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Vera Wang explores yin and yang at NY fashion week
NEW YORK, February 14, 2012 (AFP) – Feather-light layers of organza and chiffon spilling over Bermuda shorts? It sounds like an odd combination, but Vera Wang pulled it off with panache Tuesday at New York fashion week. Wang, a native …
Alexander Wang displays collection at NY show
NEW YORK, February 12, 2012 (AFP) - Alexander Wang has turned a Hudson River pier into a house of mirrors to show a fall-winter collection that should figure
Imperial China stirs Jason Wu at New York fashion week
NEW YORK, February 11, 2012 (AFP) - Designer Jason Wu brought the mystery of the Forbidden City to New York fashion week on Friday with a fall-winter collection
Lady Gaga world tour to kick off in Seoul
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2012 (AFP) - American pop diva Lady Gaga Wednesday unveiled the first dates for her upcoming world tour which she has dubbed the "Born This
Origami ~ Japanese Art of Paper Creations
Atlanta, February 3, 2012 -- A series of origami demonstrations and workshops by Japan's renowned origami expert Makoto Yamaguchi and his assistants, Eiko Matsuura and Kyohei Katsuka were
‘Starbikes’: the poor Indonesian’s Starbucks
JAKARTA, January 23, 2012 (AFP) - As well-heeled Indonesians sip lattes in the air conditioned comfort of Starbucks, outside on the bustling, traffic-jammed streets of Jakarta the myriad
Year of the Dragon roars into Asia
BEIJING, January 23, 2012 (AFP) - A billion-plus Asians welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks, hoping the mightiest sign in the
Warren Buffett plays ukulele in China New Year gala
BEIJING, January 22, 2012 (AFP) - The online version of a glitzy television gala marking the Chinese Lunar New Year on Sunday featured a video of US billionaire
Asia loses its taste for shark fin
SINGAPORE, January 22, 2012 (AFP) - As Asia's ethnic Chinese sit down for lavish banquets to usher in the Lunar New Year, a delicacy long considered a must
Western brands aim for China’s ‘Dragon’ riches
HONG KONG, January 20, 2012 (AFP) - It's meant to bring riches and power befitting an emperor, but if Western luxury brands have their way the Year of

















