Hong Kong’s culinary scene is a relentless parade of the new, a dizzying cycle of pop-ups and passing fads. Yet few trends have been as noticeable as the rise of the Korean-style cafe. More than just places for a caffeine fix, these establishments have become the preferred social sanctuaries for many, a phenomenon that crescendoed…
“Ghost Adventures” star Zak Bagans is weighing in on the controversy surrounding Jillian Lauren, the estranged wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, months after her shocking run-in with police, and his comments are raising eyebrows. Lauren, a best-selling author, made headlines back in April after she was shot and arrested during an encounter with law…
Hong Kong recorded a 20 per cent increase in online investment scams in the first 10 months of the year, with victims losing HK$3.08 billion (US$395.9 million), according to police. Theodora Lee Wai-see, a superintendent with the force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre, also revealed that 83 per cent of all fraudulent messages were disseminated through Meta-owned…
A Hong Kong teaching hospital has launched an investigation after a viral video showed its medical staff using syringes as “water pistols” inside a ward. In a post on social media on Thursday, several staff were filmed squirting liquid at each other with syringes while their colleagues looked on. “Playing with water at the nurse…
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. “A firefighter holding a cat he saved from the Hong Kong fire,” reads the superimposed…
Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki has cancelled her concert in Macau next month amid tense diplomatic relations between Beijing and Tokyo, with the decision following the axing of her December show in Shanghai. The singer-songwriter announced the decision on her Instagram page on Tuesday, saying she apologised to everyone hoping to see her perform in…
Craving a side of hottie with your next hamburger? Alyssa La Spisa’s got it on the menu. The 33-year-old Upper East Sider’s wildly popular “Where Hot Guys Eat IRL” social media series — where the content creator interviews attractive New Yorkers, asking them to reveal the bars and restaurants they frequent — has quickly become…
It seems Kris Jenner cranked the volume up too much on her lavish Beverly Hills birthday celebration over the weekend. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” matriarch and businesswoman rung in her 70s on Saturday with an opulent and high-profile bash at Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ mansion, drawing ire from neighbors over its noise level….
Sometimes great style requires a little elbow grease. Last night, Demi Moore pulled back the curtain on the trials of getting red-carpet ready, sharing a hilarious video of herself struggling to squeeze into her extra-long opera gloves ahead of the Glamour Women of the Year Awards. “The not so glamorous behind-the-scenes before the @glamourmag Women…
Topline Threads, Meta’s text-based social media platform that launched in 2023 as a challenger to the Elon Musk-owned X, for the first time beat X in global daily active mobile users for the month of October, according to data shared with Forbes by market intelligence company Similarweb. Threads surpassed X in the number of daily…