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By Pyo Kyung-minWhat happens when Korean precision meets French flair in the music studio?The answer played out in Seoul, where the first-ever “Atelier K-pop” songwriting camp brought together music professionals from both countries for six days of creative collaboration.The camp, which ran from March 24 to March 29, marked a rare partnership between the French government and top K-pop publishing players, including Leeway Music & Media, Amplified and JYP Publishing.The poster for the Atelier K-pop event.Jointly organised by the Embassy of France in Korea and the Centre National de la Musique (CNM), the initiative brought four French composers – Poppy Fusée, Jean-Noël, Robin Peret and Ugo – to Seoul for a deep dive into K-pop’s unique production process.

Two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody is set to appear at an international fashion event in mainland China on April 17.Hosted by the Quanzhou Municipal People’s Government, the China National Garment Association and the China Fashion Association, the event – its Chinese name translates to “Quanzhou Fashion Week” – will be held in Quanzhou, Fujian province, between April 17 and May 5. More than 100 exhibitors from countries including Italy, France, the US and Korea are expected.The event will promote Quanzhou’s fashion industry to the world, connecting local suppliers with overseas brands. It is hoped that Brody, fresh off his win at the 97th Academy Awards in March when he was named best actor for his role in period drama film The Brutalist, will help boost the event’s profile on a gl...

Lead cast: Go Youn-jung, Shin Si-ah, Kang You-seok, Han Ye-jiLatest Nielsen rating: 3.99 per centFour years after Hospital Playlist season 2, we return to the Yulje Medical Centre for the spin-off series Resident Playbook. Only this time it is about an entirely new set of characters at a different branch.Leading the new faces is rising star Go Youn-jung (Moving) as Oh Yi-young, a medical school graduate who quit during the first year of her residency. Saddled with debt and with few other prospects, she is compelled to give it another go.She returns to Yulje Medical Centre’s Jongno branch, joining three other residents in the obstetrics and gynaecology department.

This article contains major spoilers.2.5/5 starsLead cast: Park Hyung-sik, Huh Joon-ho, Lee Hae-youngLatest Nielsen rating: 15.4 per centOver 16 episodes, the corporate melodrama thriller Buried Hearts has stuffed a lot of plot into our eyeballs, but what exactly was the story?

Hong Kong is steeling itself for the muggy weather that typically envelops the city as summer approaches, with April and May usually the most humid months in the city.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) holds that high humidity gives rise to “external dampness”, which can invade the body, putting strain on certain organs.This may cause ailments including diarrhoea, headaches and dizziness. It can also trigger sore muscles and bones, and joint pain.People with chronic diseases such as eczema and rheumatism should bear in mind that these conditions can worsen in humid weather.Fog over the water in To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong, on March 2, 2025. Photo: Sam TsangAccording to TCM, the spleen and stomach are responsible for processing and discharging “dampness” from the body. Accordingly, humid weather ...

If humans eventually colonise the moon, the early settlers might toast their success with a bottle of sake, realising the dream of Japanese brewer Asahi Shuzo.Yamaguchi-based Asahi Shuzo, known for its Dassai sake brand, took a leap forward in February, unveiling at an event in Tokyo a bottle of high-end sake that it will attempt to brew in space.The price for the 100ml (3.3oz) bottle of Dassai Moon is 110 million yen (US$738,000) – the going rate for an alcoholic drink produced in space given that it will be the first of its kind.Inspired by the US-led Artemis moon exploration programme and other efforts to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon, Asahi Shuzo is serious about wanting the eventual inhabitants to be able to enjoy a low-gravity tipple.“It’s not a case of trying it...

Easter is coming, so cue the egg puns!Ahead of the brunches, chocolate and roast dinners you’re sure to indulge in this weekend, we’re highlighting a slightly different Easter tradition. Once a forbidden food during the 40 days of Lent, eggs became a treat to tuck into on Easter Sunday, and were eventually crafted out of chocolate in celebration of the spring holiday.More than just a protein-packed breakfast staple, eggs are used creatively by many across Hong Kong’s F&B scene. So, besides whisky sours and egg-topped noodles or rice, here are our picks of the very best egg-based dishes that may not immediately come to mind.1. The Carbonara Egg at Trattoria FelinoTrattoria Felino’s Carbonara Egg. Photo: HandoutShip Street’s Southern Italian restaurant, Trattoria Felino, takes the eggs i...

Jay Bichard loves exploring the Top End, the northern part of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), which contains Darwin and Kakadu National Park. She has made the region her home.She knows the area well, having spent three years working as a tour guide in Kakadu, Australia’s biggest national park, famous for its rugged cliffs, lush rainforest and rock art galleries up to 20,000 years old.These days Bichard, a native of Jersey, the largest of Britain’s Channel Islands, lives in Darwin, where she works for Tourism NT. Her duties include creating itineraries for tourists visiting the region.Jay Bichard spent three years as a tour guide in Kakadu National Park and now works for Tourism NT. Photo: Kylie KnottHere she shares some of her favourite places in the region to eat, drink and shop, and...

The stubborn boundary between “art” and “craft”, itself a puzzling and arbitrary division, is often reinforced in contemporary art settings. “Art” is deemed to be conceptually sophisticated and relevant, while “craft” is the unoriginal repetition of tradition.At the Centre for Heritage Arts and Textile (Chat) in Hong Kong, that hierarchy comes tumbling down.At the new exhibition titled “Lining Revealed – A Journey Through Folk Wisdom and Contemporary Vision”, the distinction between art and craft fades as soon as you walk among the exquisite pieces made from straw weaving, beadwork and patchwork, paper craft, embroidery, and other traditional techniques, as every single work has strong connections to our contemporary realities.“Folk craft and contemporary art are often considered two total...

Hamburger Hill, Hué, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: some remember the Vietnam war battles from the headlines of the 1960s and ’70s, others from films and history books. And thousands of Americans and Vietnamese know them as the graveyards of loved ones who died fighting more than 50 years ago.Today, the battlefields of Vietnam are sites of pilgrimage for veterans from both sides who fought there, and tourists wanting to see first-hand where the war was waged.“It was a war zone when I was here before,” reflected US Army veteran Paul Hazelton as he walked with his wife through the grounds of the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, which was known as Saigon when he served there.Hazelton’s tour just shy of his 80th birthday took him back for the first time to places he served in as a youn...