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Frederik Balfour

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Frederik Balfour’s Biography

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Reporter at large at Bloomberg, writes for Businessweek and Pursuits magazines. Has written for Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, Sunday Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Far Eastern Economic Review. Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley. MJournalism at UCB. Masters from London School of Economics. Lives in Hong Kong covering arts and wine.

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Goldin's Pan Just Lost Billions and He Doesn't Care a Bit

Goldin's Pan Just Lost Billions and He Doesn't Care a Bit

Pan Sutong made $22 billion this year and then lost most of it. He says he doesn't care. The little-known ele…

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Hong Kong Murders: A Kiss on the Cheek and She Was Gone

Hong Kong Murders: A Kiss on the Cheek and She Was Gone

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- On the last night of her life, Seneng Mujiasih stopped by the Queen Victoria Bar in the…

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Whisky Hunters Scour Globe For Rare Malts as Wine Sours

Whisky Hunters Scour Globe For Rare Malts as Wine Sours

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- When Aaron Chan heard that a liquor store in Athens might have a rare Hanyu Ichiro Mal…

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Collector Gets 422 Million AmEx Points With Cup Purchase

Collector Gets 422 Million AmEx Points With Cup Purchase

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- A Chinese collector who bought an ancient Chinese ceramic cup for a record HK$281 mill…

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The Man Who Makes Your iPhone

The Man Who Makes Your iPhone

Cover Story Photograph by Tony Law On a crushingly hot mid-August day at Foxconn's Longhua factory campus in …

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David Bloom's Last Ride

David Bloom's Last Ride

By Frederik Balfour I never knew David Bloom when he was alive. He was brought to our medical tent at the 703…

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Despite Diminished Gallery Participation, Art SG's Second Edition Draws Healthy Attention From Collectors | Artnet News

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Second acts are notoriously tricky to pull off, and this year’s edition of ART SG in Singapore is no exception. After a two-year delay due to Covid, the inaugural event last year generated the kind of buzz you’d expect from the launch of a new art fair.
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At Taipei Dangdai, Instagram Bait Mingled With 20th Century Masterpieces, Catering to the Eclectic Tastes of Two Generations of Wealth

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Call it a tale of two markets. One batch of visitors at the VIP preview of Taipei Dangdai on May 11 looked like they might have arrived on skateboards, sporting shorts and t-shirts to better show off their tats. The older group of fairgoers including billionaire collector Maggie Tsai, CEO of the Fubon Art Foundation, and Powerchip Semiconductor chairman Frank Huang, more likely got dropped off by their chauffeurs. Both groups have something in common: deep pockets.
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‘Hong Kong Is Rolling Out the Red Carpet:’ Art Basel Returns With an Inflatable King Tut and Collectors Still Hungry for Ultra-Contemporary Art

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started writing for the Daily Californian in Berkeley as a student.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Am I dating myself? Yes, I learned to type on one.

How is social media changing news?

It's making it even more important for professional journalists to remember there's no substitute for primary sourcing