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One of the most powerful women in Asia's art industry discusses what lies ahead for the world's fourth-largest auction house. Read More

In an interview with Jing Daily, artnet News Editor in Chief Benjamin Genocchio discusses why the global art world needs more China knowledge. Read More

Welcome to Jing Daily’s China Luxury Brief: the day’s top news on the business of luxury and culture in China, all in one place. Read More

Mainland Chinese auction houses are hoping to compete with international rivals like Sotheby's and Christie's in Hong Kong by targeting the most sensitive place for regional collectors: their pocketbooks. Read More

2012 proved a more complex and challenging year for auction houses in Hong Kong and mainland China, coming off a stellar 2011 during which the Chinese art market grew to $33.8 billion. But what could 2013 hold in store? Read More

This year, amid a more selective buyer market, the name of the game remains quality, not only in terms of the artist but in terms of the artwork itself. Read More

Yet another auction controversy regarding the sale of Chinese antiques at an international auction house has illustrated the difficulties surrounding this auction segment. Read More

This weekend, Hong Kong's auction scene roared back to life with Sotheby's autumn auction series and mainland Chinese auction house China Guardian's first-ever sale in the city. Read More

Though China's domestic art and antique auction market is now the world's largest, the home-grown auction industry continues to suffer from a dearth of credibility, damaged by poor authentication standards, a lack of regulation, rampant non-payment and untested upstarts crowding the market. Read More

With the autumn auction season approaching, major auction houses are taking stock of what we can expect to see in the Asian art market in the remainder of the year, following lower overall volumes despite record-breaking sales in Hong Kong this past spring. Read More