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Entrance of The Ritz-Carlton, TokyoNews · DiningThe Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Serves a Bee de Chaumet TeaMarch 16, 2026The timber Grand Ring of Expo 2025 in OsakaNews · DesignWhat Remains of the Grand Ring After Expo 2025 OsakaFebruary 18, 2026Mandarin Oriental, BangkokNews · HotelsSporty & Rich and Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok Launch a Co-Branded CollectionFebruary 3, 2026Park Hyatt Tokyo, ShinjukuNews · DesignPark Hyatt Tokyo Reopens After a 19-Month RestorationDecember 9, 2025Rosewood Hong Kong exterior at Victoria Dockside, Tsim Sha TsuiNews · TravelRosewood Hong Kong Named Best Hotel in the World for 2025October 30, 2025Songtsam Linka retreat near Shangri-La, YunnanNews · WellnessSongtsam Introduces Tibetan Medicine to Its Himalayan LodgesOctober 17, 2025The St. Regis Bar Macao and Guerlain afternoon tea collaborationNews · DiningThe St. Regis Bar Macao Pairs Afternoon Tea With GuerlainOctober 16, 2025Bar Leone in Central, Hong Kong, The World's Best Bar 2025News · DiningBar Leone Named The World’s Best Bar 2025October 8, 2025Mandarin Oriental, Xi'an urban resort development, planned for 2029News · TravelMandarin Oriental Plans Hot Spring Resort in Xi’anAugust 1, 2025The Bangudae petroglyphs carved into a rock face near UlsanNews · CultureKorea’s Prehistoric Whale Carvings Become World HeritageJuly 12, 2025The Western Xia imperial tombs, NingxiaNews · CultureChina’s Xixia Imperial Tombs Join the World Heritage ListJuly 11, 2025The Naoshima New Museum of Art in 2025News · DesignNaoshima New Museum of Art Opens, Dedicated to Asian ArtistsMay 31, 2025Rendering of the redesigned lobby at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong in CentralNews · DesignMandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Plans US$100 Million RenovationApril 22, 2025Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu, the open-air retail district beside Daci TempleNews · DesignTaikoo Li Chengdu at Ten: Lanes, a Temple and 30 Million Visitors a YearApril 15, 2025Mandarin Oriental, Suzhou, planned on the east bank of Jinji LakeNews · TravelMandarin Oriental Plans Lakeside Hotel in SuzhouFebruary 13, 2025Ho Chi Minh City seen from the elevated section of Metro Line 1 between An Phu and Thao DienNews · TravelHo Chi Minh City Opens Its First Metro LineDecember 22, 2024The bronze gallery at Shanghai Museum EastNews · CultureShanghai Museum East Opens in Full in PudongDecember 3, 2024The Simose Art MuseumNews · DesignSimose Art Museum Named the World’s Most Beautiful MuseumDecember 2, 2024Sorn restaurant in Bangkok, MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2025News · DiningSorn Becomes Thailand’s First Three-Star RestaurantNovember 28, 2024Sézanne at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at MarunouchiNews · DiningSézanne Earns Three Michelin Stars in TokyoOctober 17, 2024The Peninsula Hong Kong exterior in the evening, flagship of HSHNews · BusinessPeninsula Owner HSH Names Benjamin Vuchot as CEOOctober 15, 2024Alila Shanghai hotel entrance on Weihai Road, Jing'anNews · TravelAlila Shanghai Opens in Jing’an Overlooking ZhangyuanSeptember 25, 2024Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at Hangzhou Centre, beside Wulin SquareNews · TravelFour Seasons Opens Second Hangzhou Hotel at Hangzhou CentreSeptember 1, 2024The main entrance to the Niah Caves at sunset, SarawakNews · CultureThe Niah Caves of Borneo Join the World Heritage ListJuly 27, 2024The Central Axis of Beijing seen from outside YongdingmenNews · DesignBeijing’s Central Axis Joins the UNESCO World Heritage ListJuly 27, 2024Dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner MongoliaNews · CultureBadain Jaran, China’s Desert of Giant Dunes and Lakes, Joins the World Heritage ListJuly 26, 2024A train of the Alishan Forest Railway at Jhaoping Station, TaiwanNews · TravelTaiwan’s Alishan Forest Railway Reopens in Full After 15 YearsJuly 6, 2024The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong transformation project by designer Joyce WangNews · DesignThe Landmark Mandarin Oriental Plans Joyce Wang MakeoverJune 28, 2024Sitting room and bar of The Shangri-La Suite at Island Shangri-La, Hong KongNews · TravelIsland Shangri-La Hong Kong Unveils The Shangri-La SuiteJune 11, 2024ITC Ratnadipa towers on the Colombo seafront, Sri LankaNews · TravelITC Ratnadipa Opens on Colombo’s SeafrontApril 25, 2024Lobby lounge with natural wood furnishings at Six Senses Kyoto in HigashiyamaNews · TravelSix Senses Kyoto Opens in Higashiyama, the Brand’s First in JapanApril 23, 2024The canyon of the Nujiang River in Fugong County, YunnanNews · TravelSongtsam Opens a Lodge in the Canyon of the NujiangMarch 29, 2024Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, the 1901 hotel near the Opera HouseNews · TravelThe Metropole Hanoi Reopens Its 1901 Heritage WingMarch 28, 2024Sézanne at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at MarunouchiNews · DiningSézanne Named No.1 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024March 26, 2024René Redzepi at noma Kyoto 2023, Ace Hotel KyotoNews · DiningNoma Returns to Ace Hotel Kyoto for an Autumn ResidencyMarch 4, 2024Regent Shanghai on the Bund exterior on the North BundNews · TravelRegent Shanghai on the Bund Opens on the Former Seagull SiteJanuary 9, 2024

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