In February 2020, Chinese national Lin Jin Qiu, 32, found herself overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness in Rwanda. Halfway across the world from China, she was troubled by her inability to physically help her family during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Seeking a reprieve from her worries, Lin, who was in Rwanda to start a business, made a spontaneous decision to venture beyond Kigali, the capital. With no destination in mind, she packed a bag and made her way to Nyabugogo bus park, where she bought a ticket for the next departing bus.

The world's largest luxury empire has invested in an up-and-coming LA streetwear brand that's targeted at Gen Z and millennials shoppers. According to Business of Fashion, LVMH Luxury Ventures, the investment arm of the French conglomerate, led a US$1.8 million round of funding into Madhappy; Tommy Hilfiger and the founders of Sweetgreen also invested in this round. LVMH Luxury Ventures was set up in 2017 to invest in emerging brands with “strong growth potential”.

For the Paris Olympics, it could almost be a new sport: score points by hunting down mosaics that a mystery artist who calls himself “Invader” has cemented to walls across France’s capital, the world – including Hong Kong – and even had carried aloft to the International Space Station. Vincent Giraud, one of the artist’s Parisian fans, is already an avid player. He downloaded Invader’s addictive FlashInvaders mobile-phone game that awards points to users who find and photograph the colourful and quirky pieces of pixellated art.

Lead cast: Shin Hye-sun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Ha Yoon-kyung, Ahn Dong-goo Latest Nielsen rating: 5.49 per cent Almost two-and-a-half years after the finale of Mr. Queen, Shin Hye-sun returns to screens, alongside Ahn Bo-hyun (Military Prosecutor Doberman), in the new TvN drama See You in My 19th Life, streaming globally on Netflix.Shin’s previous show was a period drama and this one is set in the present day, yet there are clear parallels between the two: in both series, she plays a self-possessed character who benefits from having all the hindsight (or foresight) from having lived as a different person at a different time.

Before the social media explosion, the general consensus when it came to a lucrative dream job would be an investment banker, pilot, racing car driver, doctor, etc. Fast forward to today, and many would want to be a social media influencer. And why not? Who wouldn’t want to make a living photographing themselves while exploring exotic places, dining at the best restaurants and driving the best cars? But ever wondered how much these influencers make in a year or per post?