1 hr ago | Business Times
Chinese turn to cheap chic shopping in HK
Cheap and cheery: Japan's Fast Retailing last month opened a 37,500 square foot Uniqlo store in the iconic Causeway Bay, which overtook New York's Fifth Avenue as the world's most expensive retail location.
6 hrs ago | South China Morning Post
Art fair experts share why hotels make good gallery spaces
Hotel art fairs are the antithesis of the "white cube" concept for a gallery space, and some consider it decidedly unfashionable.
10 hrs ago | The Indian Express
India and China ask SRs to work on more border steps
Chinese premier Li Keqiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before address a joint press briefing in New Delhi.
13 hrs ago | 4 Hoteliers
News from around the Greater China region, May 20.
Hotel, industry and travel news from around Greater China; this week: China's inflation, less government control, Uncle Sam's open and more... CHINA'S APRIL INFLATION FORECAST TO BE 2.2% According to China Daily, the Bank of Communications expects the CPI, a main gauge of inflation, to come in at 2.2 percent in April, and inflation to be mild ... (more)
17 hrs ago | China Daily
Visiting farm promoters talk turkey
On each visit, the executive director of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association aims to get his favorite fowl on restaurant menus and residents' radar.
Beijing seeks release of fishing crew held in North Korea
China says it is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner publicized the plight of its 16 crew in an online account saying they were seized by gun-wielding North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom.
INSIGHT-Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
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Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
In this March 17, 2013 file photo, China's newly-named Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a press conference after the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing
Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate, seven breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners, transport and sightseeing on tour, and an expert English-speaking tour leader from $3490 a person, twin share.
Day spa for kids in The Maldives
A RELAXING day spa need not be a luxury reserved only for adults. The Maldives Hilton now offers spa treatments for kids and families.
Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights
Several flights from Chongqing and Guangzhou were forced to land or delayed on Friday after telephone threats were received, airport authorities said.
Abe aide arrives in Beijing aft...
TOKYO: An aide to Japan's premier said yesterday he had held "sincere" talks with North Korean officials during his controversial visit to the country.
New milestone in the partnership between Chinese Greenland and Melia ...
Melia Hotels International Gremio Toneleros, 24. Poligono Industrial Son Castello Palma de Mallorca, 07009 Spain Phone: +34 971 22 44 00 Fax: +34 971 22 44 08 Visit Website New milestone in the partnership between Chinese Greenland and Melia Hotels International: the "Qube Frankfurt", first Greenland hotel in Europe New milestone in the partnership ... (more)
East, west and points in between
Horizontal: it's one of curator Yuko Hasegawa's preferred words, though she is anything but.
Ai Weiwei unveils milk tin map of China in new protest piece against baby formula scandal
Daisy Wyatt has newly joined the Independent online team as an arts and entertainment writer.
Chinese tourists warned over bad behaviour overseas
Chinese tourists outside Buckingham Palace. Their deputy prime minister has warned them about bad behaviour overseas.
Record number of CU-Boulder students receive Fulbright awards
The 2013 University of Colorado students who have received Fulbright offers and their destination countries are: Ulyana Horodyskyj, Nepal; Renee Payne, Brazil; Elise Pizzi, China; Sean Planchard, Spain; Ian Rowen, Taiwan; Amelia Schubert, China; Eric Simley, Denmark; Levin Sliker, Italy; Marin Toscano, China; Andrea Watson, Chile; Claire Waugh, ... (more)
Beijing to get new media center
A comprehensive media center will be built by the Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic Missions by 2015, facilitating the work and life of the increasing number of foreign journalists in China.
Sky Shuttle Helicopter's First All-Female Crew
Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited is pleased to announce that on May 6, 2013, Captain Meg Lam and First Officer Kirsty Holtkamp became the company's first ever all-female helicopter crew to operate flights between Hong Kong and Macau.