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‘Very, very impressed’: MasterChef Australia cooks wow Hong Kong guest judge Vicky Cheng
Vicky Cheng of VEA reflects on his guest judge stint on MasterChef Australia and why he would hire any of the contestants in a heartbeat MasterChef is the OG of reality cooking shows, having first aired on British television screens way back in 1990. It had a very different look, feel and format then, but it sowed the seeds of what would become a c...
LifestyleFilm crew shooting inside China hospital ICU tells grieving family to ‘cry softly’ sparking public outrage
Crew member poses as hospital manager, threatens lawsuit for disrupting filming, prompting family to demand hospital issue public apology A hospital in central China is under fire after a film crew reportedly asked a grieving family to lower the volume of their crying in order to "not disrupt the filming". The family's mother, who was in the intens...
LifestylePublic fury as bodyguard of China celebrity demands lift be vacated for her exclusive use
Public fury as bodyguard of China celebrity demands lift be vacated for her exclusive use
LifestyleToyota Three-Row Electric SUV: Everything We Know
Toyota showcased a “bZ large SUV” concept a few years ago. Rumors suggest that it could transform into a future bZ5x.
LifestyleBlackpink star Lisa pays Chinatown shopkeepers US$540 each to shut street for video shoot
K-pop idol pays to clear Bangkok street to shoot video which has attracted 55 million views on YouTube since its June 28 release Famous Thai singer Lisa of the K-pop group Blackpink has paid shopkeepers 20,000 baht (US$540) each so that she could close down a bustling Bangkok Chinatown street to shoot a music video. Lisa, whose real name is Lalisa ...
LifestyleNewJeans, Zhu Zhu, Karen Mok: why Asian stars are becoming the voice of museums
From K-pop groups to Chinese actresses to Cantopop singers, major museums are courting Asian stars for audio guides to widen their audiences What do Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, Cantopop star Karen Mok, supermodel Cici Xiang and K-pop phenomenon NewJeans have in common? They have all become voices for major museums reaching out to wider Asian audiences...
LifestyleAirAsia partners viral travel influencer 'Kudasai Girl' for new campaign
The campaign hopes to inspire Gen Z travellers to explore destinations within Asia.
LifestyleChina couple’s pledge to ‘go Dutch’ on everything years ago ends in bitter court battle
Husband's 'ridiculous' claims for likes of 'doing extra dishes during festivals' rejected by court A lawsuit involving a Chinese couple who decided to "go Dutch" on every little thing in their 21 years of marriage has stunned mainland social media. The couple from southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region tied the knot in 1985, and signed a...
LifestyleTeacher from top China university retakes key exam aged 35, accused of depriving young
University teacher wants to realise long-term dream of studying medicine A 35-year-old man in China who graduated from the prestigious Tsinghua University a decade ago, sat the gruelling university entrance exam again this year, hoping to realise his long-held dream of studying medicine. The exam, known as gaokao on the mainland, is widely regarded...
LifestyleChina parents turn to affordable AI to predict what unborn babies will look like
Critics say idea is flawed while providers on e-commerce platforms claim 80 to 90 per cent accuracy A service that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict what an unborn baby's face will look like has become popular among parents in China. Advertised on e-commerce platforms, it claims it can "predict your baby's future face from their four-dim...
LifestyleUnstoppable: China couple forge ahead with wedding despite floods, use boat, fire engine
Fire engine takes 20 minutes to drive 20km to get bride to her groom as boats deployed for ceremony A couple in China were so determined their wedding would go ahead despite severe flooding, that they used a boat and a fire engine as transport. They planned to hold their ceremony in their hometown of Guilin in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autono...
LifestyleGoing bananas? Stressed-out China office staff cultivate desktop fruit to battle workplace stress
Nurturing energy-giving fruit in workplace seen as fun distraction So-called stop anxiety bananas kept in vases, shared with colleagues Burned-out young workers in China have found yet another novel way of alleviating workplace stress - cultivating bananas in the office. Employee cultivators of the fruit describe the process by which it ripens as "...
LifestyleFrench woman with partial paralysis receives salary without working for 20 years, sues employer
Woman claims she was 'discarded employee', was never given work assignments A disabled French woman is suing telecom giant Orange, alleging workplace discrimination after she was paid for over 20 years without being assigned any job responsibilities. Laurence Van Wassenhove was hired by France Telecom in 1993, a company later taken over by Orange. ...
LifestyleGenius China engineer cements love with concrete engagement ring
Outstanding alumnus of top university accused of being 'cheap' online A post-doctoral graduate, whose invention was used on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics arena, has been derided for using an engagement ring made of cement to propose to his future wife. Tsinghua University, one of the most prestigious in China, refers to Yao Guoyou, 36, as an out...
LifestyleHome design after the pandemic focuses on self-care using art, AI and smart devices
Smart beds, filters, lighting, even art connect with the Internet of Things to keep a virtual finger on our pulse and adjust to our rhythms The work-from-home phenomenon has led to people forging a different kind of relationship with the places they live in. Although lockdowns in the pandemic triggered a feeling of claustrophobia and a manic desire...
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