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We have selected seven Lifestyle 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. Your ultimate guide to Hong Kong art week: fairs, exhibitions, radical pop-ups
With a surge of new venues and a relentless calendar of openings, navigating Hong Kong’s 2026 art week requires strategy. The South China Morning Post presents a carefully curated shortlist.
2. Is Year of the Horse’s second month lucky for you? Forecasts for all 12 zodiac signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, work and finances.
3. Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2026: China Tang gains a Michelin star

The 18th edition of the Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau was announced on March 19 at an awards ceremony hosted at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau. In total, 98 restaurants across the two cities emerged with Michelin stars; 15 of them were new to the list.
4. Can poor sleep lead to dementia? What you need to know about the links
Studies link poor-quality sleep to dementia types like Alzheimer’s disease, but experts explain why the picture might be more complex.
5. Trailblazing Chinese restaurant is showing Swedes what the culture is all about

From baijiu to Sichuan cuisine, Surfers in Stockholm has it all. Now, this Chinese culture hub is gearing up to celebrate 20 years.
6. How new Hong Kong menopause support group aims to flip the conversation
Three doctors are launching The Hong Kong Menopause Society to raise awareness and understanding of menopause and perimenopause in the city.
7. ‘A tough life’: the family behind Kowloon Walled City’s beloved fish ball maker

Roger Ha’s parents took Ha Ming Kee from a crude Kowloon Walled City venture to a successful fish ball chain. Now, he has taken on the mantle.


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Guide to Hong Kong art week; cultural Chinese dining in Sweden: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chocolate dessert by Leo Faler at Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic. The restaurant has been promoted from one Michelin star to two. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

A still from “3 to 12 Nautical Miles”, by Shahzia Sikander, a new work co-commissioned by M+ and Art Basel for the M+ facade in 2026. Photo: courtesy of Shahzia Sikander

How’s your luck in the Year of the Horse’s second month? Photo: Shutterstock

Some of the winners at the Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2026 awards ceremony. Photo: Michelin Guide

“Man and wife” beef offal slices will feature on a menu celebrating the Surfers brand’s 20th anniversary. Photo: Emil Lif

Ha Fan-ming, one of the founders of Hong Kong fish ball noodle restaurant chain Ha Ming Kee, makes fish balls by hand at the brand’s first branch in Mong Kok. Now his son, Roger Ha, has taken the reins. Photo: courtesy of Roger Ha

2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide: Hong Kong chefs earn top honours

China’s 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide spotlights individuals for special accolades, and this year presented Hong Kong chef Vicky Cheng (pictured) with the master chef award. Photo: Kelly Gardner

Chef Terry Ho Kai-tung of Hong Kong’s Amber restaurant was given the young chef award by the 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide. Photo: Instagram/blackpearl_restaurantguide

Amber culinary director Richard Ekkebus (centre) and chef de cuisine Terry Ho (left) receive the restaurant’s award for its third Michelin star at the Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2025 awards ceremony in Macau.

Dishes from Leela, which received its first diamond in the 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide. Photo: courtesy of Leela

BTS’ comeback concert, Jean-Claude Van Damme talks art: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Van Damme with his artwork “Hong Kong”, an impressionistic reproduction of a scene from his 1988 film Bloodsport, at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li

A concept photo from the 2021 album “Permission to Dance”, which included the hit single “Butter”. BTS is staging a free concert in Seoul, dropping a new studio album and preparing for a massive world tour. Photo: Instagram/bts.bighitofficial



Jenny Yue in February 2021 (left) weighing nearly 78kg, and in January 2023 (right) when she was about 56kg. Having rapidly put on weight during the pandemic, Yue lost it again by eating more healthily and doing regular exercise. Photo: Jenny Yue

The tomato martini trend was one that was talked about in a recent panel discussion at the Wing Lei Bar & Friends event at the Wynn Palace hotel in Macau. Photo: Shutterstock

A Birupaku sign on the stairway, right outside Masatoyo Knives, indicates tourist lodgings. Photo: Jonathan Vit

Viral Hong Kong eatery in Canada; actor Michael Tse’s resilience: 7 Lifestyle highlights

A photo of Hong Kong during the mid-20th century, colourised by OldHKinColour. The team behind the popular Instagram account uses artificial intelligence to bring such photos to life, but some say this “distorts” history. Photo: OldHKinColour

Anna Peng with her parents at their eatery Great Fountain Fast Food, a Hong Kong-style Chinese restaurant in Scarborough, in Canada’s Ontario province. Photo: Great Fountain Fast Food


Michael Tse (front) as Laughing Gor in a still from the film Turning Point (2009), a prequel to the TV series E.U. Photo: Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) 

Angong Niuhuang Wan is among the most prized traditional Chinese medicine formulas and costs an eye-watering amount. But do the pills actually help prevent and treat strokes, and can they be harmful? Photo: Shandong Hongjitang Pharmaceutical Group

Ru Yuan’s signature braised pork belly and seasonal vegetables with soy sauce. At the restaurant in Hangzhou, China, chef Ru Yuan takes classic Zhejiang dishes and elevates them for modern diners. Photo: Ru Yuan

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From a study linking poor-quality sleep and dementia to this lunar month’s predictions, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting


From a study linking poor-quality sleep and dementia to this lunar month’s predictions, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.


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Guide to Hong Kong art week; cultural Chinese dining in Sweden: 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 study linking poor-quality sleep and dementia to this lunar month’s predictions, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Your ultimate guide to Hong Kong art week: fairs, exhibitions, radical pop-ups

From a study linking poor-quality sleep and dementia to this lunar month’s predictions, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting