Global Timepieces, a store established in 1999 that retails mid-range brand watches to high-end luxury brand watches, has just opened a store in the K11 Art Mall in Hong Kong.

To celebrate the Queen’s 60 years on the throne, Buckingham Palace is organizing a special event to exhibit the Royal Collection of diamonds for the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev invited veteran rock band Smokie to play at an exclusive Kremlin dinner.

Afrojack, the international, musical sensation that was ranked the seventh top DJ of 2011 by DJ Mag, performed in front of hundreds of guests at the W South Beach Hotel’s pool on New Year’s Eve.

Tired of plane rides or cruises? The newest exotic travelling option for the adventurous go getter is the personal submarine.

After helping the LA Galaxy win the MLS Cup in November, Beckham was high on demand for the French football team Paris Saint Germaine. However even with the generous offer in part of the French team, Beckham chose to stay with the Galaxy.

The longevity of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia is astounding. Through Luftwaffe bombings, fires, and Soviet oppression, the Bolshoi Theater still stands

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Alejandro Ortiz, Anièce Meinhold and Cesar Zapata of Phuc Yea are gearing up for a mid-January opening of Miami’s The Federal Food, Drink & Provisions, also known as The Fed.

Hugh Jackman’s Back on Broadway show sizzled at the Broadhurst Theatre this past holiday season, reported Playbill: One set of weekly figures in December showed a $1.521m gross (third highest), a median ticket price of $158.53 (the highest), and a house capacity of 102.0%-- his revue was certainly no laughing matter!

Despite facing claims that he is the richest man in Europe, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is actually worth a mere $179,612, according to Russia’s central election commission.

Serendipity 3 has officially opened its doors on Lincoln Road located between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road. The famous Manhattan ice-cream parlor has been known for their famous Golden Opulence Sundae which is made of five scoops of ice cream with edible gold leaf for $1000 and the parlor’s frozen hot chocolate on the menu for $8.95.

It’s hard to believe that after 13 years of filling tall orders for the Biltmore Hotel’s Palm d’Or restaurant, Chef Philippe Ruiz has resigned. According to Miami News Times who originally broke the news of the chef’s departure, followed by Danielle Finnegan, a spokeswoman for the Biltmore also confirmed the story of his resignation.

This week The World Dubai will open publicly its first island which will launch its exclusive resort called the luxury World Island Beach Club. Initially, the resort was due to open in 2011 during the fourth quarter. However, construction of the resort delayed its launch.

For the start of the New Year, another indie restaurant called Il Mare will soon be opened in Downtown LA in the burgeoning South Park district, amongst the other elite indie restaurants on South Park, restaurants such as Rivera, Bottle Rock and Arashi Sushi. It was just back in July when the build-out of the restaurant was first discovered by Brigham Yen and now only five months later that Il Mare, a new Italian seafood restaurant will soon be open, after all inspections are passed.

As you know Haute 100 members and permanent fixtures on the social and philanthropic circuits, Roy and Lea Black are gearing up to celebrate yet another of their famed and superbly-attended Black’s Annual Gala, this spring. And while details of the location have yet to be announced, we thought we’d bring you the big news that this year, just like years passed, they gala will culminate with a major musical treat.

Located on the Upper East Side on E. 60th between Park and Lexington is Amali Restaurant. Former General Manager of Resto, James Mallios partnered with New York restaurant pioneers Steve Tzolis and Nicola Kotsoni to open Amali; a farm-to-table Mediterranean restaurant that does not disappoint for the discerning palate.

San Francisco had the most anticipated event of the year, the sophisticated, fun and upscale A-List NYE Ball at the luxurious Westin St. Francis.