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  • Private club introduces Chinese rich to luxurious life

    2009-11-25 11:17

    Want a pink private jet and hotel room in Monaco arranged fast? No problem. Well, certainly not for members of Quintessentially, a super-exclusive club that insists: "Nothing is impossible."

  • Exclusive site attracts young and wealthy

    2009-11-25 11:16

    After a long day of hard work, Kevin Qian needs to unwind from the daily stress - and in P1.cn, an exclusive social networking site, he has found the perfect escape.

  • Residents pay power bill bypassing property management

    2009-11-24 10:21

    Following threats of a blackout earlier this month, 200 proprietors in Jian Wai SOHO have raised nearly 3 million yuan to pay their electricity bill.

  • The Big Easy arrives in Beijing

    2009-11-20 11:11

    Brandon Trowbridge, manager of Nola, a recently opened New Orleans-style restaurant in Beijing's Ritan embassy district, knows that when you move halfway around the world "you have to change things, especially in a restaurant - so the recipes are a bit different".

  • Molly Malone's: the latest addition to Irish pubs

    2009-11-20 11:06

    While I imagine the literati will scoff at the omission of James Joyce, I think Ireland's single greatest export has to be the Irish pub.

  • High pricing strategy tailored for status-conscious Chinese

    2009-11-19 11:16

    Many business schools in fact have "prestige" pricing policies as their business strategy because they believe high tuition cost is an expression of strength and confidence in a competitive education market.

  • B-School fees skyrocket

    2009-11-19 11:08

    The supply and demand principles of economics tell us prices that go up will one day come down.

  • Stars shine brighter with EMBA

    2009-11-19 11:00

    Along with well-heeled executives, celebrities have also been feeding the coffers of the nation's top business schools, money that may be going to providing greater luxury and gloss rather than business knowledge.

  • Southern plan brings in top retailers

    2009-11-17 09:47

    Top retailers have said they will open new outlets in southern Beijing, just 10 days after the city government unveiled its ambitious development plan for the area.

  • Golf remains exclusive to wealthy in China

    2009-11-03 09:28

    Chen Long, president of a student golf association at University of International Business and Economics, said golf's development in China is being hindered by class issues.

  • Comment: Clean dishes should be free

    2009-11-02 10:22

    "One yuan," I read the price tag on a dish package and said to my friend who was on a business trip to Beijing, "Isn't the service nice in the capital city? You can have alternative dishware if you want."

  • Start-ups get finance, mentoring

    2009-10-27 14:57

    A seminar by a relatively unknown but established Chinese organization offering small free-interest loans and mentorship to wannabe business people was held at Renmin University last Friday.

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