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Will Celebrity Chefs Make The Move To China?
Several of the pavilions at the Shanghai World Expo are hosting restaurants run by internationally renowned chefs. Will these bastions of haute cuisine serve as celebrity-chef stepping-stones into China? Here are a few of the contenders.
Read Full Story »Wealthy Chinese Shell Out Millions For Houses In Singapore’s Sentosa Cove
Mainland Chinese now account for nearly 30% of foreign purchases of luxury homes and bungalows in Sentosa Cove, double the Chinese purchase rate for all of Singapore.
Read Full Story »Malaysia’s Hong Leong Group To Create Luxury Hotel Chain In China Over Next Five Years
The Malaysian conglomerate HLG is jumping into the Chinese hotel market, announcing plans to open at least 10 “Guoman”-branded luxury hotels over the course of the next five years in first- and second-tier cities throughout the mainland.
Read Full Story »Asia’s Luxury Rebound Powered By Economic Optimism
This week, a new MasterCard report concludes that the Asia-Pacific luxury market, powered mostly by China, Vietnam and Singapore, has quickly rebounded from its post-2008 dip, with more faith in the region’s economic recovery enticing consumers to increase their luxury spending.
Read Full Story »Singaporean Auction House Lauches New Service To Educate New Asian Art Collectors
Looking to follow in the footsteps of successful Asian auction houses like Ravenel and Borobudur, the ten-year-old Singaporean auction house Larasati has launched a new service designed for new Asian collectors who want to learn more about appreciating and collecting art.
Read Full Story »Luxury Hotel Jing’s Residence: Giving New Life To An Old House
China’s traditional courtyard houses are proving a goldmine for some intrepid entrepreneurs, who are investing millions to transform these imperial relics into boutique hotels.
Read Full Story »Henry Tang: Hong Kong To Be “Asia’s Cultural Hub”
The Hong Kong government has set out to establish the city as Asia’s foremost cultural capital, displaying a particular sense of urgency in recent months as Singapore announced that it intends to do the same.
Read Full Story »Raffles Tianjin Readies For Grand Opening
In recent years, officials have taken great pains to project Tianjin as a modern city, with ample room for growth and capacity for increased tourism, business, and trade.
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