The winners of the 2009 AsiaSpa Awards were announced at a glamorous gala awards ceremony held at Armani Bar Hong Kong last Thursday.

The majority of Asia’s spa destinations won an award, including properties in, Thailand, The Philippines, The Maldives, China, Cambodia and Hong Kong.

The world’s tallest hotel will open in Hong Kong in 2010 when the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, welcomes its first guests.

The 312-bedroom hotel will occupy floors 102 to 118 on the International Commerce Centre (ICC) — currently taking shape on the Kowloon waterfront spanning 484 meters and 118 storeys when completed by the end of 2010.

That will make the new Ritz-Carlton the “world’s tallest hotel,” according to the company, although that claim is debatable.

Hong Kong firm has launched a series of television commercials offering personal loans in exchange for ladies’ luxury handbags.

Yes Lady Finance will pay cash-strapped socialites up to 70 percent of the bag’s value with 28 percent annualised interest, the South China Morning Post said.

A Hong Kong developer who sold an apartment for a world record price was Tuesday condemned for selectively numbering the floors on a 46-storey building as a ploy to attract Chinese buyers.

South Korean pop star Rain attended yesterday the grand opening of the IWC Schaffhausen flagship store at the 1881 Heritage Boutique in Hong Kong.

IWC Schaffhausen (International Watch Co.) is a famous high-end Swiss watch manufacturer and Rain was personally invited for this grand opening.

French soccer star Zinedine Zidane who joined the brand’s army of ambassadors in 2008 was also in attendance for the opening.

Wild Caviar has almost vanished from face of the Earth and the privileged few that are still able to enjoy its delicacy are hit where it hurts most, their wallets.

However, Caviar Azovka hopes to revive the rare treat through their precise farming and a strong ambition.

“Most of the countries, and their historic producers of Caviar, have had to ban exportations of wild Caviar so as to protect the Sturgeon species and ensure its survival.”