China Turns Up the Heat on Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills
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The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as
its territory and has protested Western support for the island.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Defender Journeys: Land Rover's Iconic Off-Road 4x4 (video)
Defender Journeys: Land Rover Celebrates its Iconic Off-Road 4x4 - To find out more about Defender Journeys and to submit your own journey: www.landrover.com/defenderjourneys
After 68 years of production, the last of the current Defenders has rolled off the production line at the Solihull factory. In addition to the celebrations held at the factory, Land Rover launched Defender Journeys. The interactive map will showcase historic journeys undertaken in Land Rover Series and Defender vehicles and give others the chance to feature their part of the legend. (Published on Jan 29, 2016)
Monday, February 1, 2016
London: St James’s Residential Revival (video)
London: St James’s Residential Revival (video) - originally published on Aug 13, 2015 - St James’s Street is one of the most traditional thoroughfares in London, dotted with historical shops and clubs. The FT’s James Pickford reports on how a £500m development by the Crown Estate is helping to boost the area’s residential dwellings.
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Monday, January 25, 2016
London's Luxury Property Market Loses Its Luster
Boom times for London's high-end housing market are over. Deal volume for prime-central London has dropped as much as 40% from a year ago. Published on Jan 20, 2016
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Sunseeker Wants You To Sell You This Yacht (video)
Sunseeker Wants You to Spend Your Bonus On This - Despite a shaky start to 2016's stock markets, there are more millionaires than ever; which means for luxury boat makers like UK-based Sunseeker, there's more opportunity. Bloomberg's Manus Cranny spoke with Sunseeker CEO Philip Popham about why they're building bigger and which nations they're targeting. Published on Jan 14, 2016
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Monday, January 11, 2016
New Bentley Bentayga SUV Attracts One Percenters (video)
New Bentley SUV Attracts One Percenters - Bentley is taking orders for its new Bentley Bentayga SUV, which bears a base level price tag of about $229,000. Here's a look at the upcoming vehicle. (Published 6 Jan 2016)
Sunday, January 3, 2016
LA Auto Show, The Most Awesome Cars, A to Z (video)
The Most Awesome Cars at the LA Auto Show, From A to Z - The biggest names in the auto industry unveiled new cars and concept vehicles at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
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BlackRock's Larry Fink says the US election 'really doesn't matter' for markets - The CEO leads the world's largest asset manager, which has come under scrutiny from Republicans.
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