The Year of the Horse 2026 will be welcomed across China with blessings for money, health and more. Here are ... - South China Morning Post, SCMP, Life & Culture - The Year of the Horse 2026 will be welcomed across China with blessings for money, health and more. Here are ...
LIFE & CULTURE
Thursday 15th January, 2026
Wellness and mental health
A woman holds Lunar New Year decorations. Throughout China, greetings in various dialects will be exchanged to welcome the Year of the Horse. Here are some of them and their meanings. Photo: Shutterstock
The Year of the Horse 2026 will be a time for those born in the Year of the Monkey to expand networks abroad. But married Monkeys are at risk of feeling alienated from their spouse. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
An elderly Asian woman with dementia is comforted by her daughter. A study of nearly 1,000 Singaporeans found that those showing early signs of Alzheimer’s tended to have “enlarged perivascular spaces”, or blocked glymphatic channels, the pathways through which cerebrospinal fluid washes away toxins from the brain. Photo: Shutterstock
Louis Koo in a still from Back to the Past. The film, a sequel to the 2000s TVB drama series A Step into the Past, is setting records at the local box office.
IU (left) and Byeon Woo-seok in a still from Perfect Crown.
COLUMNS
(From left) Carlsberg 0.0, Peroni 0.0, Budweiser 0.0 and Kirin’s Perfect Free are four non-alcoholic beers available for sale in Hong Kong shops. Photo: Cathy Hilborn Feng
Mouthing Off
Dry January is a silly social campaign and ‘no-lo’ drinks are pointless
Andrew Sun
15 Jan 2026
Ralph Fiennes in a still from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (category III), co-starring Jack O’Connell and Alfie Williams and directed by Nia DaCosta.
Entertainment
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Ralph Fiennes leads savage sequel
James Mottram
14 Jan 2026
A chicken pot dish at Chuan Yue Shi Kong in Kwun Tong, one of Ernesto Ng’s favourite restaurants in Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy of Chuan Yue Shi Kong
Food & Drink
Fiery Sichuan, authentic seafood: ex-banker’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants
Andrew Sun
14 Jan 2026
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