicken soup that’s a hangover cure, pick-me-up and a must for post-partum Hmong mums

Chicken soup that’s a hangover cure, pick-me-up and a must for post-partum Hmong mums

“I did cheat a little,” concedes the James Beard-nominated pastry chef and restaurateur. “It’s really hard to do it for 30 days. I was craving sweets and gummy bears.” Diane Moua is a fan of the centuries-old Hmong chicken herbal soup. Photo: TNS But that is not a slight against the soup itself. Moua describes … Read more