Sotheby’s protest highlights cultural grey area of depicting Indigenous dead
The protest over the sale of three photographs of Indigenous ancestors won’t be the last – as Truganini’s story makes clear
Asia Pacific
Bill Gates urges China’s wealthiest to give to charity
Businessman makes plea in People’s Daily for country to improve bad philanthropic record by investing in the poor
China hopes to take rare animals off the menu with tough jail sentences
People who knowing eat products made from 420 species classified as endangered face of up to 10 years or more in prison
Japanese company named as biggest online retailer of ivory and whale meat
Conservation groups say Rakuten’s website carries 28,000 adverts for elephant ivory and 1,200 for whale products
France’s truffle farmers aim to stop inferior Chinese fungi getting a sniff
Scientists use their noses to help distinguish between highly prized black truffles and cheap Chinese imports
China’s top hotels shed stars to woo austerity-hit customers
More than 50 of country’s five-star establishments want to downgrade to attract officials forced to shun the high life