Wednesday, January 4, 2012

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Cathay Pacific premium economy class to offer free Champagne

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST

Cathay Pacific new premium economy class
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Cathay Pacific has released the details of its premium economy class seats -- first announced last year -- that come with free Champagne, tastier meals, more leg room and bigger pillows.

The tickets will sell for around 30 percent more than regular economy tickets according to a report in Hong Kong newspaper Mingpao. Cathay Pacific did not confirm the price details at the time of writing. 

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World's ugliest buildings, Singapore breakfast spots, Seoul New Year resolutions

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:19 PM PST

Newsletter Date: 
4 January 2012
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Fly from the sky: World's highest airport planned

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:04 PM PST

Nagqu Airport, Tibet
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After wowing the world with the construction of a nine-runway airport in Beijing, China's aviation industry is set to embrace a new height -- a civilian airport at Nagqu (那曲), a Tibetan county 325 kilometers northeast of Lhasa (拉萨), the provincial capital.

Scheduled to break ground later this year, Nagqu Airport will stand at 4,436 meters above sea level and will be the world's highest airport after its completion in 2015.

According to Xu Bo (徐波), head of Tibet Administration of Civil Aviation, surveys have been conducted to guarantee the feasibility and safety for civilian aircraft to operate at such an extreme altitude.

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10 of the world's ugliest buildings

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:01 PM PST

Fang Yuan Building in Shenyang
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Ugliness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and that is something we have taken into account in our list of some of the planet's most controversial architectural creations.

In fact, a more accurate title for the article might have been "the world's most divisive buildings."

Yet for every admirer of Ryugyong Hotel's deeply sinister girth or Atlantis Hotel's ludicrous fairytale gaudiness, you'll find hundreds more that who would gladly see these and our other carbuncles razed to the ground.

Don't miss: 20 of the world's most iconic skyscrapers 

1. Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea

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Best all-day breakfast spots in Singapore

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

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Rise and dine, breakfast is the new brunch.

And more and more eateries are serving all-day breakfast so you can have your bacon and eggs anytime you want, however you want.

Wild Honey

Calling all Wild Honey fans, the new outlet at Scotts Square allows reservations.

Say goodbye to the days of standing in line like lame lemmings at the Mandarin Gallery branch. But with the phone ringing off the hook, you'll still have to exercise some patience.

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2012 New Year's resolutions for Seoul

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

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No more freaky plastic surgery ads on public transportation 



Blepharoplasty, dorsal augmentation, zygoma reduction, neurectomy calf reduction.

These words seem like they belong in science journals (or CSI autopsy reports), but in fact they are plastered all over subway stations and bus stops in Seoul. 

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Secret revealed: How to be the world’s best bartender

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

Manabu Ohtake
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If Japanese bartenders lived up to half their hype, the national trophy vault would be heaving. And competitions would be simpler.

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