A visual artist who likes to break down barriers in communication: Xu Bing is known for incorporating words and characters into his art to explore the role of language and text in human life. The Hong Kong Museum of Art is currently featuring a hybrid ...

Long before the compounds that make up modern pharmaceuticals were discovered and isolated, cultures around the world relied on the healing powers of herbs. They have long played a vital role in traditional Chinese medicine, and their curative properti...

Few artists have gone through as many changes in style as Pablo Picasso. Despite the frequent transformations in his work, he once said, “Variation does not mean evolution”. At M+ in West Kowloon, you can currently see, on loan from Musée National Pica...

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The theme of this year’s week-long Hong Kong International Literary Festival which opened at the beginning of this month was “Into the Future: Stories for Tomorrow”.

The festival included 68 events, featuring writers creating in a wide range of genres....

In part two of this week’s show, it’s time for a “Bedroom Party”, and in case you’re wondering what on earth we’re talking about, we’re introducing Lilong and Tommy. They named the band they formed five years ago “Bedroom Party” because they’d both sta...

The 17th March is Saint Patrick’s Day, which commemorates the death of Ireland’s foremost patron saint. It’s celebrated, officially or unofficially, everywhere Irish people have emigrated. On the show later, we’ll be discovering more about what’s happe...

Today, books and other print publications are mostly printed by computerised typesetting or offset printing. For a long time though, two different and traditional printing methods dominated: movable type and lithography. At one time there were 200 prin...

For those familiar with local art and artists, the paintings of Chu Hing-wah, depicting Hong Kong’s everyday life and community are easily recognised and highly relatable. The Works has featured Chu and his works several times, and this week we have a ...

We have a doctor in the house later, or rather in the studio, but don’t worry, no one here is going through a medical emergency. Ryan Cheung is not only a doctor but also a singer-songwriter. He took a six-month sabbatical to pursue his love for music....