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Asia Digest: Microsoft to set up Malaysia data centre; Grosvenor backs Taronga Ventures General view of Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Files April 20, 2021 American tech major Microsoft Corp is setting up its first data centre region in Malaysia. In a separate development, Grosvenor Asia Pacific, the Asian arm of London-based international property company Grosvenor Group, has invested in Australia-headquar...

Hsu readily admits that this work can sound overly academic—or even dry—to people outside the art world, but she has worked to make AAA an accessible space for everyone. All of the archive’s materials are free for the public to access so, Covid-19 restrictions aside, anyone can walk into AAA’s library at any time or sit in on the dozens of talks it hosts annually. AAA also works with more than 250 local schools in Hong Kong, many of whom bring their students to the library to learn abou...

Mingtiandi Username Grosvenor currently has four projects in Tokyo including Grosvenor Place Kamizono-cho in Yoyogi Park Privately-held Grosvenor on Monday announced the appointment of Kozo Hiratani as president of the UK property group’s business in Japan, effective 1 February. Hiratani has extensive experience in the real estate industry, having worked at Mitsui Fudosan for 25 years before joining Grosvenor, a centuries-old firm owned by the Duke of Westminster and his family. Hiratani will...

What better way to celebrate Asia Art Archive’s (AAA) 20th anniversary than throwing a party amid the green environs of the Hong Kong Country Club? As the organisation officially left its teenage years behind, more than 30 works donated by artists, collectors and galleries went under the hammer at a highly anticipated invite-only dinner and live auction. Pieces by Yayoi Kusama, Stanley Wong and Irene Chou were among those up for grabs, with all proceeds going to support AAA’s mission to fun...