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Donald Trump attends a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Trump’s Beijing banquet: will it be Big Macs or Huaiyang cuisine in the Great Hall?

Discover how Huaiyang cuisine – China’s diplomatic delicacy – balances tradition and innovation to win over world leaders, from Nixon to Obama, in Beijing’s high-stakes banquet diplomacy.

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Sumela Monastery, Trabzon province, Turkey. Photo: Getty Images

Rediscovering Turkey’s northeast: a journey from Trabzon to Erzurum

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The Reverend Will Newman, chaplain of Hong Kong’s St John’s Cathedral and priest-in-charge of St Stephen’s Chapel, in Hong Kong's Stanley district. Photo: Alexander Mak

Meet the Reverend Will Newman, chaplain of Hong Kong’s St John’s Cathedral and Stanley Prison

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A spiral staircase at Fort Canning Park, a hilltop landmark in Singapore. Photo: Shutterstock

Discover the Singapore that lies beyond Marina Bay Sands

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Sichuan Verandah provides adjustable spice levels, from “baby spice” to “spice master”. Photo: courtesy Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Stübli to Blanc de Noirs

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The ARTTA Concept-designed 1,000 sq ft show flat in Chinachem Group’s In One project in Ho Man Tin. Photo: Steven Ko

Luxury show flat interiors in Hong Kong blend realism with dream design

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The Affordable Art Fair 2026 will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai from May 14 to 17. Photo: Affordable Art Fair
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this rainy weekend, May 15-17

Check out the Affordable Art Fair, enjoy pickleball and Pilates to the sounds of Justin Bieber or get into the spirit at the Hong Kong Whisky Festival.

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Hong Kong

Photographer’s snaps of 1970s Hong Kong given life by grandson 5 decades on

Soho House

Review | Soho House opens in Tokyo’s fashionable Aoyama neighbourhood

Luxury Hotels

How thoughtful curation and dedicated spaces turn hotels into living galleries

From Hong Kong and Macau to Beijing, luxury hotels are broadening the traditional city stay by adding spaces for guests to enjoy art.

Butterfly Effect in Beijing by Jayne Dyer is displayed in the atrium at the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. Photo: Handout
Singapore

Sex, desire and intimacy explored in Singapore art exhibition for over-18s

‘Passion is Volcanic’ at National Gallery Singapore focuses on the artistic expressions of sexual pleasures.

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Hong Kong wows the crowds to sleep at the 2026 Venice Biennale

The theme of the Biennale was to slow down enough to hear ignored voices, but Hong Kong’s pavilion might have taken things too far.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

The Tai Po fire took this artist’s home and life’s work. Now she’s starting anew

Deaf artist Apple Tong, whose home and works were destroyed in the Wang Fuk Court fire, reveals how she is turning disaster into positivity.

Apple Tong, a celebrated deaf Hong Kong illustrator, poses for a portrait at the ADA Arts Hub in Cheung Sha Wan. She is using art to heal from the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po and to preserve the city’s vanishing heritage. Photo: Karma Lo
European travel

When London’s museums started losing visitors, they decided to get creative

Faced with falling visitor numbers, the British capital’s museums – both old and new – have a plan to win back the crowds. But will it work?

Icons and Influencers

5 exhibitions across the globe celebrating women who shaped art and culture

From Björk’s grief-tinged ‘Echolalia’ to Marina Abramović making history in Venice, these shows shine a light on women who shaped contemporary culture.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this Mother’s Day weekend, May 8-10

From an artisan Mother’s Day market to food, fashion and music, check out our recommendations for things to do around the city this weekend.

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Sapphire Shen (front), a lupus patient and founder of My Lupus Diary, is pictured at The Lupus Revolution, an inspiring awareness and fundraising event, in May 2024. This weekend, Shen will hold The Lupus Revolution Vol. 2 in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
War and conflict

Russia and Israel’s Venice Biennale participation is causing big problems

The jury has resigned, EU funding has been cut, there’s no Golden Lion prize. One curator says: ‘You can’t be neutral when people are dying’.

A group of Palestinians protest in front of the main entrance of the Venice Biennale on May 5, 2026. The event has come under fire for allowing Russia and Israel to take part, with both their leaders under investigation by the International Court of Justice. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Art of the steal: Malaysia unveils recovered 1MDB masterpieces

A Picasso and a Miro are among four works on show, representing a fraction of the US$4.5 billion looted from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund.

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NFTs

Are NFTs the hero or villain in the contemporary art scene?

In March, Art Basel Hong Kong featured a dedicated space for digital practices, raising the question: what’s next for non-fungible tokens?

What to do in Hong Kong

Gardens of China and Europe juxtaposed in spectacular Hong Kong exhibition

A new exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art features works including Monet’s water lilies and Qing dynasty masterpieces.

The Water Theatre (c. 1700) by anonymous is one of the artworks on loan from the Palace of Versailles in “Blooming: The Art of Gardens in East and West” at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Photo: Collection of the Palace of Versailles
Fashion

Met Gala 2026: an exclusive look at Nichapat Suphap’s Robert Wun gown

The Venture Management founder made her Met Gala debut in 2018 – and this year, she pulled out all the stops, she told Style in an exclusive interview.

Nichapat Suphap wearing Robert Wun at the 2026 Met Gala in New York. Photo: AFP
Asian-Americans

Asian-American artists shine at US fair amid ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric

Artists including Leland Wong and Liu Tianlian featured at the San Francisco Art Fair whose group exhibition focused on the local Chinatown.

Hong Kong

How Hong Kong’s 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion will transform into new cultural hub

Once the anchor of the iconic Tiger Balm Garden, the restored Grade 1 historic building will start a new chapter as Villa Haw Par this year.

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Trending in China

‘Stamp boy’: sealing passion of China emperor criticised for harming artworks

When Qianlong came across paintings and calligraphy he admired, he would place his seals on those artworks multiple times.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty was known for marking his collected artworks with seals to enhance their value. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/Wikipedia
Food and Drinks

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat and drink in Taipei

Fresh takes on Taiwan’s famed fried chicken and breakfast, to tea cocktails and artisanal coffee, here are our Taipei foodie picks.

Britain

New Banksy statue of man blinded by flag draws crowds in London

Satirical monument appears in Waterloo Place as speculation swirls over the artist’s ‘confirmed’ identity.

Travel news and advice

4 exhibitions to visit this summer in London, Kyoto and Venice

Explore work by Japanese designer Nigo, contemporary art from Asia-Pacific, and pieces inspired by post-Thatcher Britain and Olea Sancta, the sacred oils used in Catholic rituals.

Fall in Dopamine (2021) by Maryam Ayeen and Abbas Shahsavar, on display this summer at London’s V&A Museum. Photo: Merinda Campbell/QAGOMA
US travel

Why Lacma’s new US$724 million David Geffen Galleries space flows like oceans

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new building encourages accidental interactions with artwork that visitors often ignore.

A drone view of the David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Auctions

The Great Wave sale highlights Hong Kong’s art market resilience

Despite overall cooling, Hong Kong’s art market shows resilience – the top end remains intact, and the lower price brackets stay steady.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Incredible works of Wu Guanzhong reimagined in Hong Kong dance crossover

Featuring music by Cantopop star Ivana Wong, the Hong Kong Dance Company’s new cross-disciplinary production explores Wu’s visual language.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Poly MGM Museum’s new ‘Silk Roads Beyond Borders’ treasures

New Italian and Persian treasures make their Asia debut, expanding the museum’s Silk Road narrative with rare works that illuminate centuries of East-West exchange.

Michele Marieschi’s Ca’ Foscari and Palazzo Balbi on the Grand Canal (c.1738-1740). Photo: Fotostudio Rapuzzi
Singapore

Singapore’s Amanda Heng on making feminist art in a country that wasn’t ready for it

Amanda Heng talks about engaging with the public through art since the 1980s and why her installation at Venice Biennale is all about rest.

Amanda Heng at Art SG 2026. The Singaporean artist will represent her country at the 2026 Venice Biennale in May. Photo: Instagram/stpi_singapore
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 24-26

Take part in a yoga session doubling as a dog adoption day, explore Chinese fashion at an exhibition and indulge in desserts.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Loro Piana explores the art of plaid at Milan Design Week 2026

An exhibition at the maison’s headquarters places 24 patterns under the spotlight in an exploration of fibre, craft and contemporary design.

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