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Has Luxury Found A Savior In China’s New Pet Craze?
With China entering an age of “Nekonomics,” luxury brands are vying to win in this new pet economy. But can they touch animal-lovers’ hearts? Read More
South Korea Scrambles To Accommodate Influx Of Chinese Tourists
With highways and popular tourist sites in China jam-packed during national holidays, nearby South Korea has seen a rising tide of Chinese travelers hit its shores in recent years, supplanting Japanese as the country's top foreign visitors in 2012. Read More
Artist Cai Guo-Qiang First Chinese Winner Of Japan’s Praemium Imperiale
One of China's best-known (and certainly most globetrotting) contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang, can add yet another award to his already impressive résumé: Praemium Imperiale Laureate. Read More
Hong Kong, Malaysian Companies Most Active Buyers Of Australian Hotels
Enticed by the country's massive resources boom and an uptick in tourism mainly from outbound mainland Chinese, Asian companies have spent millions in the first half of this year buying up hotel properties in Australia. Read More
Japanese Lifestyle Brand MUJI To Launch Online MESSE In China
While MUJI already has an online presence in China, the company is likely interested in getting more deeply involved in the growing Chinese e-commerce market for mid-range international brands. Read More
With Chinese New Year Approaching, South Korea Prepares For Tourist Influx
They come to shop, regularly outspend other foreign tourists, are arriving in record numbers, and have their eyes on a holiday in Korea: China's outbound travelers, more of whom are going abroad to celebrate Chinese New Year in 2012. Read More-
Chinese Tourists Behind Korea’s Anticipated “Foreigner Only” Duty Free Shops
In response to complaints by foreign tourists that duty-free shops in South Korea are overly crowded with domestic shoppers, last week the Korean government announced plans to launch new "foreigner-only" duty free shops in 2012. Read More -
Hilton Rolls Out Welcome Mat For Outbound Chinese Tourists
Designed over the past year to cater to the "cultural needs and expectations of Chinese travelers," Hilton hopes its Huanying program will instill confidence in Chinese tourists to book at one of 51 participating hotels in 13 countries. Read More -
Premium Japanese Denim Brand 45R Makes Beijing Debut
The latest international brand to make its first appearance in mainland China, recently the high-end Japanese clothier 45R held a grand opening event at Beijing's Sanlitun Village Read More -
Mainland Chinese Tourists “Could Eventually Account For 8% Of Taiwan GDP”
With Taiwan set to lift restrictions on individual mainland Chinese tourists within the first half of this year, small business owners and tour operators are expecting these notoriously free-spending travelers to bring record profits. Read More
