Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau selling HK$35mil wine collection

HONG KONG: Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau is selling another wine collection with an estimated value exceeding HK$35 million ($5.8 million) in an auction by Christie’s next week. Lau is offering more than 200 lots of fine wine, including rarities from revered producer Henri Jayer, vintages from Petrus and selections from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, as...

Asian markets struggle as trade war hits China factory activity

HONG KONG: Stocks started limply Wednesday (April 30) as investors struggled to match Wall Street's rally, with data showing Chinese factory activity contracted this month at its fastest pace for nearly two years as Donald Trump's trade war kicked in. While markets have recovered some of the losses suffered after the US president's "Liberation Day" tariffs...

Late HK star Lydia Sum’s daughter Joyce Cheng wipes clean social media accounts

Hong Kong singer Joyce Cheng, who has been largely out of the public eye for two years, has wiped clean her social media accounts. Fans noticed on April 24 that all the posts on the 37-year-old’s Instagram account have been deleted. The vlogs on her YouTube channel were also removed, but a few songs remain on...

HK actor Ken Lo on death of ex-wife Bonnie Lai: ‘Shouldn’t have left like this’

Hong Kong action star Ken Lo has opened up about the passing of his ex-wife, actress Bonnie Lai Suk-yin, who died by suicide at the age of 46 on Dec 26, 2023. In a recent interview hosted by lyricist Gary Yeung on his online programme, Lo, 66, shared that Lai's death came as a shock to him...

Cheung would rather have wrinkles than a stiff face

Compiled by C. ARUNO and RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM HONG Kong Cantopop superstar Jacky Cheung (pic), despite acknowledging the increasing wrinkles on his face, says he will not get Botox injections, Sin Chew Daily reported. “Time flies and I am now in my 60s. No matter how old I am, I will strive to become a better Jacky Cheung,”...

TVB star Eric Tsang’s daughter Bowie visits local actress Lee Sinje in Malaysia

Taiwanese television host Bowie Tsang, the daughter of renowned Hong Kong filmmaker Eric Tsang, recently visited Malaysia for the first time in two decades for a book reading session. During her stay, she took the opportunity to reconnect with her good friend, Malaysian actress Angelica Lee Sinje. On Thursday (April 9), Lee, 49, shared a photo with...

Ex-TVB star Ai Wai, 66, struggles financially as wife battles liver disease

Hong Kong actor Ai Wai recently revealed that his wife Lisa Chan is currently in hospital battling a serious liver disease. In an interview with HK01, Ai Wai, 66, shared that Chan is in critical condition and urgently needs a liver transplant. “She always puts on a brave face around friends, acting like everything is fine. She’s...

HK actor Lee Lung Kei, 74, proposes to 38YO girlfriend Chris Wong in prison

Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei might have announced his plans to marry his 38-year-old girlfriend Chris Wong back in 2023. However, the 74-year-old recently made things official by proposing to Wong, who’s currently serving time in prison. Wong, a Chinese national whose real name is Wang Qingxia, was sentenced to jail by the Shatin Magistrates’ Court...

Former TVB actress Casper Chan now works as a hawker, sells chicken feet

Hong Kong star Casper Chan has left behind the glitz and glamour of the entertainment scene, embracing a more modest life as a hawker instead. She recently revealed on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, that she’s following in the footsteps of former actor Vin Choi and setting up her own stall to sell chicken feet. The 42-year-old...

Carina Zhang Gets Herself into Further Controversy

Labeled a wife-pampering monster, 45-year-old singer and actor Raymond Lam (林峯) has been known to be a generous man. Recently, his wife, Chinese model Carina Zhang (張馨月) faced online criticism for the unfeeling way she handled her nanny’s dismissal, and then got herself in the spotlight again in a livestream for her views on monthly household allowances. “Husbands Be Self-Aware” Married...