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Question: “Who are three people who’ve never been in my kitchen?” Or lately: "Name three people hating on the once mighty US dollar." On Tuesday, Cheng Siwei, the vice chairman of China’s National People’s Congress suggested that China’s foreign exchange regulators ought to consider shifting the country’s massive USD $1.4 trillion reserve into “stronger” currencies. The greenback has been on a downward spiral since 2003. Little did Cheng know that his remarks would trigger a... more ›

Vogue China has hit the newstands in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, two weeks in advance of its September launch date. In yet another volte-face from the international fashion bible, the much-speculated Gisele Bundchen cover was cancelled in favour of Western Australian gamine Gemma Ward, the 17-year-old veteran of 13 Vogue covers. Styled by French Vogue doyenne Carine Roitfeld and shot by renowned fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier in Shanghai, the gatefold cover features Ward in typical doe-eyed mode, flanked by five equally sultry Chinese models including Miss China 2003 Du Juan and Shanghainese beauty Wang Wenqin. more ›

Hong Kong fashion mecca Joyce will expand its boutiques to Shanghai and Beijing by 2007, according to managing director Adrienne Ma. Ma told Bloomberg News: "Greater China is definitely our focus, our direction, our strategy." more ›