The nine-day Asia Week New York concluded on March 24 with record-breaking success. The event saw a multitude of international collectors, curators, galleries and Asian art scholars, many of who reported it to be one of the busiest and most successful New York Asia Weeks in years.

Hermès has announced its collaboration with Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto for a limited edition scarf collection. The partnership is in honor of the Hermès Editeur project’s third edition, which combines fine arts and crafts with the realm of textiles.

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., is teaming up with the privately held e-commerce company in Hong Kong, Glamour Sales Holding, in an effort to move into China’s fast-growing luxury retail market. Karen Katz, president and CEO of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., said that the goal here is to establish the company as an international brand.

The Montblanc Young Artists World Patronage was awarded the Jumeirah Group Arts and Culture Award last week at the 16th Annual Luxury Briefing Awards at The Corinthia Hotel in London.

The 11th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational is coming back to Las Vegas on March 29 to April 1. The beneficiary event raises more than $6 million every year for charity and has seen sports and entertainment legends participate.

American artist Rachel Hovnanian presented her first solo show in Asia last week at the Cat Street Gallery in Hong Kong. The exhibition runs through April 15 and contains photographs of small sculptures from Hovnanian’s “Too Good to Be True” series, a satirical look at the pressures of marriage, beauty and domesticity.

Century Properties Group Inc., a leading real estate firm in the Philippines, has partnered up with interior design company MISSONIHOME to develop the Acqua Private Residences project’s 52-story Acqua Livingstone condominium tower in Manila.

Harrods, Britain’s iconic high-end store, has launched its new technology department and with it comes the Panasonic’s 152-inch TV – the biggest plasma screen in the world.

The 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City were held on Saturday, March 24 at the New York Marriott Marquis.