Amid volatile Korean economy, galleries at Frieze Seoul and Kiaf opt for cautious pricing and fresh faces
Opening days of Seoul's Art Week show the South Korean market entering a more mature, if less ebullient, phase
Hong Kong's autumn auctions for modern and contemporary art saw a 38% drop from last year—but why?
Closed borders have impacted the selection of offerings this season, specialists say
China cracks down on sale of stolen antiquities and archives
Following a 16-year-long case, involving stolen national treasures offered at auction in 2020, experts say more resources are needed to help people avoid unwittingly selling looted items
What's the tea? Oldest brew in the world discovered in China
The 2,400-year-old remains of tea leaves were discovered in a royal tomb in Shandong province
Monet water lilies painting sells for $24.1m in Beijing—new record for a Western work of art sold in China
The painting was consigned to China Guardian’s first Impressionist and Modern art sale by Lévy Gorvy gallery
Ancient Chinese sites hit by flash floods this summer
Deadly rains in central Henan province threatened key Unesco World Heritage sites and hundreds of national relics. Experts warn the disaster may be a taste of future trouble