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Beyond the Scream: May Auction Highlights

MutualArt | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: London, Modern Art, Art Auctions, Hong Kong, Art Auction Records, Contemporary Art, Christie's, Sotheby's, New York Art, Impressionism, Arts News
MutualArt

This record-breaking month of May closes the strongest annual Spring auction season since the 2008 recession started. The art market has bounced back strongly as the world's super rich seek blue-chip artists, particularly seduced by modern and contemporary works.

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Authoritarian Art

Eric X. Li | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Art Basel, Art, Hong Kong, Globalization, Democracy, Hong Kong International Art Fair, China, Art Miami, Culture, World News
Eric X. Li

As things slow down in Basel and Miami, leading galleries, dealers, collectors and artists who congregate here are setting the art world of the People's Republic abuzz. It seems to be only an interim culmination of a 20-year trend that shows no sign of slowing.

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Hong Kong's Art Week: 8 Hong Kong Artists to Watch

Winnie So | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Hong Kong Art Fair, Hong Kong Artists, Slidepollajax, Hong Kong, Chinese Art, Art Hk, Chinese Artists, Arts News
Winnie So

While many will go to catch a glimpse works by big-name artists such Yayoi Kusama, this is also the week when Hong Kong's artists get showcase their work to a wider audience.

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PHOTOS: Unusual Island Vacations

Oyster | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: San Juan Islands, Manhattan, Hotels, Travel, Escapes, Hong Kong, Islands, Hutchinson Island, Slidepollajax, Island Travel, Nacka, Travel News
Oyster

Going to the Caribbean is so typical -- not that we object to it -- and we're ready to branch out.

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Free to Foster Culture of Innovation and Creativity

Ross LaJeunesse | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Hong Kong, Google, Google-Art-Project, Hallyu, South Korea, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Technology News
Ross LaJeunesse

As Korean Hallyu reveals, the open Internet is an engine of massive growth in global cultural production, opening up many new economic opportunities. But culture is not only critical to the economic future of many advanced economies; it is also, simply put, the essence of society.

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Two Places at Once: Divide's Merging Personal and Work Devices

Bryce Longton | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: London, Small Business America, Small Business, Startup, Hong Kong, Smartphones, Startups, Small Business News
Bryce Longton

This is the life at Divide, where multiple-personas are a reality of having such a global team.

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Hong Kong To Slam Door On Pregnant Mainland Chinese Mothers

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: China Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chinese Pregnant Women, Hong Kong Birth Bar, Hong Kong, China, Chinese Pregnant Women Hong Kong, Chinese Pregnant Hong Kong, Reuters, World News

By Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG, April 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong may bar mainland Chinese mothers from giving birth in public hospitals next y...

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China's Next Top Model: Guangdong Beats Chongqing?

John Wagner Givens | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Chongqing, Guangdong, Hong Kong, China, Bo Xilai, China Politics, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Government, Chinese Politics, World News
John Wagner Givens

In and of itself, a high-ranking official being dismissed in backroom party machinations is hardly a sign of improvement. Yet the event inspires hope that the more authoritarian Chongqing model is losing ground.

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Baby Mammoth Frozen In Time

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Frozen Mammoth, Best Preserved, Lyuba, Hong Kong, Mammoth, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Baby Mammoth, Frozen Baby Mammoth, Fossil, Green News

Meet Lyuba, the world's best-preserved baby mammoth. Discovered in 2007 by a reindeer herder in the Siberian permafrost of the remote Yamal Penins...

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900-Year-Old Dish Fetches Millions

AP | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Song Dynasty Ceramic Auction, Song Dynasty Ceramic, Chinese Song Dynasty Ceramic, Hong Kong, Ruyao Washer, Song Dynasty, Culture News

HONG KONG -- A 900-year-old dish has smashed the record for Chinese Song dynasty ceramics sold at auction, fetching $26.7 million. Sotheby's said Wed...

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Not Only Cheap Electronics: The Chinese Are Manufacturing High Net-Worth Individuals

April Rudin | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Capgemini, Private Wealth Management, Wealth, Affluence, Hong Kong, Alternative-Investments, Banks, Kuala Lumpur, Private Banking, Asian Markets, Asia, High-Net-Worth-Individuals, China, Business News
April Rudin

Hong Kong and China, in general, have established themselves as global manufacturing capitals by inexpensively producing a variety of electronics, clo...

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PHOTOS: 9 Sky High Hotels

Oyster | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Hotels, Vacation, Tall, Heights, Travel, Slidepollajax, New York, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Miami, Travel News
Oyster

You'll feel dizzy just looking at these pictures.

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Tonga's Flamboyant King Dies

AP | NICK PERRY | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: King Tupou v Dead, Video, Tonga King Dead, Hong Kong, Tupou v Dead, Tupou v Dies, King Tupou V, King Tupou v Dies, Tonga King, Tupou v Tonga, Tonga King Dies, World News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Tonga's King George Tupou V, who gave up most of his powers to bring a more democratic government to his Pacific islan...

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PHOTOS: An Underground, Anti-Skyscraper

2012-02-16-archdailyreal.jpg | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Anti Skyscraper, Hong Kong, Night Club Hotel, Architecture, Underground Skyscraper, Negative Skyscraper, Night Club Hotel Hong Kong, Archdaily, Culture News

By Irina Vinnitskaya (click here for original article) Courtesy of YS Groundwork We have already introduced you to the Night Club Hotel: Bu...

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Ask Airfarewatchdog: Your Airline Conundrums Answered

George Hobica | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Google, Airfares, US DOT, Pet Travel, Hong Kong, Airline Travel, Allergies, Travel News
George Hobica

Expert answers to your airline and airfare questions, from finding cheap fares to traveling with pets.

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The World's Most Competitive City Is...

Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Tokyo, Boston, Most Competitive Cities, Competitive Cities, Hong Kong, Washington, Economist Intelligence Unit, London, New York, Paris, Most Competitive City, World News

The most competitive city in the world? Yes. You guessed it right. No city in the world is better able to attract investors, capital, talent or touris...

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Don't Touch My Lunch Break

AP | By KELVIN CHAN | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Stockbrokers Lunch Break Protests, Hong Kong Stockbrokers, Hong Kong Protest, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stockbrokers Lunch Break, Stockbrokers Lunch Break Shorter, World News

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stockbrokers protested on Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to stop the city's stock market operator from trimming their lunch br...

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Nancy Kissel Case: 'Milkshake Murderer' Files For Appeal

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Murder Trial, Milkshake Murder, Hong Kong, Nancy Kissel Life Sentence, Nancy Kissel Milkshake Murderer, Robert Kissel Killed, Video, Nancy Kissel Milkshake Murder, Robert Kissel Murder, Manslaughter, Nancy Kissel Retrial, Nancy Kissel, Michigan, Nancy Kissel Appeal, Crime News

An American woman twice convicted in Hong Kong of killing her investment-banker husband is now seeking an appeal, MSNBC reported. Nancy Kissel, 48,...

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Hong Kong Jumps Into Social Media With Both Feet!

April Rudin | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Digital, Social Media, China, Social Media Week, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Social Media, Social Media Week Hong Kong, Hong Kong Media, Technology News
April Rudin

Think about electronics, think about Hong Kong. Think about portable radios, think Hong Kong. It's no wonder that social media has penetrated so much of Hong Kong (and other parts of Asia) so quickly.

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The Invasion of Hong Kong -- the Law, Maids, and Locusts

Eric X. Li | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Globalization, Democracy, China, Hong Kong, Rule of Law, World News
Eric X. Li

There is only one problem. The law. Yes, the much-cherished "rule of law" and the self-evident "human rights" it is supposed to protect. Hong Kong is a place held captive by an ideological narrative conceived and propagated by a few political and intellectual elites.

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Cities With The Most Expensive Office Space

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: China Housing Bubble, Global Recession, Housing Burst, Foreclosure Crisis, Office Rent, Hong Kong, Real Estate, Cushman & Wakefield, Housing Bubble, Business News

The global economy may still be in dire straights, but if demand for rental office space is any signal, things could be looking up. The global mark...

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PHOTOS: The 10 Coolest Subways Around the World

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Sweden, Germany, Beijing, Hong Kong, Subway, United States, Travel, China, New York, Japan, Paris, France, Munich, Stockholm, Madrid, Moscow, Public Transportation, Russia, Tokyo, Spain, North Korea, Subways, Travel Blogs, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Off Track Planet

Subways aren't just a means of getting from point A to point B. The dark nether regions that swallow millions of people daily are often bright and creative spaces to be explored.

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India Should Look to Hong Kong's Example in Its Fight Against Corruption

Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Corruption, India, Anna Hazare, India Corruption, Hong Kong, Jan Lokpal Bill, World News
Daniel Wagner

In fashioning legislation and a structure aimed at eliminating widespread corruption, India should look to the experience of Hong Kong and its three-pronged approach to fighting corruption: deterrence, prevention (both through law enforcement), and community education.

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Hong Kong Enters The Year Of The Dragon

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Man Mo Temple, Year of the Dragon, Hong Kong, Destinations, Chinese-New-Year, Travel Blogs, International Destinations, Travel News
Barbara Barton Sloane

Let there be no doubt, Hong Kong is a world-class city at the crossroads of a new Asia. With its myriad of offerings and certainly now, in the Year of the Dragon, the Big Lychee is beginning to look and feel an awful lot like the Big Apple.

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It's A Dragon! China Expects Baby Boom During Lucky Year

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Video, Taiwan, Dragon Babies, Year of the Dragon, Hong Kong, Dragon Baby Boom, Lunar New Year, China, Birth Rate, World News

Dragon babies are expected to hit China in droves this year, but there won't be any scales, fire-breathing, or mythical creatures involved. "Dragon...

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