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For Auction Houses In Hong Kong, “Power And Patriotism Sell”
By highlighting the undertones of power and authority in the objects up for auction in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s is smartly playing to the cultural and historical proclivities of (primarily) mainland Chinese collectors.
Read Full Story »Video: Hong Kong Uncorks Wine Culture
The Wall Street Journal has posted an excellent video about Hong Kong’s red-hot wine trade and the city’s new status as one of the world’s key wine hubs.
Read Full Story »Jade Jewelry Takes A Contemporary Turn
Jade, coveted in China for thousands of years, is making a comeback among women of the country’s “me generation” who want to set themselves apart from the average conspicuous consumer.
Read Full Story »All Eyes On Macau
One of the big developments we’ve seen in Macau recently is the Tourism Department’s more intense efforts at diversifying the city’s cultural offerings.
Read Full Story »Video: Goldman Sachs’ Fred Hu On China’s Economic Recovery
The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report blog has posted an informative and insightful interview with Dr. Fred Hu, managing director of Goldman Sachs Group, in which Hu discusses the biggest challenge facing China’s recovery.
Read Full Story »Emerging-Market Investors Bullish On China’s Middle Class
While the Chinese middle class is expected by many to play a major role in the global economic recovery, their buying (and saving) habits, investment strategies, and long-term financial goals by and large remain poorly understood.
Read Full Story »WSJ: Only China Can Save Luxury Sales
An interesting blog post today at the Wall Street Journal, where Robert Frank points out that the global economic downturn has turned a new spotlight onto a once-unlikely savior — the Chinese [ultrarich] luxury consumer.
Read Full Story »Chinese Auction Buyers Find “Treasures For The Taking”
Next week, Sotheby’s will hold one of the most anticipated auctions of the season, its autumn auction of contemporary Chinese and other Asian art, in Hong Kong. For this closely-watched sale, the location is no coincidence. According to recent stories in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Economist and dozens of art blogs, mainland Chinese buyers have rapidly become one of the fastest-growing buyer and collector groups in the world.
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