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Bronwyn Vance with her parents, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, and twin brother Slater Vance, at the prestigious Le Bal des Débutantes. Photo: Le Bal
Celebrity children

Meet Angela Bassett’s daughter, Bronwyn Vance – who made her Le Bal debut

Vance is making headlines after attending Le Bal, which has also debuted celebrity kids like Lily Collins, Apple Martin and Ava Phillippe.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 28-30 – plus December 1

Hong Kong society

CY Leung’s charity moves to 104-year-old Hong Kong site of ‘philanthropic spirit’

Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett endorses Greg Abel as successor in final letter to shareholders

Buffett, who transformed Berkshire from a failing textile company to a US$1.07 trillion conglomerate, will be ‘going quiet’.

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett attends Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Family offices

Ultra-rich families focus on impact ‘across generations’ in legacy planning

Family offices at Standard Chartered forum in Dubai concerned with geopolitical instabilities, digital disruptions and social changes.

Rafael Nadal

Exclusive | Tennis legend Rafael Nadal serving hope and inspiration to Hong Kong’s youth

22-time grand slam title winner on a mission to support the city’s disadvantaged children facing mental health challenges.

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Rafael Nadal

Nadal Foundation joins forces with Hong Kong charity to nurture next generation

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal will work with WEMP Foundation, and founder Adrian Cheng, to improve well-being of world’s children.

Rafael Nadal (left) and Adrain Cheng, founder of the WEMP Foundation, attend a press conference at the Regent Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: May Tse
Fame and celebrity

Meet Tala Alamuddin, Amal Clooney’s lookalike younger sister

Alamuddin recently attended Amal and George Clooney’s The Albies event – Meryl Streep, Meg Ryan and Donatella Versace were also there.

Wealth: Family Offices

More than family: further growth may require hiring external experts

The family office sector in Hong Kong is buoyant, but industry reports suggest increased expertise in the multiple roles of wealth, governance and legacy are key to future success.

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Wealth: Family Offices

Family offices look for ways to measure philanthropy’s impacts

Hong Kong’s experts cite a growing number of organisations dedicated to helping investors measure the gains of philanthropy.

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Family offices interested in philanthropy are seeking ways to measure their gains, with the likes of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) offering useful tools and running forums, such as this one in Amsterdam in 2024. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Who is fashion designer Tamara Ralph’s partner, Bhanu Choudhrie?

Tamara Ralph – designer to stars including Meghan Markle and Hailee Steinfeld – was supported at Paris Haute Couture Week by her partner of 5 years, Bhanu Choudhrie – so who is he?

Tamara Ralph and Bhanu Choudhrie went public with their relationship in 2020 after Choudhrie’s expensive divorce from his first wife. Photo: @tamararalphprivee/Instagram
Music

Could Live Aid happen today? No, its stars say, as they reflect on 1985 event

The Live Aid concerts in 1985 rocked the planet, but many of its stars don’t believe a similar event could happen in 2025’s divided world.

Family offices

Hong Kong wealth legacy academy portal links rich patrons with charitable causes

The website will serve as a repository for philanthropic projects that wealthy families can participate in, chairman Adrian Cheng says.

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Warren Buffett’s accomplished granddaughter-in-law, Lili Buffett

Lili, the wife of Warren Buffett’s grandson Howard Warren Buffett, is VP of investor relations at Power Sustainable, and lists Carolina Herrera, Zimmermann and Johanna Ortiz among her favourite designers.

Lili Buffett is the wife of Howard Warren Buffett, and they share a son. Photo: @lilibuffett/Instagram
Hong Kong

Meet the teenage philanthropist behind 1000 Suns and YouthCORE

Social entrepreneur Brian Yip discusses how he cut his philanthropic teeth at a tender age – and why there is more to volunteering than helping others.

Brian Yip at the Mother’s Choice Child Care Home in Mid-Levels. Photo: Alexander Mak
Millionaires and billionaires

Meet billionaire Warren Buffett’s musician son Peter Buffett

The 67-year-old Emmy award winner will help manage his father’s billions after the he dies – but has courted controversy over the town he’s redeveloping in New York.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Denise Rich, the controversial fundraiser and hitmaker dubbed ‘Lady Gatsby’

The socialite, who was married to billionaire financier Marc Rich, hosts a slew of A-listers every year for her cancer research ball, from the Kardashian family to Hugh Jackman and Naomi Campbell.

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Millionaires and billionaires

Gates to give away 99% of fortune, says Musk ‘killing’ world’s poorest children

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder speeds up donation plan, urges governments, wealthy people to help world’s poor.

Bill Gates has pledged to give away some US$200 billion to the world’s poorest people in the next two decades. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet MLB star Gerrit Cole’s wife Amy, who comes from a family of athletes

The retired softball player who was in the Bruins team – and once ran a food blog called A Coleinary Experience – is already introducing her two young sons to baseball.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Michelin star chef Daniel Boulud’s wife, Katherine Gage Boulud

The brand ambassador for her husband’s The Dinex Group, she was raised in New York, and first opted for a career in politics before giving in to her passion for cooking.

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman’s ultra-private wife, Michelle Yee

The couple have signed the Giving Pledge and provide financial support to various causes, while socially they enjoy fine dining – though Yee is rarely seen out with her husband.

Meet LinkedIn billionaire co-founder Reid Hoffman’s ultra-private wife, Michelle Yee. Photo: The Giving Pledge
Celebrity children

Meet Black-ish star Anthony Anderson’s actor-musician son, Nathan

The talented musician, who shares his music on Instagram, appeared on TV shows like All About the Washingtons and Act Your Age, and in an episode of Black-ish.

Nathan Anderson is the son of Anthony Anderson and his ex-wife Alvina Stewart. Photo: @hotboynato/Instagram
Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong needs more museums, talent to promote art trading

Hong Kong’s low taxes, proximity to China and an art-storage facility at the airport can attract family offices to dabble in art trading.

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff’s philanthropist wife Lynne

The couple gave more than US$250 million in aid to the state of Hawaii, and have given hundreds of millions to other causes; in 2015, Barack Obama appointed Lynne to the Presidio Trust board.

Food and Drinks

The Hong Kong eggs chefs are using to ‘create a more inclusive society’

Hong Kong charity Rén’s new scheme sees locally sourced eggs being used in delicious dishes while helping those with disabilities find work.

Ratatouille at CulinArt 1862. Photo: Dickson Lee
Mainland China

How Shanghai-based NGO Charity Box is making charity easy – and trustworthy

Charity Box is attempting to encourage the Chinese public’s philanthropic tendencies by asking everyday individuals to donate 1 per cent of their income to worthy causes.

Zhilin Li, Charity Box’s co-founder and director, and rural Yi-ethnic kids in Ning Lang, Yunnan Province, China. Photo: courtesy of Charity Box
Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s soon-to-open art-storage facility is an incentive for family offices

The complex at Skytopia airport city will be ready this year or early next year and enhance Hong Kong’s role as an art-trading centre.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meet Sophie Chandauka, the woman at the centre of Prince Harry’s charity fallout

Prince Harry has stepped down from the charity he founded after its chair, Zimbabwean lawyer Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE, refused to leave her role and instead decided to sue.

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