How leading global cities stack up against one another? Though New York and London lead cumulative scoring, emerging cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, are narrowing the gap within key economic indicators, according to the fifth edition of Cities of Opportunity released by PwC and the Partnership for New York City. While New York officially edges … Read more
The annual survey of global color popularity White retained the leading spot as the most popular car color based on 2012 automotive color popularity and trend data released by PPG Industries, the world’s leading manufacturer of transportation coatings. According to PPG’s annual survey of global color popularity, white ranked first (22 percent) and silver was … Read more
Enchanting and magical power of orchids are studied a unique research center in the world: Guerlain Orchidarium. High in the jungle treetops in Yunnan province in southern China, the Vanda Coerulea orchid is flowering again, a sign that biodiversity in flourishing afresh in the Tianzi Exploratory Reserve after years of intensive single-crop farming. Vanda is … Read more
Love and passion comes through the stomach. With this in mind, a team of scientists with the NASA-funded Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue and Simulation project (HI-SEAS) is working to develop more appetizing and healthy foods for long-term space travel, as space agencies prepare to send astronauts on two-to-three year missions to Mars. In March 2013, … Read more
Top 20 global retail rental markets: Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive shopping destination as significant inbound tourist flows and continued increases in domestic wealth fuels occupier demand from international fashion and luxury retailers, according to new research from global property advisor CBRE Group. The CBRE rankings of prime global retail rents saw … Read more
Hilton Hotels & Resorts Unveils Report on Global Spa Trends: “A successful spa concept on a global scale is one that offers reliable services across its portfolio while respecting regional differences” Generational use of spas, the overall impact of spas on hotels and the increasing significance of the male spa -goer are among key … Read more