Starbucks Coming to India
Seattle-based international coffee and coffeehouse chain will soon open its first stores in India by year’s end. Through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, known as Tata Starbucks Ltd., Starbucks aims to open 50 branches in Mumbai and New Delhi by September with a speculation of 3,000 eventual locations. As stated by R.K. [...]
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Jason Wu for Target
Jason Wu, New York-based Taiwanese American fashion designer will soon see his own original fashion line with Target for the upcoming spring 2012 season. Wu launched his ready-to-wear line of clothes in 2006 at the age of 24 and hit it big in 2008 with First Lady Michelle Obama buying four dresses from Wu and [...]
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Chinese Girl in the Ghetto
Chinese Girl in the Ghetto, a politically incorrect memoir by Ying Ma follows the incredible journey of a little girl from the southern city of Guangzhou, China as she immigrates to an American ghetto and prevails. Once immersed in a world of fantasy and foreign influences while grappling with the mundane vagaries of Communist rule, [...]
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HBO Developing China Doll Series
American cable television network, HBO has been said to be developing a new television series about a mixed-race family and their humanoid robot called China Doll. From the creators of HBO’s Big Love television drama, Mark V. Olsen and Will Schefer’s China Doll project is said to combine Scheffer’s passion for technology and Olsen’s interest [...]
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Yi Zhou at the RH Gallery
Shanghai-born and raised in Rome, surreal video artist Yi Zhou will soon be on display at the RH Gallery in New York City. Running March 8th through April 27th, 2012, the gallery will feature Zhou’s first solo New York opening with “The Greatness” exhibition. Based on Zhou’s recent short film with the same name, a [...]
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Converse Jack Purcell “Year of the Dragon”
Continuing Converse’s celebration of the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year, the American shoe company has released a limited edition customization of the iconic Jack Purcell sneaker. The Jack Purcell “Year of the Dragon” features a monochromatic black/white colorway with black dragon skin textured leather, classic white rubber sole and a touch of red on the [...]
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Yao Ming Family Wines
In anticipation of the Chinese rapidly growing market for luxury wines, retired Chinese NBA player, Yao Ming recently launched his own California winery brand. Called Yao Family Wines and distributed by French beverage giant Pernod Ricard SA, the bottles are made from cabernet sauvingnon grapes harvested in 2009 from California’s Napa Valley. With the small [...]
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Breaking Ground: Chinese American Architects in Los Angeles (1945-1980)
Breaking Ground: Chinese American Architects in Los Angeles (1945-1980) is a showcase of four pioneering Chinese American architects and their architectural achievements whose contributions were critical to the development of Los Angeles’ urban and visual landscape between 1945 and 1980. Presented at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, “the exhibition will examine a group [...]
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I Am Bruce Lee
In commemoration of Bruce Lee born in the year of the dragon, I am Bruce Lee is a documentary film directed by Peter McCormack which follows his compelling and visually stunning life. Despite Bruce Lee’s sudden and tragic death at age 32, the film delves into Lee’s legacy in both the martial arts and entertainment [...]
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Baskin Robbins Opens in Ho Chi Minh City
American ice cream parlor chain, Baskin Robbins recently opened its first flagship store in Ho Chi Minh City. In partnership with Vietnamese food manufacturing company, Blue Star Foods, Baskin Robbins has signed a master franchise agreement to develop the brand in the Southeast Asian country. 50 Baskin Robbins restaurants are expected to be opened over [...]
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