Rebecca Lo takes a look at the wine trends shaping French restaurants in Hong Kong, finding increasingly experimental lists and a fervour for fresh whites, as Bordeaux fails to enchant a younger generation of sommeliers. On a rainy Tuesday afternoon in early March, Bistro du Vin geared up for its official opening the following day….
Apple TV has finally shared the official trailer and release date for The Hunt, its upcoming French-language thriller drama starring award-winning actress Mélanie Laurent (Don’t Worry, I’m Fine). This comes after the show was accused of plagiarism, which led the streamer to delay its December release. Per Deadline, the series’ French production company, Gaumont, launched…
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers and tourists lined the streets in Tsim Sha Tsui on Tuesday evening for the city’s annual Lunar New Year float parade, with the crowd left in awe as they saw dancers, dragons and other delights. The two-hour Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade began at 8pm on Tuesday with…
Five Europeans counties on Saturday accused Russia of ‘poisoning’ opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison using a ‘rare toxin’, almost two years after his death. Alexei Navalny had rallied hundreds of thousands across Russia in anti-Kremlin protests as he exposed the alleged ill-gotten gains of Putin’s inner circle before he died in 2024. (AFP file…
Hong Kong’s health authorities have warned of a recent “drastic increase” in norovirus-related food poisoning incidents that are all related to raw oyster consumption, with 20 of them being recorded over the past 2½ weeks. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that it had received 23 reports of food poisoning, involving 69 patients,…
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for sanctions on Hong Kong officials and for the city’s special trade status to be revoked in protest of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s conviction in a national security trial. At the plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, 503 parliament members voted in favour…
It is that time of the year – January – the start of a legal year, marked by a decidedly Western ceremonial event. This month alone, the Bar has sent representatives to attend Opening of the Legal Year ceremonies in Singapore, Malaysia and, of course, Hong Kong. Similar ceremonies are also part of the tradition…
European lawmakers have renewed their calls for the bloc’s executive arm to revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status, and to sanction the city’s chief executive and officials to protest the conviction of former media boss Jimmy Lai on national security charges. During the debate in the European Parliament on Thursday, Hong Kong time, some MEPs…
Inside China, there’s a nickname for US President Donald Trump that tells you everything you need to know about how his actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing. They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to Chinese “nation builder” — a mocking title that suggests the US president’s foreign and domestic policies are…
Adding to the tiff with France, US president Donald Trump has shared an alleged private text from French president Emmanuel Macron. This text, which Trump shared on Truth Social, comes amid the Republican leader’s pursuit for Greenland. French President Emmanuel Macron has found himself in a tiff with US president Donald Trump after he declined…