March 31, 2021

Hong Kong entertainer Eason Chan may need to pay S$10m to Adidas for breach of contract

KUALA LUMPUR — Cantopop singer Eason Chan may have to fork out HK$60 million (S$10.4 million) as compensation for cutting ties with sportswear brand Adidas. Hong Kong’s hk01.com reported that Chan had been working with the brand for 10 years before the 46-year-old’s recent decision to cut working ties after a group of clothing brands […]

March 27, 2021

Hong Kong actor Louis Koo’s donation helps to build 135 schools in China

KUALA LUMPUR — Hong Kong actor Louis Koo’s philanthropy is not only confined to the city-state. As a photo of a kindergarten building at Henan with Koo’s name made its rounds on social media, Sina.com reported that Koo had donated funds to build four schools last year, namely Sungang Primary School, Chengguan Town Centre Kindergarten, […]

March 26, 2021

‘Sakura’ shrimp and cherry blossom latte: Spring has arrived in Japan!

TOKYO — Sometimes it feels as though the world is at a standstill. But the seasons pass and with them, so does what we harvest and partake of. Nowhere is this clearer than in Japan where menus switch from autumnal apples and persimmons to the wintry flavours of sukiyaki and oden. Now it is springtime. […]

March 18, 2021

Beer and loathing: Irish mourn another St Patrick’s Day lockdown

DUBLIN — The cellar of The Temple Bar in central Dublin would normally be stacked head-high with enough kegs of Guinness to serve thousands of pints to revellers toasting Ireland’s patron saint. But this St Patrick’s Day today, only a smattering of empty caskets line the chilled basement of the crimson-coloured pub, the cornerstone of […]

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