Long Reads - South China Morning Post · Scour

How to get a good night’s sleep in an overstimulated world – is sleeping well really a skill that insomniacs can learn?

Japandi design … in a beachy Balinese-style house? This Hong Kong restaurateur couple showed it’s possible

Fashion star Guo Pei on her upcoming M+ show – and an unexpected request from Rihanna

‘Hong Kong’s Dr Fauci’, Yuen Kwok-yung, on growing up poor and weathering Sars and Covid-19

How the Cold War and a largely imagined China made spy novels cool

How Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong’s eateries are honouring their legacies in the 21st century

Comedian Paul Ogata in his own words: why Robin Williams and Andy Bumatai were early role models, and I was named after Paul McCartney – not Richard Nixon

The New Zealanders of Maori-Chinese descent navigating their dual heritage and embracing their roots

Exploring Lhasa: Tibet’s sky-high capital pairs history and modernity against a striking plateau landscape

Tales from old Zheltuga: the rise and equally abrupt fall of the lawless 19th century gold rush republic on the Russia-China frontier

Unstoppable: Asia’s first female UFC champion Zhang Weili’s story told in gripping new documentary

How I became one of the first women in the Hong Kong civil service – via Oxford University

Fancy flying into a volcano or fishing up at a mountain lake? Travel consultants are here to execute your wildest dreams – at a price

One of Italy’s first city councillors of Chinese descent, Marco Wong helped shepherd immigrants through trying times

Were Chinese monks the original surfer dudes? How this Italian coach discovered the sport’s Chinese roots at a Kunming temple

5 food and cooking podcasts to whet your appetite hosted by food science writers, comedians and more

MasterChef Australia alum and Everyday Gourmet host Justine Schofield is back on the road with a new season – this time, it’s Malaysia

Run Run Shaw’s grandniece Claudia Shaw on growing up a ‘Kowloon girl’, working with Celine and Chanel, and becoming a mum

Why rare Chinese teas are captivating Hong Kong connoisseurs

Hong Kong beauty queen Hazel Cheung lost her beloved business and became a widow – then, unexpectedly, a pageant lifted her depression

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