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Van Cleef & Arpels To Open 4 New Stores In China This Year
The four new locations Van Cleef & Arpels plans to open in China this year make up the largest proportion of the seven stores it has planned for Asia and the Middle East.
Read Full Story »China Tops US As Bordeaux’s Top Export Market Outside Of Europe
Amid one of the worst years for the Bourdeaux wine industry in recent history, which saw American and British buyers discouraged by the global financial crisis and a strong euro, in 2009 China surpassed the United States to become the region’s largest export market outside of Europe by volume.
Read Full Story »Chinese Director Wang Xiaoshuai Inducted Into French Order Of Arts And Letters
France’s China charm offensive continues this week, as Sixth-Generation Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai was awarded the insignia of the Order of Arts and Letters yesterday in Beijing.
Read Full Story »Jia Zhangke Retrospective At New York’s MoMA: A Must-See Event
Recently, the Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke received the French government’s prestigious LĂ©gion dâhonneur for outstanding contribution to global cinema. Next month, Jia will receive yet another honor, this time in the United States, as New York’s Museum of Modern Art will present the first complete U.S. retrospective of his work.
Read Full Story »10 For â10: Expert Opinions On The Year Ahead (Part 2 of 2)
In Part Two of “10 for 10,” we include a bonus six experts sharing their predictions for the Year of the Tiger.
Read Full Story »This Week In Wine
Some of the most interesting stories coming out of the wine industry in China this week: Mouton Cadet Wine Bar In Guangzhou, Sommelier Certification In Hangzhou, The Yantai International Wine Festival, And The World’s Largest Bottle Of Wine In Shenyang.
Read Full Story »French Luxury Handset Puts The “Conspicuous” In “Conspicuous Consumption”
While obviously not to everyone’s taste, the “French Romantic Classical Style” REYN handset will certainly appeal to some of China’s more conspicuous luxury consumers, for whom flash equals class.
Read Full Story »Chinese Shoppers Raid French Duty-Free In 2009: Report
Last year, Chinese outbound travelers outspent inbound travelers to China for the first time, parting ways with more than $40 billion overseas, and if the results of a new report are any indication, a sizeable piece of that money went towards duty-free shopping.
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