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More Luxury Brands Rolling Dice With Hong Kong IPOs, But Who’ll Benefit Most?
Despite an IPO environment described by the BBC this summer as "faltering," nearly six months after debuts by the likes of Samsonite and Prada, it seems that high-end brands are… Read MoreStudent-Run Fashion Label, RafflesPrivato, Makes China Debut In Shanghai
After a successful showing at this April's Shanghai Fashion Week, RafflesPrivato, a fashion label designed and run by design students, recently launched its inaugural China boutique at Xintiandi Style mall… Read MoreChina’s Terracotta Warriors Set For Singapore Debut
Taking place at the Asian Civilisations Museum from June 24 to October 16, "The First Emperor and His Legacy” will comprise 10 terracotta warriors along with 100 artifacts on loan… Read MoreMichelin Star Chef Cheng Kam Fu To Bring Haute Hong Kong Cuisine To Singapore
From April 28-May 7, Chef Cheng's specialties will be presented at Resorts World Sentosa in six- and nine-course set menus as well as a la carte, and are sure to… Read MoreCosmetics, Surgery, Art: How Can South Korea Compete With Japan For Chinese Tourists?
South Korean tourism authorities and retailers are increasingly reorienting themselves to a new reality: that Chinese, rather than Japanese, tourists will account for an ever-increasing proportion of sales and tax… Read MoreWine News: Artist Xu Lei Designs Mouton Rothschild Label; South African Wineries Eye China; Casino’s $173,000 Burgundy Binge
A roundup of wine news coming out of the Greater China region this week, as the industry continues to reel from the recent $10 million Christie's wine auctions in Hong… Read MoreWhere To See “Real” Hong Kong Art?
Hong Kong may aspire to be Asia's art hub, investing millions in arts and cultural infrastructure and mounting large-scale events like ARTHK in recent years, but at the moment it… Read MoreWill 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… Read MoreWealthy 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 MoreMalaysia’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… Read More