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- Boutique hotels in China: The second-tier rush is on
- 'Fit, sexy, happy' beauty crowned Miss Universe Australia 2011
- Dating an expat in Mumbai: A feasibility study
- Best resorts worldwide, HK foodie fads, best chippies in Sydney
- Faking it at Bangkok's Museum of Counterfeit Goods
- How to eat sushi, most expensive cities, amazing press photos
- Bia hoi vs. beer hall: Vietnam’s boozy standoff
- Calling all 'A-level' Korean women: Stop apologizing for being successful
- リチャード・ギア「自分だけの楽しみ」
- 12の遺跡や自然が世界遺産に
| Boutique hotels in China: The second-tier rush is on Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:55 PM PDT  No one needs reminding of just how keen Chinese consumers are on branded goods. Hong Kong's Louis Vuitton stores seem perennially beset by queues of mainland Chinese tourists and super cars parade the streets of second-tier Chinese cities. But this obsession with brand names also extends to travel. According to a survey released last month by leading publishing group Hurun Report, 64 percent of the 463 Chinese millionaires and billionaires interviewed admitted that 'brand' was an overriding factor when it comes to choosing hotels.      |
| 'Fit, sexy, happy' beauty crowned Miss Universe Australia 2011 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:53 PM PDT  So when you think of a beautiful Australian girl, is she young, blonde and elegant with a home by the beach? From more than 10,000 hopefuls, it was this prototype of Aussie beauty that was crowned the most beautiful woman in the country last night. Perth beach girl and student, Scherri-Lee Biggs was announced as Australia's entry in the Miss Universe beauty contest to be held in Brazil in September. She also picked up a cool $25,000 in prizes. "It hasn't hit," 20-year-old Biggs told news.com.au. "I am absolutely shocked but can't wait to represent Australia."    |
| Dating an expat in Mumbai: A feasibility study Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:52 PM PDT  It was the occasion of one of Mumbai's much-loved social institutions, Sunday brunch. Hosted by a popular South Mumbai couple at their high-ceilinged, art deco Cuffe Parade apartment, it drew the city's juiciest slice: bankers, industrialists, businessmen in their Sunday standard-issue gear (floral-patterned shirts, chinos, espadrilles, cigars) accompanied by their wives in summer dresses, their weekend cheer heightened by the Sangria in their hand and the clip-on flower in their hair. "There was a decided bonhomie in the air," recalls a guest, a female publisher of lavish coffee-table imprints. After a week of trading, hustling, transacting, Mumbai establishment could kick off its Tod's shoes and kick up its heels.    |
| Best resorts worldwide, HK foodie fads, best chippies in Sydney Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:22 PM PDT    |
| Faking it at Bangkok's Museum of Counterfeit Goods Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:59 PM PDT  Bangkok's reputation as one of the world's premiere marketplaces for counterfeit goods is certainly deserved, as a quick walk down many a street can attest. For Joe McSomchai, this is harmless consumerism at its finest. Will Disney -- a company that made over US$38 billion in 2010 -- really miss the $50 they'd charge Joe for a Mickey Mouse doll that cost $4 to make? Should he feel guilty that he can pick up a pair of "Oakely" sunglasses for a fraction of the cost he'd pay in retail? Probably not. But if Joe McSomchai knew the full extent of the counterfeiting industry, he might change his mind.    |
| How to eat sushi, most expensive cities, amazing press photos Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:38 PM PDT    |
| Bia hoi vs. beer hall: Vietnam’s boozy standoff Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT Czech beer halls are growing in popularity in Ho Chi Minh City, while Hanoi sticks rigidly to its cheap, cheerful plastic-chaired bia hoi stalls. Here two protagonists for each duke it out to see which provides the best beer experience in Vietnam.
10 reasons to choose HCMC's beer halls
Few visitors leave Hanoi without sluicing copious volumes of watery bia hoi while the distinctive roaring tiger logo of Danang brand La Rue is as ubiquitous an adornment on backpacker T-shirts as the words same-same or a faded photograph of Bob Marley tugging a spliff.    |
| Calling all 'A-level' Korean women: Stop apologizing for being successful Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:50 PM PDT Everybody in Korea knows what a "Gold Miss" is -- a well-educated, professionally successful, and, most importantly, single woman. It seems to be the accepted norm that well-educated women just can't get married, or get married "well" in Korea. But why is everyone pointing their fingers at these women, as if not getting married is their fault? Why is it that we never talk about Korean men, who still prefer someone who they think is "inferior" to themselves, to the point where they would never consider dating a woman who went to a "better" university than they did, or has a higher-paying job?    |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT 俳優リチャード・ギアが、Seoul Arts Center において、自身が手掛けた写真展『Pilgrim』をスタートさせた。 同展示会には、モノクロ写真を基調とした 60 点以上もの素晴らしい写真が並んでいる。 現在 61 歳のギアは、自身のチベットでの体験を写真に収めたのだと話す。 「この写真を見て、厳しい生活を強いられているチベット人の姿を理解しない人はいないでしょう。（原文英語）」とギアは言う。 プレス会見では、Seoul Arts Center の展示主催者側から、政治的な質問に関しストップがかかった。 これに対し主催者側は、家族と共にソウル市内でしつこく追いかけられ、センシティブな政治的問題を問われたことでギアが不快感を示していると説明された。 しかし活動家のギアは、自身の政治感やそこから生まれたアート作品に対し、記者にオープンに語っており、 特に、インド・ダラムサラの女子修道院の壁に描かれていた壁絵を写した写真について、熱心に語った。 この壁画には、中国人によって拷問を受けるチベット人修道女の姿が描かれている。 「数日降り続いた雨の後、絵はすべて消えていたんだ。よってこの写真は、チベット人修道女が受けた拷問を残した唯一の記録と言えるのかもしれない。」 1993 年にチベットを訪れたギアは、当時、中国人から拷問を受けたというチベット人修道女の話を直接耳にしている。ちなみに、中国政府から入国禁止を言い渡されたため、1993 年のチベット訪問がギアにとって最初で最後の訪問となった。    |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT 中東の砂漠からコロンビアのコーヒー農園まで、新たなUNESCO世界遺産 「優れた普遍的価値のある」遺跡、建築物、景観、また自然を顕彰するユネスコ世界遺産のリストに12 の新しいメンバーが加わった。 このリストに登録されることで、知名度が更に高まり、観光客が増え、後世の人々も楽しめる保全への関心も高まることが期待される。 新しい世界遺産の写真は、上記のギャラリーをクリック。
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