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Field Notes from Hong Kong

Free-to-air events, swanky stadium: What HK’s sports push is really about

Singapore team celebrating at the Kai Tak Stadium after beating Hong Kong 2-1 at Asian Cup qualifiers Group C match on Nov 18, 2025.
Singapore team celebrating at the Kai Tak Stadium after beating Hong Kong 2-1 at Asian Cup qualifiers Group C match on Nov 18, 2025.

Filipino pageant contestant struts in ‘non-pageant body’, sparking debate over male beauty

Mr Richard Jermaine "RJ" Perkins, 21, has gone viral for showing off during a provincial pageant a body that turns the standards for male beauty on its head.
Mr Richard Jermaine "RJ" Perkins, 21, has gone viral for showing off during a provincial pageant a body that turns the standards for male beauty on its head.

Lost in translation: Aussie school staircase’s Tagalog slip sparks online snickers

The online news site radar.ph had said the staircase was at the Little India MRT station, but a check by The Straits Times showed it was, in fact, at the Parramata Public School in Sydney, Australia.
The online news site radar.ph had said the staircase was at the Little India MRT station, but a check by The Straits Times showed it was, in fact, at the Parramata Public School in Sydney, Australia.

Reading in the age of AI: A life skill more crucial than ever before

Reading is not just about acquiring information. It is about developing the capacity to think and form judgements, says the writer.
Reading is not just about acquiring information. It is about developing the capacity to think and form judgements, says the writer.

Can’t fix school bullying if society continues sending mixed messages

Young people do not learn only from what teachers tell them in classrooms. They also absorb cues from the world around them.
Young people do not learn only from what teachers tell them in classrooms. They also absorb cues from the world around them.

‘Howl at the moon’: NASA’s bid to boost space enthusiasm

People celebrate as they watch a live broadcast of the Artemis II splashdown during a watch party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California.
People celebrate as they watch a live broadcast of the Artemis II splashdown during a watch party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California.

Gen Zs in US using AI, but their feelings about it are souring: Survey

Members of Gen Z have been turning to bots like ChatGPT for relationship advice and help with schoolwork.
Members of Gen Z have been turning to bots like ChatGPT for relationship advice and help with schoolwork.

After the duck face of the 2010s, here comes the ‘Gen Z pout’

(Clockwise from left) Actresses Rachel Sennott, Ariana Greenblatt and Lily-Rose Depp.
(Clockwise from left) Actresses Rachel Sennott, Ariana Greenblatt and Lily-Rose Depp.

Pop Mart’s $42.5b rout casts doubt on life after Labubu

Toys displayed at at Pop Mart's Skullpanda pop-up shop in Manhattan, New York.
Toys displayed at at Pop Mart's Skullpanda pop-up shop in Manhattan, New York.

Letter from Hong Kong

‘Scrappy and so adaptable - like Hong Kong people’: Promoting the city’s iconic food

Hong Kong foodie influencer Virginia Chan sampling dishes at a “daipaidong”-style (street food) restaurant in Mong Kok.
Hong Kong foodie influencer Virginia Chan sampling dishes at a “daipaidong”-style (street food) restaurant in Mong Kok.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.