This is the 52nd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For an acclaimed movie star whose accolades include best actress at the Venice Film Festival, Deanie Ip Tak-han has surprisingly little regard for fame and fortune. Known for standing up for her views even if it…
2025-05-03T12:48:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. The 2025 Met Gala is almost upon…
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Daring, wild, and over-the-top designs are key to Met Gala fashion. Stars like Jared Leto, Rihanna, and Kim Kardashian are known for fully embracing the theme. In 2023, Leto arrived at the Met in…
Famous Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Tse has yet again proved his business acumen by selling 1.5 billion yuan-worth (US$207 million) of sausages in China over the past three years. Tse’s food company, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, eastern China, known as the brand Chef Nic Π, or fengweipai in Chinese, has also been…
(Reuters) – Australia’s beleaguered casino operator Star Entertainment has received an offer of A$250 million ($158 million) from U.S. casino group Bally’s for just over half of its shares, as the debt-laden casino operator reviews options to stay afloat. Years of regulatory scrutiny and penalties following money laundering accusations, management exodus, and border closures due…
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. A recent Chinese military event has given a rare glimpse of what is really happening behind the…
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival is underway, and celebrities have arrived in style. Many are opting for trendy, casual, and cozy outfits at the Utah event. Others have missed the mark with mismatched looks and daring details. The 2025 Sundance Film Festival is full of movies and fashion. For years, celebrities have attended the Utah…
This summer, Hideaki Sato closed his fine-dining restaurant Ta Vie in Hong Kong, which received its third Michelin star in 2023, for several weeks, reopening it only at the beginning of September. While done primarily for renovations and redecoration following nine years of almost non-stop operation, another reason for the pause was for the chef…
PUBLISHED : 28 Oct 2024 at 18:20 Small Medium Large Supinya ‘Jay Fai’ Junsuta The planned closure of the famous Michelin one-star restaurant Jay Fai reflects a string of problems in the food supply chain, particularly high energy and raw material costs, according to the Restaurant Business Club. Jay Fai, which has…
The mother of late Cantopop diva Anita Mui Yim-fong is facing the prospect of being declared bankrupt for a second time after Hong Kong’s justice minister applied to a court to have the centenarian’s assets liquidated. Tam Mei-kam, who turned 100 earlier this year, was named the debtor in a High Court bankruptcy petition listed…