The Bridge collection in Porto’s World of Wine district exhibits 2,000 cups spanning 9,000 years – including this terracotta drinking vessel from Japan, the oldest in the collection. Photo: Chris Dwyer
Tourism

Why wine city Porto’s vast drinking vessel collection will make you go ‘wow’

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Porto in Portugal has deep ties to wine, and is home to a large collection of drinking vessels that go back 9,000 years. We see first hand some of the stand-out pieces from port magnate Adrian Bidge’s trove.

The Bridge collection in Porto’s World of Wine district exhibits 2,000 cups spanning 9,000 years – including this terracotta drinking vessel from Japan, the oldest in the collection. Photo: Chris Dwyer

Why wine city Porto’s vast drinking vessel collection will make you go ‘wow’

Porto in Portugal has deep ties to wine, and is home to a large collection of drinking vessels that go back 9,000 years. We see first hand some of the stand-out pieces from port magnate Adrian Bidge’s trove.

33 minutes ago

When a Hong Kong man killed his lover in a hotel bathtub over a debt dispute

Kwong Kok-leung would ‘jump at the sight of a cockroach’. Yet in 2001 he was jailed for life in Hong Kong for murdering Elvis Leung Yiu-chi over a money dispute. A year later, he was found hanged in his prison cell.

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Hong Kong interactive art show teamLab: Future Park – what to expect

The Instagram-friendly pop-up exhibition at Megabox makes visitors part of the artwork and should be diverting for kids. But if you’ve seen the bigger teamLab: Supernature in Macau, prepare to be disappointed.

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Elvis Leung Yiu-chi’s live-in lover, Wu Man-lung, leaves the Hong Kong High Court after testifying in the trial of Kwong Kwok-leung for Leung’s murder. Kwong was jailed for life for the crime and later committed suicide in his prison cell. Photo: SCMP

When a Hong Kong man killed his lover in a hotel bathtub over a debt dispute

Kwong Kok-leung would ‘jump at the sight of a cockroach’. Yet in 2001 he was jailed for life in Hong Kong for murdering Elvis Leung Yiu-chi over a money dispute. A year later, he was found hanged in his prison cell.

4 hours ago
Art

Hong Kong interactive art show teamLab: Future Park – what to expect

The Instagram-friendly pop-up exhibition at Megabox makes visitors part of the artwork and should be diverting for kids. But if you’ve seen the bigger teamLab: Supernature in Macau, prepare to be disappointed.

The Instagram-friendly pop-up exhibition at Megabox makes visitors part of the artwork and should be diverting for kids. But if you’ve seen the bigger teamLab: Supernature in Macau, prepare to be disappointed.

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Coronavirus pandemic

‘A feeling she can’t process’: Hong Kong dad on helping child with mental health

Alex Bowen, a father of two, saw how the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic impacted his own children. He supports a digital toolkit of information for parents about children’s mental health launched by a Hong Kong group.

Alex Bowen, a father of two, saw how the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic impacted his own children. He supports a digital toolkit of information for parents about children’s mental health launched by a Hong Kong group.

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How antidepressants, sleeping pills and other drugs raise dementia risk

Taking common drugs, including antidepressants, antihistamines and sleeping pills, for as little as 60 days can affect memory, cognitive ability and spatial awareness by disrupting the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

3 Jul 2023 - 7:15PM
How antidepressants, sleeping pills and other drugs raise dementia risk

5 ways an expat became fitter, healthier and happier than ever in Malaysia

Never much one for sports or spirituality, Lise Poulsen Floris has transformed her body and mind in three years in Malaysia. Here are her tips for becoming fitter, healthier and happier.

2 Jul 2023 - 1:15PM
5 ways an expat became fitter, healthier and happier than ever in Malaysia

‘A feeling she can’t process’: Hong Kong dad on helping child with mental health

Alex Bowen, a father of two, saw how the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic impacted his own children. He supports a digital toolkit of information for parents about children’s mental health launched by a Hong Kong group.

6 hours ago

How antidepressants, sleeping pills and other drugs raise dementia risk

Taking common drugs, including antidepressants, antihistamines and sleeping pills, for as little as 60 days can affect memory, cognitive ability and spatial awareness by disrupting the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

3 Jul 2023 - 7:15PM

5 ways an expat became fitter, healthier and happier than ever in Malaysia

Never much one for sports or spirituality, Lise Poulsen Floris has transformed her body and mind in three years in Malaysia. Here are her tips for becoming fitter, healthier and happier.

2 Jul 2023 - 1:15PM

10 best K-dramas of 2023 so far ranked: Bloodhounds, The Glory and more

From The Glory and Bloodhounds to Dr. Romantic 3, we rank our 10 favourite K-dramas of the first half of 2023. See if you agree with our picks and the order we put them in.

From The Glory and Bloodhounds to Dr. Romantic 3, we rank our 10 favourite K-dramas of the first half of 2023. See if you agree with our picks and the order we put them in.

24 Jun 2023 - 10:15AM

King the Land: Im Yoon-ah, Lee Jun-ho in romcom K-drama on Netflix

Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho of 2PM fame are the leads in Netflix K-drama King the Land. Sadly, that is all the show has going for it – this is tacky, dated and unimaginative fare.

Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho of 2PM fame are the leads in Netflix K-drama King the Land. Sadly, that is all the show has going for it – this is tacky, dated and unimaginative fare.

26 Jun 2023 - 12:30PM

Revenant: Kim Tae-ri leads chilling supernatural K-drama from Kingdom writer

Kim Tae-ri stars opposite Oh Jung-se in Disney+’s occult drama about a woman possessed by an evil spirit, which has been slow to start, but now has all the parts in place to be terrifying going forward.

Kim Tae-ri stars opposite Oh Jung-se in Disney+’s occult drama about a woman possessed by an evil spirit, which has been slow to start, but now has all the parts in place to be terrifying going forward.

26 Jun 2023 - 10:00PM

10 best K-dramas of 2023 so far ranked: Bloodhounds, The Glory and more

From The Glory and Bloodhounds to Dr. Romantic 3, we rank our 10 favourite K-dramas of the first half of 2023. See if you agree with our picks and the order we put them in.

From The Glory and Bloodhounds to Dr. Romantic 3, we rank our 10 favourite K-dramas of the first half of 2023. See if you agree with our picks and the order we put them in.

24 Jun 2023 - 10:15AM

King the Land: Im Yoon-ah, Lee Jun-ho in romcom K-drama on Netflix

Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho of 2PM fame are the leads in Netflix K-drama King the Land. Sadly, that is all the show has going for it – this is tacky, dated and unimaginative fare.

Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho of 2PM fame are the leads in Netflix K-drama King the Land. Sadly, that is all the show has going for it – this is tacky, dated and unimaginative fare.

26 Jun 2023 - 12:30PM

Revenant: Kim Tae-ri leads chilling supernatural K-drama from Kingdom writer

Kim Tae-ri stars opposite Oh Jung-se in Disney+’s occult drama about a woman possessed by an evil spirit, which has been slow to start, but now has all the parts in place to be terrifying going forward.

Kim Tae-ri stars opposite Oh Jung-se in Disney+’s occult drama about a woman possessed by an evil spirit, which has been slow to start, but now has all the parts in place to be terrifying going forward.

26 Jun 2023 - 10:00PM
Lifestyle | OPINION
Hong Kong-born Portuguese amateur historian Jose Maria “Jack” Braga as a young man. Photo: Instituto Cultural

Then & Now | A Hong Kong amateur historian dead 35 years but whose work still resonates

Hong Kong-born Portuguese scholar José Maria ‘Jack’ Braga was one of a group of amateur historians, including Austin Coates, whose spadework dug up unexpected riches for later authors to utilise.

3 Jul 2023 - 7:45AM

Reflections | Do low-wash advocates call laundry hard work? In ancient China it truly was

Low-wash and no-wash movements are trending – and men are seemingly drawn to them because they hate doing laundry. They would have hated doing it way more if they had lived in ancient China – it was hard work.

Low-wash and no-wash movements are trending – and men are seemingly drawn to them because they hate doing laundry. They would have hated doing it way more if they had lived in ancient China – it was hard work.

2 Jul 2023 - 2:15PM
Do low-wash advocates call laundry hard work? In ancient China it truly was

Opinion | Village life in Hong Kong or Britain? Why both will always hold magic for me

From roaming buffalo and the scent of flowers on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island to village fetes and cricket matches in the UK, Cliff Buddle finds much to love about country life in both places.

From roaming buffalo and the scent of flowers on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island to village fetes and cricket matches in the UK, Cliff Buddle finds much to love about country life in both places.

1 Jul 2023 - 2:15PM
Village life in Hong Kong or Britain? Why both will always hold magic for me

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