October 12th, 2009
Nokia will launch after October 29 a limited edition Nokia N97 mini RAOUL in only 1000 units and for Singapore market for now.
The kit will include a special back battery cover with fashion house RAOUL signature stripes, a leather pouch and leather dangler.
The whole package is sold in a big leather bound box, all for about $590. It can be pre-ordered now from Nokia Singapore.
August 11th, 2009
Last month, Louis Vuitton opened the largest boutique in Southeast Asia at Singapore’s luxurious ION Orchard in Orchard Road.
The 905 square meter concept store was designed by Front Inc. of New York while the interiors were developed by the Louis Vuitton Malletier’s architecture team.
The duplex store showcases the luxury brand’s first curved glass facade, inspired by the “folds of a scarf”.
July 23rd, 2009
Burberry has launched its biggest store in South East Asia in Singapore! The 815 square metre store is located on ION Orchard and opened just yesterday.
To specially mark the opening of this store, Burberry designed a new exclusive range of leather accessories that include handbags, clutches and other leather goods.
June 9th, 2009
Tokyo’s Inner Central District overtook London’s West End to become the most expensive office location in the World - with an occupancy cost of $183 per sq. ft. - according to the CB Richard Ellis global office cost survey.
Moscow, Hong Kong’s central business district and Tokyo’s outer central district were in third, fourth and fifth position.
Financial centres around the world have been hit by declining occupier demand. In many cases office occupancy costs have dropped by 20% or more over the last 12 months.
May 7th, 2009
In a report published in November 2008, the World Bank picked Singapore as the example of successful urban development.
The bank highlighted some of the key factors that enabled this tiny island-country to move from its industrial beginnings to a modern, livable city.
Two of these factors were: master-planning with the right dose of flexibility, and political continuity, which is a good thing only if the government knows what it is doing. In this case, that worked just fine.
May 3rd, 2009
In Mercer Consultings annual Quality of Living Survey, Europe once again dominates the list of 215 countries around the world.
The top three cities are, by rank, Vienna, Zurich (last years winner), and Geneva.
Commonwealth nations fare pretty well, too, winning 9 of the top 30 spots, even though London comes in only at 38.
