Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: News from Hong Kong-- WSJ

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Alibaba Unveils Data Center in Hong Kong
Just days after filing for an initial public offering in the U.S., Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is beefing up one of its lesser-known businesses: helping online merchants manage their ever-increasing data.
Hong Kong's Bun Scramblers Have Their Day
Every year, Hong Kong celebrates its 'bun-scrambling' festival with colorful races, floating children parades and of course, plenty of edible buns.

Carsten Nicolai's 'Alpha Pulse' Kicks Off Art Basel Hong Kong On a hot and humid Thursday night in Hong Kong, around 300 people gathered on a pier in Central to watch German artist Carsten Nicolai commandeer the lights of the city's tallest building as he performed his installation “Alpha Pulse.”
Hong Kong's Old Building Facades, Transformed Hong Kong's facades get a makeover in the mixed-media paintings of French artist Daphne Mandel.
Art Basel Sales: Fair Offers Shopping Spree for the Rich Art Basel opened to the public today, with galleries reporting “exceptionally strong sales” from Asian collectors during its VIP preview.
Family Ties: Pang Ho-cheung's New Movie 'Aberdeen' Hong Kong director Pang Ho-cheung is known for lowbrow humor in his movies, but in his latest, a family drama called “Aberdeen,” he takes a more serious tone.
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