Follow South China Morning Post - Life, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp42 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtq2wSYU49KuC5s0ohxaO6Yr Refreshing taste of authentic German beer and tasty food spice up the excitement of horse racing at Happy Valley Racecourse during the Happy Wednesday Oktoberfest.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtq2wSYU49KuC5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrZo907x6rD5eT5HJgy6HUf Brutal and immersive K-drama series about an undercover cop trying to take down a crime gang gets off to a terrific start, even if its story is formulaic. Can it add something new before exhausting the gangster clichés?]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:45:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrZo907x6rD5eT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrZ1QpoOZNooyejEQ2Mq9rY Luxury fashion brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada are signing deals with sports teams and stars as they realise the growing marketing opportunities available.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:15:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrZ1QpoOZNooyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrSZseUhJQuqiejEQ2Mq9rY Pierre Chen is selling part of his wine collection for an expected US$50 million through a series of auctions. The billionaire connoisseur talks to the Post about what makes the drink so special.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:15:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrSZseUhJQuqiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrRtcbZk9r3nps0ohxaO6Yr Hong Kong won its first Asian Games gold medal in 1986, when 34-year-old accountant and bowler Catherine Che – known as ‘The Cat’ – won the women’s singles tenpin bowling event.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:15:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrRtcbZk9r3nps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqob38MWPv9JZVjH6qdYdAk Remnants of a long-ago empire, towers carved with scenes from Hindu myths at the Unesco World Heritage site of My Son in Central Vietnam have emerged from a 6-year restoration.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:15:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqob38MWPv9JZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqBRtB2RqCxu6CY3L745TL_ A couple turned a four-bedroom space in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong’s New Territories, into a bespoke home with lavish bedroom suite, space for entertaining and a natural, earthy vibe.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:45:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqBRtB2RqCxu6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrTa431UJRxfl1cWWor9YPv Some customers say that the back or side of the phone becomes hot to the touch while gaming, conducting a phone call or charging.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:15:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrTa431UJRxfl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrTa431UJRxfsb1naedg1wr Lau, chef of two-Michelin-star Tate Dining Room, blind tasted and rated 14 Hong Kong mooncake brands, from five-star hotels to retail chains. Flavours included lotus seed paste and egg yolk, snowy, ‘lava’ custard and Suzhou-style.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:15:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrTa431UJRxfsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqdGL7-XaHuuSlmFkX7M1Jw The Facebook owner has introduced its latest line-up of head-worn devices, staking fresh claim to the VR/AR industry just ahead of Apple pushing into the market.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:12:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqdGL7-XaHuuSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtr0y5AjFSRn4Mb1naedg1wr Even as a food writer, Andrew Sun hasn’t been to all of Hong Kong’s ‘top’ restaurants – nor does he want to. Just as colourful Barbie beat complex Oppenheimer at the box office, often the casual option wins.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:45:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtr0y5AjFSRn4Mb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrlV107tnKdfezdsCmHakzH Dorothy Chan and Jisu Kim, who make up Asian-American musical duo Sundial, talk to the Post about making mistakes, Covid-19, touching people with their music and the time they got matching tattoos.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:15:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrlV107tnKdfezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtq_efDS6rwz9ClmFkX7M1Jw Apple’s new iPhone 15 and 15 Plus mark a significant improvement for the two standard models, with a superior chip and photo taking, brighter screens, Dynamic Islands, and lower release prices.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 22:15:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtq_efDS6rwz9ClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtpZB6qZxn-vEClmFkX7M1Jw This Coda copy stars Ryeoun as Ha Eun-gyeol, a student whose parents and brother are deaf. Time travel is introduced to the romantic fantasy series early on, with possible Back to the Future plotlines.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:45:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtpZB6qZxn-vEClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrL5tq4_x1VvylmFkX7M1Jw Empty stores in Chicago are being filled with experiential attractions, such as museums of ice cream and torture, and immersive exhibitions to draw tourists to downtown in the continued absence of office workers.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:15:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtrL5tq4_x1VvylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtreNIzGtqD0xKCY3L745TL_ A Japanese pastry chain opens in Causeway Bay along with two bakery pop-ups in Central, a Mexican taco specialist lands in Wan Chai, and a Korean-Western fusion restaurant comes to Tsim Sha Tsui.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:15:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtreNIzGtqD0xKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZto92SLFmzuB_OzdsCmHakzH Lonely Eighteen, partly based on the life and career of Hong Kong actress Irene Wan, charts the contrasting fortunes of a pair of actresses. While the film is sincere, it ultimately has no emotional pay-off.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:15:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZto92SLFmzuB_OzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtr4oV82nYgdc5VjH6qdYdAk Rain Town, which debuts this week at the Silk Road International Film Festival, is a Cantonese family story set in Malaysia’s Perak state from Malay director Tunku Mona Riza.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:15:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtr4oV82nYgdc5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqteAfVKqtbWZVjH6qdYdAk Startling data from Lululemon’s third annual ‘Global Wellbeing Report’ shows that people’s state of well-being has not improved post-pandemic, with one in three saying it is lower than ever before.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtqteAfVKqtbWZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtq_Z99p-gWKFOzdsCmHakzH Where an Italian chef goes for Chinese, Thai and French food and Hong Kong’s best seafood, and where he takes visitors for ‘wontons, noodles, tendons’.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:26:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/2KOnOD8wZtq_Z99p-gWKFOzdsCmHakzH