Huawei’s new Pura 70 smartphones receive green light to be sold in Malaysia

Huawei Technologies’ latest flagship smartphone, the Pura 70, has received certification in Malaysia for two models, paving the way for their sale in the country even though they do not support popular apps such as Google. Two models in Huawei’s new Pura 70 series – the base model and the Pura 70 Pro – have … Read more

China Nio shares soar 20% as EV deliveries more than double in April

Nio’s ET5 stands on display at the Central China International Auto Show on May 25, 2023, in Wuhan, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc jumped 20% Thursday after its vehicle deliveries more than doubled in April. Hong Kong-listed shares of the company jumped … Read more

10 of the best new Hong Kong restaurants to try in May 2024, from Japanese and Korean to Singaporean and Malaysian

Read on to see what else might tantalise your taste buds this May. Wagyu and sea urchin clay pot rice at Sukiyaki Nakagawa, in Causeway Bay. Photo: Sukiyaki Nakagawa 1. Sukiyaki Nakagawa Opening in Causeway Bay’s Cubus building, Sukiyaki Nakagawa brings the rich tradition of Kansai-style sukiyaki to the heart of Hong Kong. Under the … Read more

Super Junior’s Kyuhyun on his love for his fans and why he couldn’t be a K-pop rookie today

In the end, SuJu fans accepted grudgingly Kyuhyun’s addition – after they were promised there would be no more changes to the group. This was a significant compromise, as Super Junior had been created as a group with a flexible, rotating line-up. Fans of Kyuhyun said they cherish the comfort and companionship that only time … Read more

How industrial music album Halber Mensch changed an artistic director’s life, but made his friends start to isolate him

Halber Mensch (1985), the third album from seminal German experimental band Einstürzende Neubauten, blended their trademark early sound of harsh industrial noise, often created using instruments made by the band themselves from scrap metal, with a growing musical palette that also included electronic and even pastoral elements. Andrew Chan Hang-fai, artistic director of Hong Kong … Read more

All Shall Be Well movie review: Hong Kong LGBTQ drama from Suk Suk director Ray Yeung highlights tragic legal loophole

3.5/5 stars An elderly lesbian loses her unmarried life partner unexpectedly and then sees her once-cordial relationship with the latter’s relatives disintegrate over inheritance issues in All Shall Be Well. It won the Teddy Award at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival – one of the most prestigious honours for an LGBTQ-themed feature in world … Read more

How Cantonese cuisine is being borrowed from around the world – but is it a threat to authenticity?

A growing number of chefs around the world are borrowing techniques, recipes and ingredients from Cantonese cuisine, and using them subtly or overtly in dishes as diverse as Italian, Turkish, German and Japanese. Blue crab dumplings at Gallada, at The Peninsula Istanbul, in Turkey. Photo: Victoria Burrows Chefs taking inspiration from other cultures is, of … Read more

Grandma, mother, daughter: how 3 generations of Chinese women’s emotional story is told in graphic novel

Three years later Hulls threw herself into researching Chinese history, interviewing family members, learning Mandarin and travelling to Hong Kong and Shanghai to retrace her grandmother and mother’s steps. The cover of Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls. Photo: Macmillan Hulls’ first graphic memoir, Feeding Ghosts, the fruit of seven years’ work, was published by Macmillan … Read more

How 139-year-old Hong Kong umbrella maker weathered storms from political instability to the Japanese – but not Jet Li

It all began in 1885, when ragpicker and repairman Leung Chi-wah (also known as Leung So), who had been fixing European umbrellas for foreigners conducting business in Guangzhou, decided to make Western umbrellas himself using imported materials. He would eventually set up shop in a busier part of the city. Umbrellas for sale at Leung … Read more