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We have selected seven Lifestyle and Culture stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. 5 rising Korean women filmmakers and the movies that shaped them
The Busan International Film Festival in South Korea celebrates its 30th anniversary in September with an expanded and revamped programme.
2. How to age well? Singaporean firms gamify health in ‘Blue Zone 3.0’ bid
Singaporeans are embracing insurance companies’ health programmes that combine incentives, challenges and support for healthier lives.
3. How a Hong Kong chilli sauce became a sandwich favourite 8,000km away

While going over his business ledgers, Daniel Chan, the fourth-generation owner of Hong Kong’s Koon Chun sauce factory, made an interesting discovery. One of his biggest groups of clients came from Réunion Island, a French department in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, with a population just shy of 900,000.
4. This film featured some of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung’s best action scenes
Sammo Hung Kam-bo’s Wheels on Meals (1984) operates on a simple premise: unite three of Hong Kong’s greatest martial arts talents and let the magic happen.
5. From Disney to drug overdose, how this addict turned his life around

Hong Kong-based James Gannaban reveals how discovering yoga and becoming a teacher helped him recover after hitting rock bottom.
6. Hong Kong artist’s 500 illustrations of toast cover cafe’s entire wall
Toast can be made in many ways, as we discovered after visiting Ztoryhome, a cafe in Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island, where a display of 500 illustrations of toast from around the world takes up an entire wall.
7. How dried tangerine peel, or chun pei, is used in Chinese cooking

An ingredient that gets more potent – and expensive – with age, chun pei is used in everything from beef balls to desserts.


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James Gannaban performs a lateral bending compass pose in 2024. He reveals how he went from Disney performer to nightclub manager battling addiction to recovering through yoga. Photo: Instagram/jamesgannaban

An entire wall inside Ztoryhome is lined with Nomkakaii’s work. Photo: Nancy Wang


The bouchon gratiné is a favourite snack on Réunion Island, made with a baguette, chilli sauce, siu mai and melted cheese. Photo: X/ LudovicShooter

Dried tangerine peel, or chun pei, is used in various Chinese dishes and can be bought at specialist dried ingredients stores and traditional Chinese medicine herbalists. Photo: Shutterstock

How does Tam Jai’s new HK$18 canned zhajiang meat topping compare to the fresh stuff?

Hong Kong’s Tam Jai Yunnan Mixian has launched a canned zhajiang sauce. We find out how it compares to the fresh version. Photo: Sophie Li/Caroline Wang

Zhajiang sauce on sourdough bread with grilled cheese. Photo: Sophie Li/Caroline Wang

Boxes containing tins of Tam Jai’s zhajiang. Photo: Sophie Li/Caroline Wang

Love One Piece? Inside the new viral US cafe based on hit Japanese anime

People queue for lunch at One Piece Cafe in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles on July 18, 2025, during the cafe’s soft opening. Photo: TNS

The cafe opened during July’s Los Angeles Anime Convention. Photo: TNS

Customers enjoy the themed snacks at One Piece Cafe. Photo: TNS

People queue to get in One Piece Cafe. Photo: TNS

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From a film with some of Jackie Chan’s best action to dried tangerine peel’s uses, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed


From a film with some of Jackie Chan’s best action to dried tangerine peel’s uses, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed.


Singapore firms gamify ageing well, 500 illustrations of toast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a film with some of Jackie Chan’s best action to dried tangerine peel’s uses, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed

1. 5 rising Korean women filmmakers and the movies that shaped them

From a film with some of Jackie Chan’s best action to dried tangerine peel’s uses, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed