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10 For ‘10: Expert Opinions On The Year Ahead (Part 1 of 2)

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In part one of our two-part series, experts weigh in on what we can expect to see in 2010 across a range of industries, from art to new media, marketing to luxury.

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Chinese Luxury Jewelry Designer Wan BaoBao: “No Emotion Is Meaningless” (Interview)

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Although the top Western luxury jewelry brands still dominate in China, we’re starting to see more Chinese companies entering the premium jewelry segment.

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BMW Commissions Jeff Koons For 2010 Art Car: Will A Chinese Artist Be Next?

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This week, BMW announced that this year’s “art car” will be designed by top American conceptual artist Jeff Koons. With only one Asian artist included in this program since 1975, BMW’s unprecedented popularity in China, and the rising status of Chinese contemporary artists in the last 30 years, it’s time for a Chinese artist to be included in this program.

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Bottega Veneta Opens First Second-Tier Location In Nanjing

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Though the opening of a new location generally isn’t terribly newsworthy in itself, one interesting facet to this story is that it shows how major luxury brands like Bottega Veneta are becoming more confident about venturing into more second-tier cities.

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Mainlanders Bought Nearly 20% Of All Luxury Apartments Sold In Hong Kong In 2009

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Figures released this week by Centaline Property Agency indicated that mainland property buyers comprised 18.1% of luxury apartment buyers in 2009, compared to 11.2% in 2008, the sharpest growth in mainland purchases in six years.

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Insider Travel Tips On Huizhou, China (Video)

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Although the name Huizhou might not ring a lot of bells outside of China’s southern Guangdong province, its location in the country’s manufacturing hub has made it a major beneficiary of China’s three-decade-old economic reforms.

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Herman Heinsbroek: “Collecting Contemporary Art From China Is Not Easy”

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With the increasing numbers of Chinese art collectors, Western collectors are finding it more difficult to get their hands on pieces by top Chinese contemporary artists.

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Godiva, Others Hope For More Chinese [Chocolate] Consumption

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Perhaps looking to cash in on the propensity of more cosmopolitan, urban Chinese to give expensive or boutique chocolate as gifts (and, increasingly, to eat for themselves), Belgian chocolate giant Godiva has aggressively sought expansion in the Chinese market.

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