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...stunning villas and 12 opulent "villa residences" on Phuket's overlooked northwest coast. Put together by ex-Amanpuri general manager Anthony Lark, Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and adventurer Simon Murray and Thai architect Mom Tridosoyudh Devakul, Trisara is set to become one of the most exclusive hideaways in the kingdom...
...will be the resort's 1,500-sq-m spa (opening in December) and its destination restaurants. The latter-one Thai, one Mediterranean-are presided over by chef Sven Krauss, formerly of the Sukhothai Bangkok hotel and co-author of The Food of Thailand: Authentic Recipes from the Golden Kingdom, a best-selling cookbook in the U.S. Needless to say, none of this comes cheap-introductory rates, valid until Nov. 30, start from $325 a night...
When China invaded Tibet in 1950, it promised to bring modernity to the isolated feudal kingdom. Instead, it brought a reign of religious and cultural repression that drove into exile the Tibetan government, including its supreme religious and political leader, the Dalai Lama. At his cottage in McLeod Ganj, India, the Dalai Lama, 69, spoke with TIME's Alex Perry...
Such clever marketing tactics have helped make Nike the icon for the new China. According to a recent Hill & Knowlton survey, Chinese consider Nike the Middle Kingdom's "coolest brand." Just as a new Flying Pigeon bicycle defined success when reforms began in the 1980s and a washing machine that could also scrub potatoes became the status symbol a decade later, so the Air Jordan--or any number of Nike products turned out in factories across Asia--has become the symbol of success for China's new middle class. Sales rose 66% last year, to an estimated $300 million...
After the formal presentation, a broad range of audience members addressed the panelists. Questioners included Harvard students, a representative of the International Rescue Committee in Boston, a member of the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts and a visitor from the United Kingdom...