Ashlyn Chak

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

This is the 52nd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For an acclaimed movie star whose accolades include best actress at the Venice Film Festival, Deanie Ip Tak-han has surprisingly little regard for fame and fortune. Known for standing up for her views even if it affects her career, the actress and singer is one of the most outspoken entertainers in Hong Kong.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ashlyn Chak

18 hours agoChina: Building collapses as river bursts banks in ChinaYunnan, China - May 31, 2025 This is the terrifying moment a four-storey building collapses after floodwaters washed away its foundations. Dramatic footage shows the structure tipping backwards into the water in one piece as onlookers gasp in dismay. Authorities said the incident occurred after days of torrential rain caused the Dulong River to burst its banks in Dulongjiang, Yunnan Province, on May 31.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

“Growing up in a Muslim family, I was told that liking another person of the same sex was haram,” says Warren Hallett of how Islam forbids homosexuality, considering it sinful. “My religion teacher said [gay people] were going to hell. “I knew being me was wrong, but I couldn’t change it. And because I couldn’t tell anyone, the only way to live was to hide everything.

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Ashlyn Chak

4 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

At first sight, you probably would not guess that Jephina Lueche could speak Hakka, a Chinese language variety most widely spoken in China’s south, let alone that she teaches it to others. But the content creator of Chinese and Guyanese descent has been giving short lessons on basic but useful everyday Hakka phrases on social media for over four years, wowing tens of thousands of followers along the way.