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Thomas Pink “Made To Order” Event Makes Beijing Debut
Running through May 24, one of the event's highlights, "Personally Pink Made to Order," allows customers access to the kind of Thomas Pink custom tailoring services normally reserved for customers in the UK. Read More-
Mulberry Makes Mainland China Debut In Beijing
Situated in China World Mall, home to brands like Prada, Celine, Louis Vuitton, Burberry and BCBG, the new Mulberry boutique carries the full range of Mulberry handbags, travel and luggage, and soft accessories. Read More -
From China To Cardiff: Ancient Dazu Sculptures To Go On Display In Wales
As the U.S. welcomes the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, the National Museum Cardiff in Wales is set to welcome some decidedly more stone-faced guests this month. Read More -
2011 Trend Watch: How Far Will Countries Go To Court Chinese Spenders?
With countries around the world angling to capture more of the lucrative outbound Chinese tourist market in 2011, we’re already seeing signs that European and Asian tourist destinations will take their outreach efforts to the next level in coming months. Read More -
Chinese Collectors Buoyed Smaller Auction Houses In 2010
It turns out that a rising tide of Chinese collectors lifted all ships (in the auction world) last year. Read More -
British Tourism Agency Promoting “Fairytale” Holidays: Chinese A Prime Target
While attracting more middle-class Chinese tourists is obviously seen as a good thing for the British tourism industry, next year, VisitBritain will focus on pulling in more high-net-worth individuals from China and elsewhere. Read More -
Chinese Collectors Enticed By Jade At Record-Breaking British Auctions
As we've seen at recent auctions, Chinese buyers are willing to spend tens of millions of dollars for certain lots from the Qianlong period of the early Qing Dynasty, yet are turned off by antiques from more turbulent eras such as the late Qing. Read More -
Scotch Sales In China May Double After UK Whisky Deal (Video)
Though wine seems to be the king of the moment in the Chinese spirits industry, Scottish and Irish whisky producers have been hard at work for the last several years courting middle-aged, upper-middle-class Chinese men. Read More -
Britain Expecting Chinese Tourist Arrivals To Rise 89% By 2014
According to VisitBritain, the lure of high-end shopping in London and Premier League Football should see around 100,000 more Chinese tourists headed to the UK within the next four years. Read More -
Phuket’s Ocean Villas Group Courting Wealthy Chinese
If some real estate developers have their way, we'll see more wealthy Chinese looking to resort towns like Phuket as destinations not only for R&R but their cash as well. Read More
