A newly opened nightclub in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ city of superlatives, now lets guests drive their precious supercars right into its party space for the one-time price of 10,000 dirham (about US$2,700). For a city that is obsessed with ultra-luxury cars, it is a little surprising it hadn’t been done until now.
Secret Room opened in September in the basement of FIVE Palm Jumeirah, a five-star hotel on Dubai’s famous man-made, tree-shaped Palm Jumeirah island. Read More...
It follows her feat earlier this year, whereby she completed the 7 Deserts Challenge and the last of her 40 consecutive marathons on World Water Day on March 22.
“By 2030, unless we change our behaviour, the demand for water will be 40 per cent greater than supply,” she says. “That’s where the idea of 40 came about.”
Working as a WEF young global leader in 2010, she realised the extent of the global water crisis and left her career in 2012 to establish Thirst, a charity focused on raising awareness about the issue. Read More...
A Beijing stamp collector paid more than HK$2.58 million for one of 32 known Qing dynasty red revenue stamps, setting a new world record for a single Chinese stamp during yesterday's auction by Zurich Asia. The two-day stamps and postal history autumn auction continues today at the Excelsior hotel.
The winning bid of HK$2,587,500 exceeded the high estimate of HK$2 million but was below the HK$3 million that Zurich Asia director Louis Mangin had hoped for. Read More...
