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Hong Kong health and beauty retailer AS Watson Group, owner of the iconic Watsons brand, is intensifying its focus on key growth areas, particularly instant retail and community stores in mainland China, as the company explores strategies to “enhance long-term value for shareholders”. The retail arm of conglomerate CK Hutchison, Watsons had accelerated its expansion in mainland China by increasing the number of physical stores and boosting online sales in response to shifting market dynamics,...

Costa D’Angelo’s star is rising. The 25-year-old actor is currently starring in the third season of Hulu’s hit drama series Tell Me Lies as Alex, and fans are already swooning over him. The show follows Baird College students Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White), aka TV’s most twisted couple at the moment, and the far-reaching consequences their toxic relationship has on anyone in their orbit. In season three, Alex is introduced as Lucy’s new love interest, and...

Le Caviar Impérial is arguably the most recognisable dish at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and as much a manifesto as it is an appetiser. Distilling Joël Robuchon’s philosophy of “absolute respect for the product”, Le Caviar Impérial is a meticulously layered composition of caviar, crab and lobster jelly. Listed under “hot and cold appetisers” on both the L’Atelier and Le Jardin lunch and dinner menus, the signature sits at the intersection of French precision and haute ingredients, setting the...

A Chinese son invited a violinist to play for his dying mother as she lay in her hospital bed, moving many people online with a melody dubbed “the most tender farewell”. Huang Haile, from southern China’s Guangdong province, bid farewell to his mother Ye Jindi on January 6, at the Dongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A video of the violinist performing Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi’s famous song, Mother, featured in the 1999 film Kikujiro, in Ye’s intensive care unit (ICU) ward,...

The Golden Raspberry Awards on Wednesday released the nominees for the 2026 Razzies, “honouring” last year’s most dubious achievements in film. Among the biggest losers was Disney’s Snow White, which was nominated for worst picture and worst remake. The 2025 adaptation of the Disney classic also netted a worst director nomination for Mark Webb and a worst supporting actor nod for “All Seven Artificial Dwarfs”, who also got a nod for worst screen combo. The 46th Golden Raspberry Awards will crown...