Kate Whitehead

Christie’s debut Asia+ auction is designed to appeal to both established and beginning collectors The gradual surge of interest in contemporary Asian art over the past few years has spawned a new auction platform aimed at committed art investors as well as those looking to begin a collection.

Social media and texting are here to stay, but youngsters shouldn’t let gadgets rule their lives, says developmental psychologist

A pictorial book documents the last women in China with bound feet, writes Kate Whitehead  

Thirty-eight years ago this week, John MacLennan died of gunshot wounds; a public inquiry heard claims he’d been hounded into killing himself because of his homosexuality. It’s a case with lessons still for a socially conservative city

An adventurous environmentalist is raising awareness of the dangers of plastic waste, especially the garbage patches forming in ocean gyres around the world

Paul French has published two books this year: City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir and Destination Shanghai