Monocle magazine, the stylish creation of Tyler Brulé, is planning to open up a new bureau in Hong Kong, funded by the sale of bags. The three-year-old publication, which totes (ah-hah!) itself as the foppish offspring of ...READ»
If some of architecture and design's biggest names seemed conspicuously absent from this month’s Art Basel Miami Beach--that annual, must-attend conclave for the glitzy-arty set--it was because they were halfway around the world in the adjacent Chinese cities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen.READ»
Did you know that your national carrier is obliged out of policy to tell you how to unlock your phone? You iPhone bastards probably did not know this. Read more to find out what you can do to prepare for cheap mobile calls during ...READ»
Nokero, a Hong Kong-based company, has debuted the world's first solar-powered LED lightbulb. Costing $15, the Nokero N100 has kerosene lamps in its sights but, at $15 a pop (although that drops to $10 if you buy 48 or more) it's ...READ»
Toasters that forecast the weather, necklaces that fence in wandering children, cell phones that practically sing and dance. A glimpse at the fanciful, freaky gadgets popping up in Hong Kong today that you wish you could find at a local Best Buy.READ»
Last November Hong Kong-based Oasis Airlines started offering flights from Hong Kong to London's Gatwick airport at ridiculously low prices. Hong Kong being a former British colony means that there is enough traffic between the two ...READ»
Do you wish to have an easy entrance to the fashion industry? Check the sites of wholesale shopping stores. They provide current style garments, dresses. Some of the wholesale stores are licensed not only to conduct trade in their ...READ»
Death is taking on a whole new image. The grim reaper is ditching his black robe for a green one. Since we are, as the New York Times puts it, in the era of "An Inconvenient Truth," it seems only natural that even the death industry ...READ»
I just came back from conducting my program in Panama, and while
I have been through the Panama City airport several times, I had never
stepped outside its walls. This is a fascinating country. We had 150
attend the ...READ»
Imagine the relief and personal satisfaction that sets in when you overcome a life's hurdle and the change in feelings that occur when a book you have toiled to write is finally published.
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I hate to read something like this, about a boy in South Carolina who was punished because he decided to use his broken pencil sharpener.
But sometimes this happens. When you can't get the help you need for something, you have ...READ»
After days of speculation about whether Google would pull out of China altogether rather than censor its search results, the search giant decided instead to, well, innovate. Updated with responses from the Chinese government and Sergey Brin of Google.READ»
Google killed its Chinese search engine on Monday and diverted Chinese users to its existing Hong Kong servers, offering uncensored global Web searches. Is it the terminal move of the saga? No. More developments continue.Google, ...READ»
First came the rumor: A killer virus was sweeping through Hong Kong. Panic soon followed. Marjorie Yang, CEO of textiles conglomerate the Esquel Group, faced her toughest test: to manage a global organization from ground zero of SARS.READ»
The main strips of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Times Square are on the cutting-edge of illuminated media façades--emblazoned with hyper-animated, neon advertising. But there's a parallel movement to harness the technology for ...READ»
I'm watching the financial markets this morning following yesterday's power outages, trying to gauge the jumpiness of traders in general, who have been unnecessarily skittish for about 20 months now. So far, a mixed-to-flat opening. ...READ»
Shanghai Tang has learned from its past mistakes--and now it's gunning to become China's first great luxury brand. Forget about cheap socks and DVD players. This is the next battlefield for global competition.READ»
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