HONG KONG (Reuters) - A leading China auctioneer holds a debut sale in Hong Kong on Sunday, lured by the city's international buyers, low tax regime and stable regulatory framework in a trend that could bring more competition for global companies.REFILE-China art auctioneers eye slicefull story

According to the 2011 China Art Market Annual Report, released by the Ministry of Culture and the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, China's total number of art galleries grew 9 percent from the previous year, to 1,649. Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong ...full story

A slew of Asia's biggest contemporary art stars are ready to stir the waters of the auction world this week, as works by internationally known figures like Yayoi Kusama, Cai Guo-qiang and Zhang Xiaogang head to the bidding block at Sotheyby's in Hong Kong.full story

Thursday, 4th October 2012. With London and New York as staple destinations on the global art map, it has been interesting to observe the development of Hong Kong, which since 2008, has been steadily rising as an Eastern art hub. There may currently be ...full story

Wealthy mainland Chinese who used to frequent Hong Kong's luxury retailers are also the ones who have helped turn the city into a major art hub. Sotheby's total estimate for the October 5-9 series of auctions is HK$1.6bn ($200m), compared with HK$2.4bn ...full story

In Mr. Wong's work, Blindspot founder Mimi Gradel sees “one of the most interesting artists in Hong Kong,” she says. “'Lanwei' combines documentary and staged photography,” she adds. “It is rare to see an artist blur the boundary, and do it ...full story

How Healthy Is the Art Market? Fall Auction Preview. previous; next. Some of the world's priciest artworks will hit the auction block this fall at sales spanning Hong Kong, London and New York. Here's a look at few highlights. –Kelly Crow ...full story

Meanwhile, Hong Kong has emerged as a major hub for the Western powerhouses, both of whom obtain the bulk of their Chinese art and antiques from Western collectors to sell in the former British colony. Sotheby's last year sold US$960 million of ...full story

Art fair maven Sandy Angus just can't get enough of emerging markets. In 2008 he co-founded the Art HK fair in fast-rising Hong Kong, and three years later Art Basel's parent company snapped up a 60-percent stake in that fair last year and is ...full story

Today, Ventura holds the auction record for contemporary Southeast Asian art, having sold one of his large graphite, acrylic and oil on canvas works, “Grayground,” for HK$8.42 million, or US$1.1 million, at Sotheby's Hong Kong. “These are the kinds of ...full story