Explore our editorial guide to the must-watch Chinese and Asian diaspora films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026. Discover powerful stories of identity, family, and resilience starring Michelle Yeoh, Zhou Xun, Fan Bingbing, Shuhua Yeh, and more.
Read MoreIn this chapter, Mimi Chinese returns to the language of memory, reinvention, and quiet abundance. Under Chef Braden Chong’s vision, familiar Cantonese forms are reinterpreted through a contemporary lens—where tradition is not replicated, but carefully reassembled through place, season, and instinct.
Rooted in the spirit of celebration that defines the Mid-Autumn Festival—where reunion, harvest, and reflection converge under the fullness of the moon—each dish becomes both gesture and offering. From the tactile pleasure of shared plates to the precision of technique hidden beneath restraint, the menu moves between nostalgia and invention, between the comfort of the familiar and the intrigue of the unexpected.
Read MoreSet against the sweeping backdrop of Victoria Harbour at the Rosewood Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Fashion Fest Gala 2026 brought together international designers, cultural icons, and stars like Stephanie Au, Irene Kim, and Elva Ni. From the "10 Asian Designers to Watch" showcase to a spellbinding performance by the Hong Kong Ballet costumed by Robert Wun, Fête Chinoise takes you on the ground for an unforgettable evening celebrating Asian design mastery.
Read MoreFrom honing her craft under Vera Wang to launching her own atelier, Hong Kong fashion designer Vivian Luk embodies creative evolution and resilience. Discover the Toronto-raised couturier’s journey, her signature draping techniques, and her latest "Enchanted" collection unveiled at Hong Kong Fashion Fest 2026’s VIRTUOSE showcase.
Read More"Wear’s HK" brings 20 of Hong Kong’s most compelling fashion designers to six iconic shopping hotspots—including Harbour City, ifc mall, Harvey Nichols and more. From the gender-neutral tailoring of DEMO and PONDER.ER to the exquisite couture of KEV YIU and Natacha Van, explore how these homegrown talents are redefining modern Asian fashion.
Read MoreEstablished in 1928, Yuet Tung China Works has survived wave after wave of change in Hong Kong. Every piece of porcelain here has a long story to tell. The works not only reflect the opportunities and challenges of Hong Kong’s shifting relationship with the world over the past century, they also demonstrate the adaptability and flexibility of Hong Kong people.
Read MoreHong Kong Fashion Fest 2026 kicked off its third annual edition with VIRTUOSE: The Artistry of Couture at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Set against a dramatic, crimson-swathed foyer, four visionary designers from Hong Kong, Spain, and Vietnam came together in a vibrant creative exchange, redefining modern haute couture through traditional craftsmanship and cultural storytelling.
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 22, 2026, Vancouver’s Chinatown hosted an evening of music and community at the historic Wing Sang Building. The Chinese Canadian Museum served as the stage for Songs of the Golden Era, a special fundraising concert presented by the Harmony Through Arts Youth Foundation in support of the museum's ongoing public and educational programming.
Read MoreFrom August 14 to 16, 2026, the quiet streets of Downtown Markham were replaced by the roar of twin-turbo V6 engines as the city hosted the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy. The 3.52-kilometre street circuit brought high-speed motorsport into the heart of Markham Centre, reshaping the surrounding urban footprint for three days of intense racing, live music, and community turnout.
Read MoreThere is an intensity to the miniature worlds created by Pui Wan Lim of Picoworm Miniature. Each tiny scene – a traditional kopitiam coffee shop, a provision store, a kitchen table – is built with painstaking care yet feels lived in as if someone has just stepped away. The streets, signs, furniture and smallest objects hold fragments of memory, linking family history, local culture and her own imagination. For diaspora families, these miniatures are more than delicate objects: they are a way to hold on to places and routines that no longer exist around them.
Read MoreHong Kong-Canadian playwright Jeff Ho speaks with Fête Chinoise about his new sequel to As You Like It, growing up between Cantonese and English, and bringing inclusive, park-side theatre to Toronto with Shakespeare in the Ruff.
Read MoreOn a quiet lane just east of Beijing’s Forbidden City, an old temple opens in a sequence of courtyards and chambers that feels uncannily like a house. You step off the street into a stone‑paved siheyuan, the city’s classic courtyard layout, and only gradually realize that the “home” you’re walking through is, in fact, a showroom. It’s The Palace MULI, a 500‑year‑old building restored and reimagined by North America design studio Yabu Pushelberg for MULI, a rising Chinese smart‑home brand intent on defining how a new generation wants to live.
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