The Chinese billionaire with six months to make the world’s tallest building

Zhang Yue was the first man in China to own a private jet, and his office is modelled on the Palace of Versailles. Now, he plans to save the planet by raising the world’s tallest building in just six months. A new documentary goes behind the scenes of the great Chinese eco gold rush

Top restaurants in Asia from 900 well-travelled gourmets

What constitutes “best” on the Asian restaurant scene.        900 international leaders in the restaurant industry, including food critics, chefs and restaurateurs, gave their verdict announcing the winners of Asia’s Best Restaurant 2014 awards organized by Restaurant magazine, the people behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants. Asia’s … Read more

Survey of Chinese officials’ luxury watches censored

“A simple watch can reveal the hidden corruption of some greedy officials and it shows that corruption leaves its mark.” Authorities in Beijing have censored a survey of luxury watches worn by Chinese government officials published online by an activist whose investigation was welcomed by the official media. Internet activist “Huaguoshanzonshuji” told AFP that his … Read more