China to become the largest source of demand for gold in 2012

Gold demand in China is expected to rise up to 30 percent this year China – the largest jewellery market for the third consecutive quarter.   Global gold demand in Q1 2012 was 1,097.6 tonnes, down 5% from the high demand levels seen in Q1 2011, according to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends … Read more

Rezidor’s Radisson Blu to be build in the heart of Georgia’s ancient viniculture region

The Rezidor Hotel Group announced the Radisson Blu Resort, Tsinandali in Georgia, the company’s most important development market. The Radisson Blu Resort, Tsinandali joins Rezidor’s Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi, and the Radisson Blu Hotel, Batumi on the Eastern shore of the Black Sea. The new property will feature 100 rooms and is scheduled … Read more

Louis Vuitton to open an innovation hub near Angers

Luxury trunk maker Louis Vuitton Malletier will open an innovation terminal in Beaulieu-sur-Layon, at twenty kilometers south of Angers (Maine-et-Loire). The hub of leather goods will be a highly innovative research and innovation pole in the leather trades and could eventually employ about 400 professionals. The Beaulieu-sur-Layon commune was chosen due to the existence of a … Read more

Fight the Flames of Ignorance: Vienna Life Ball hosts the 20th Anniversary Fashion Show

Life Ball Fashion Show 2012 20 years on, the Life Ball in Vienna has become an internationally acclaimed major event and an established recognized platform in the fight against the HI virus. This year’s Vienna Life Ball  has the theme “Fight the Flames of Ignorance“. The 20th Life Ball is dedicated to the element of fire – … Read more

Extended charter season in the Mediterranean: Spain’s Balearic Islands now opened to charter yachts

The Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, Minorca and Formentera, along with mainland cities such as Barcelona, Valencia and Marbella, can now be added to Europe’s established ‘charter’ destinations. With the longest summer season in Europe, and reliable sunshine from April through until late Autumn, these exclusive destinations can now add as much as 75 days … Read more

The rush for land for agriculture: Secretive world of land-buying in foreign countries

The secretive land-buying in foreign countries in the last decade became a major trend that involved governments, private and public companies. According to a report published by the Land Matrix project, the drive for land acquisition is a global trend that already has considerable impacts. The database on which the report is built, the largest … Read more