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BBC - Oct 11, 2026

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Inside Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital, where Eastern and Western healthcare meet

Oct 11, 2026

Inside Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital, where Eastern and Western healthcare meet

In the last instalment of a four-part Health Matters series on traditional Chinese medicine, Chloe Loung experiences the patient journey at Hong Kong’s new Chinese medicine hospital, where Western doctors and TCM practitioners work side by side to streamline holistic healthcare. There are no receptionists barking ticket numbers in chaotic waiting rooms at the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong. In fact, stepping into the complex’s sunlit atrium, you can barely hear a footstep. Hong...

Meet Archie Renaux, who plays Johnny Warren in HBO’s War

Oct 11, 2026

Meet Archie Renaux, who plays Johnny Warren in HBO’s War

Archie Renaux stars as the ambitious lawyer Johnny Warren in HBO’s latest legal drama War. Starring Renaux, Sienna Miller and Dominic West, the anthology premiered on October 1. Its first season follows the high-profile and multimillion dollar divorce between social media mogul Morgan Henderson (West) and his film star wife Carla Duval (Miller). The show also follows the estranged couple’s attorneys from rival law firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne. Renaux’s character, Johnny, becomes...

4 Tokyo cafes that serve Hong Kong-style milk tea, from Chenputon to Victoria 1842

Oct 11, 2026

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Hong Kong milk tea – a mainstay of cha chaan teng, or Hong Kong-style diners – is taking on a new role in Tokyo’s cafe culture. According to the Japan Tea Association, the country is in the midst of a “third black tea boom” and more cafes are offering black tea menus. Even convenience stores are revamping their takeaway drink options, with 7-Eleven, for example, expanding its Seven Cafe tea machines to around 2,000 stores in early 2026. Suntory also released a Hong Kong-style milk tea under its...

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A Contagious Aversion to Overhead Lights

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Three Mark Zuckerbergs, Three Surprisingly Different Men

Oct 11, 2026

Three Mark Zuckerbergs, Three Surprisingly Different Men

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San Francisco Is Still Pushing to Turn Offices Into Homes

Oct 11, 2026

San Francisco Is Still Pushing to Turn Offices Into Homes

The city has not completed a single office-to-housing conversion, despite hopes to meet housing demand and inject life into empty downtowns.

Hotel stays hit records for four consecutive days on Fliggy during China’s 2026 Golden Week

Oct 11, 2026

Hotel stays hit records for four consecutive days on Fliggy during China’s 2026 Golden Week

Fliggy, a leading online travel platform and wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group has released travel booking data and trends for the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday, highlighting record hotel demand, rising interest in immersive travel experiences, and growing adoption of AI-powered travel services among Chinese travelers.

Disney+ K-drama Merry Berry Love: Ji Chang-wook goes to Japan in hollow romantic comedy

Oct 11, 2026

Disney+ K-drama Merry Berry Love: Ji Chang-wook goes to Japan in hollow romantic comedy

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European golf holidays braced for a 35% rise in unplayable days, as most impacted locations revealed

Oct 11, 2026

European golf holidays braced for a 35% rise in unplayable days, as most impacted locations revealed

New research by golfclubs4cash has found that extreme weather could be putting golf getaways at risk, as 16,793 days of play have been lost across some of Europe’s most popular golf holiday destinations since 2016. golfclubs4cash’s analysis of the most popular golf getaways across Spain, Portugal, and Turkey comes amid a spike in demand for golf holidays amongst Brits, with 940,000 Google searches between January and June this year.

How the “Dual Olympic City” Activates the Sports Event Economy

Oct 11, 2026

How the “Dual Olympic City” Activates the Sports Event Economy

On the evening of October 6, after Djokovic won the first set of the men’s singles final, his opponent Alex de Minaur retired due to injury, giving Djokovic his seventh China Open title. During the tournament, the excitement of the China Open extended from the courts to the entire park. The “second venue” with big-screen viewing, a rich variety of officially licensed merchandise, and food and beverage outlets full of everyday bustle blended the passion of sports competition with the city’s relaxed atmosphere, creating a diverse holiday viewing experience.

Charities and businesses wrestle with diesel cost

Oct 11, 2026

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