Iwaki Tatsuko combines an eye for antique furniture with a penchant for chic and simplicity. A delicate tea table invites one not just to partake of a cup of coffee and a slice of freshly-baked cheesecake, but also draws attention to the engraved designs of flowers under the glass tabletop.
Scots around the world are recovering from last week's Tartan Day celebrations in which thousands of proud expats remembered their roots and let go a few hoots.
Wenchang city is reaching for the stars with its tourism development plan, the centerpiece of which is an outer space theme park built around a satellite launch pad to open in 2010.
When it comes to education, Wenchang city of Hainan province is known to be in a class of its own. This is not least reflected in its very name: When the city was established in AD 627 - the characters "Wenchang" literally mean "cultural prosperity" - or in its fostering of 205 generals in the first part of the 20th century, second only to Huang'an in Hubei province, throughout China.
Wanning is a latecomer to Hainan's tourism race. But the city's Deputy Party Secretary Fu Lidong says its government doesn't plan to play catch-up with established tourism hotspots; it instead wants to play leapfrog.
When Kevin Rudd visits China this week for the first time as Australia's prime minister, AustCham Beijing will mark the occasion with a dinner in his name for chamber members and friends. The visit and the profile of Australia's new government has been the subject of great anticipation.
ANZ, the first Australian bank to open branches and a representative office in China, plans to continue its expansion to become one of the top foreign-owned banks in the nation, said Alex Thursby, the lender's managing director for the Asia-Pacific region.
When one looks at China's fashion industry through The 2008/2009 China Fashion Week (A/W) Collections, which concluded on March 31, the overriding sense one gets is that of the rebirth of individualism among young designers.
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