Hong Kong’s restaurant industry is anticipating a 10 per cent boost in business on Tuesday compared with last year, with an industry leader saying the increased number of more than 3,800 eateries offering discounts to celebrate the city’s handover to Beijing will spur local consumption and help ease the sector’s woes. Simon Wong Ka-wo, president…
The United States has resumed processing student visas after a month-long halt, with applicants now required to make their social media profiles public for review, a move that has left many Hong Kong hopefuls feeling uncertain and betrayed. The country’s State Department said on Wednesday (US time) that it was once again processing visas for…
Richard Serra once said in an interview with Charlie Rose, “Art is purposely useless”. What the artist known for his colossal sculptures meant was that, unlike architecture, art can escape from all constraints and restrictions and be free. Well, Serra would eat his words if he had a chance to see what museum visitors are…
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The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMOA) has confirmed it has taken over preparations for the city’s exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Rather than focus the exhibition on the work of a single artist, which has been the case since 2009, the next Hong Kong exhibition in Venice will feature the work of several…
A painting by a mainland Chinese contemporary artist created by exploding gunpowder may seem an unlikely item for a Picasso exhibition, but it is among more than 190 artworks at Hong Kong’s M+ museum. Gunpowder Drawing No 8-A5 by Cai Guo-qiang is displayed alongside the Spanish master’s cubist study of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris….
A painting by a mainland Chinese contemporary artist created by exploding gunpowder may seem an unlikely item for a Picasso exhibition, but it is among more than 190 artworks at Hong Kong’s M+ museum. Gunpowder Drawing No 8-A5 by Cai Guo-qiang is displayed alongside the Spanish master’s cubist study of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris….
More than 16,000 people swarmed Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday as the city marked the annual Art March festival with the M+ museum offering free admission. Some patrons said they stopped by because of the free entry, while several tourists felt the offer should have included the Hong Kong Palace Museum, which…
When: December 25-29, 2024 Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, What: The Hong Kong Food Festival is a yearly culinary extravaganza that unites a wide range of local and international food offerings. Visitors have the opportunity to delve into themed areas showcasing delicacies from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and other regions. Moreover, the…
Top arts institutions in New York and Washington are keen to seek business opportunities with their Asian counterparts despite worsening US-China tensions, according to Hong Kong arts hub CEO Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee. Since US President Donald Trump took office in January, he has imposed steep tariffs on Chinese products and threatened even more, and…