Fête de la Gastronomie to fly the flag for French cuisine in New York and Tokyo

France to promote its gastronomy in New York and Tokyo through “Terroirs : création et tradition” festival France’s gastronomy, part of the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, is a major export product the country wants to promote worldwide via a festival named “Fête de la Gastronomie“. Created by the France’s Ministry of Economy, Finance and … Read more

Hong Kong overtakes London’s West End as home of the world’s most expensive office rents

Hong Kong overtakes London’s West End as world’s most expensive office market in 2011 Newly-released figures from Knight Frank show that Central, Hong Kong overtook London’s West End as the location with the highest prime office rents in the world during 2011. Hong Kong’s rise to the top of the ranking is a result of … Read more

Which city is the most expensive to live in? Which city is the cheapest?

Worldwide Cost of Living 2012: Mature markets still the most expensive Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva, Osaka and Oslo are the most expensive cities in 2012 Muscat, Dhaka, Algiers, Kathmandu and Panama are top 5 least expensive cities   For the first time in at least two decades of Economist Intelligence Unit reporting the worldwide cost of … Read more

World’s most expensive cities: five European countries were ranked as among the most expensive

Because of demand from wealthy buyers taking advantage of tax privileges, Monaco maintained its title as the world’s most expensive luxury residential market for the fourth straight year. In recent study made by Global Property Guide, the world’s most expensive cities are still in Europe in spite the debt debacle and austerity measures imposed by … Read more