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...steady supply of government-directed "policy loans" that will in all likelihood never be paid back. China's four biggest banks are technically insolvent because they are owed an estimated $500 billion in nonperforming state-enterprise loans. Yet, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), state firms continue to soak up approximately 70% of all loans...
...massage with Merlot? A soak in Sauvignon? A new beauty treatment is derived from the seductive if scientifically iffy idea that the grape's potent antioxidants can outwit the aging of the skin. Vinotherapy, as the process is called, was developed by the French (of course!) at the Caudalie Vinotherapy Spa in Bordeaux, where devotees indulge in body scrubs made from crushed Cabernet grape seeds or soak shoulder-deep in a barrel of spring water and grape extract. In the U.S., Napa Valley's Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, below, has couples sip wine in a brass tub filled with...
...Lulur, a beauty treatment usually reserved for women on their wedding day. My masseuse led me to a garden bungalow, where she massaged my knotted muscles with aromatic oils, then polished my skin with lulur, a traditional exfoliating paste made from pounded rice, turmeric and local spices. After a soak in a rose petal milk bath, I finished in the cedar-scented steam room. Relaxed, oiled and burnished, I floated blissfully back to my hotel on a curry-scented cloud. Had anyone asked, I would have married the first person to propose...
...should talk, listen, learn and soak up as much as you can from this place and from each other,” said Holly Taylor Sargent, senior associate dean of external affairs for the Kennedy School. Sargent has raised more than $2 million for the program...
...Costing $6 per soak, the Kanaya is not cheap as far as bathing goes, but it's a small price for a classy Japanese ryokan experience. The attached inn has lovely traditional-style rooms and offers visitors a delectable Japanese feast. Rooms start at $127 per night, including two meals. Book...