By James Pomfret | HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of the world's pre-eminent collections of Chinese contemporary art was bequeathed to Hong Kong on Tuesday by a Swiss collector, a move that could transform the city's troubled bid to realise a new, ...full story

Art Basel has been increasing its reach since it was founded in Switzerland in 1970. It added Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002 and, starting next year, will open its first Hong Kong edition. “The strength of Art Basel is that it has expanded as the art ...full story

... fine art, wine, antique furniture, classic cars and precious metals, according to a Ledbury Research global survey of more than 2000 people published by Barclays Plc (BARC) today. That compares with 16 percent in Singapore, 14 percent in Hong Kong ...full story

By Peter Aspden If any proof were needed of the dizzying rise of the Asian art market in recent years, the news that Art Basel is launching a new edition in Hong Kong next year has surely clinched the argument. The blue-chip contemporary art fair, ...full story

Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong art collector Alan Lo and his father share a love for Chinese art. The younger Lo buys modern Chinese art; his dad owns an ...full story

The most recent results, then, can be read as an indicator that the contraction of the Chinese art market has stabilized, at least for the time being. Christie's Hong Kong's $352 million total also bested Sotheby's Hong Kong spring sales, ...full story

Ill economic winds have, of course, been blowing worldwide—and the most recent Hong Kong art auctions were down from last year's—but there are still many reasons for galleries from the West to be interested in China. (“Potential” and “growth” tend to ...full story

HONG KONG -- Global auction house Christie's sold HK$2.7 billion ($351.7 million) worth of Asian and Chinese art, wine and jewelry in its Hong Kong spring sales, a steady showing despite a gathering pall of economic uncertainty in the euro zone and ...full story

"I think Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai are leading contemporary arts scenes from now on," he said. His art has also reflected the changing times -- beginning with traditional Japanese ukiyo-e "floating world" drawings and prints, admittedly with a ...full story

Convention Foyer, Phase 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai. www.asiayogaconference.com Altfield Gallery presents the skilled art and sculpture of Southeast Asia this month with decorative objects primarily from Myanmar, ...full story