Budi Tek awarded French government’s highest honour

The Indonesian-Chinese collector Budi Tek is to be awarded Frances premier award, the Chevalier de lOrdre national de la Lgion dhonneur (Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour) at a ceremony at his Yuz Museum in Shanghai on 13 August.Tek, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer around 18 months ago, has been commended for advancing cultural relations between China and France, as well as his contributions to the development of human society, according to a statement.As early as 2011, the Yuz