Knowledge Train to offer virtual classrooms during Coronavirus lock-down

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An understated address near Manila’s airport exceeds expectations The post Hotel Review: Lanson Place Mall of Asia – Tranquility Amid the Bustle appeared first on Business Traveller.

Hot lemon and ginger cola is a uniquely Hong Kong drink. A few slices of ginger are heated in cola until boiling, then the mixture is poured into a glass and topped with a few fresh lemon slices. While some older-style restaurants or traditional Hong Kong-style cha chaan teng cafes still serve it, it is usually an off-menu item, known only to older Hongkongers. The drink is widely believed to help cure colds and flu. But does it really? The TCM perspective Ginger is a warming rhizome and a...

When Angela Yuen first tried on a Max Mara coat, her instinct was to take it apart. “I found it magical how perfectly it carried any woman’s silhouette,” says the Hong Kong artist, “which made me wonder about the secrets hidden within its paper pattern.” That curiosity became Interwoven Shadows, the installation marking the opening of Max Mara’s new boutique at K11 Musea on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. On view outside the store until the end of December, it centres on a translucent acrylic...

Precisely 100 years ago, history was made in Geneva, Switzerland – twice. Lovers of equestrian excellence were treated to the first ever edition of the Concours Hippique International de Genève, better known as CHI Geneva, a highlight of the annual show-jumping calendar to this day. For lovers of fine horology, meanwhile, 1926 brought a development of equal magnitude: the birth, in Rolex’s ateliers, of the Oyster: the legendary waterproof, screw-down case that came to define modern...

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It is easy to imagine that Claude Monet, the French Impressionist acclaimed for the paintings of his gardens at Giverny, would have been captivated by the ethereal landscape of West Lake in Hangzhou, where Feng J chose to stage her 10th anniversary solo exhibition in the Manao Temple. Feng J has long been influenced by the artist in the impressionistic way she sets her rose-cut gemstones like dabs of watercolour in overlapping layers on her nature-inspired jewels. “My first encounter with Monet,...

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Eighteen international hikers from diverse backgrounds gather outside exit 1 of Gwanaksan station to kick off the three-week “2026 Seoul Hiking Week: Autumn”. Their objective for day 1 is to climb Mount Hoam, one of the peaks on the larger Mount Gwanak in southern Seoul, an “extreme course” route designed to showcase the South Korean capital’s rugged urban terrain. Running until November 15, Seoul Hiking Week is centred around three mountains in the city: Mount Bukhan, Mount Bugak and Mount...

A new policy would allow firearms to be brought on passenger cars, as opposed to being locked in baggage cars. A union leader called it “sheer lunacy.”

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Washington Dulles opens its $745 million Concourse E with 14 United Airlines gates, a massive new lounge and improved passenger facilities, as the airport undertakes an ambitious $20 billion redevelopment program. The post Washington Dulles Opens Its First New Concourse in Nearly 20 Years appeared first on Business Traveller.