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Sketching a recovery: China’s art market puts next-gen buyers in the frame amid slowdown

China’s art market is showing tentative signs of recovery despite economic pressures, according to UBS, which cited rising participation from the next generation of wealthy families. “We have been seeing a rebound, with more trips for auctions and purchases [in China],” said Amy Lo Choi-wan, chairman of UBS Global Wealth Management Asia and CEO of UBS Hong Kong, in an interview with the South China Morning Post. “So...

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Hong Kong can draw on Art March’s success by keeping it authentic

Last week, a friend and I chatted about our children’s favourite art pieces after happening upon an auction house’s exhibition in a building in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district. We both recalled stopping to look at Yayoi Kusama’s Mount Fuji prints. “I pass by the space twice every day,” my friend said. She told me that my son’s pick – a piece by Sam Francis – was a new installation, replacing what had been...

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War on Iran is about to make clothes more expensive. Here’s why

Planning to update your wardrobe this summer? Industry insiders have some advice: do it soon. By the time autumn collections hit the racks, the aftershocks of war on Iran may have quietly picked your pocket. Clothing manufacturers and industry analysts are warning consumers to budget for price increases of 10 to 15 per cent as South Asia’s US$50 billion garment export industry reels from a cascade of war-driven shock...

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War on Iran is about to make clothes more expensive. Here’s why

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Hong Kong restaurateurs revamp traditional dining as closures reshape industry

Hong Kong’s traditional Chinese dining landscape is undergoing a structural overhaul, with a leading restaurant operator pivoting to experiential dining and smaller footprints amid a wave of closures and residents headin...

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Fake windows, blocked views: How Trump’s $300 million WH ballroom was trashed by architects

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Fake windows, blocked views: How Trump’s $300 million WH ballroom was trashed by architects.

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Who is Solange Tremblay? Canadian flight attendant survives LaGuardia crash after being ejected 320 feet

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Who is Solange Tremblay? Canadian flight attendant survives LaGuardia crash after being ejected 320 feet.

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