Champagne corks pop in Manila in echo of Marcos era
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On Saturday nights, Manila's urban elite throng the invitation-only VVIP room at Embassy nightclub, where foie gras and a flute of champagne are the de rigeur accompaniments to checking out the dance floor.
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In a region where monkey meat and snake-blood wine are hot menu items, the Southeast Asian country serves as a hub for selling and shipping rare&#151;and illegal&#151;delicacies.
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The countryâs rich natural resources and skilled workforce, coupled with improved business climate, could turn the Philippines into an investment haven in Asia, but, so far, the trouble-plagued country has failed to communicate these qualities
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If the summer bar scene in Manhattan seems too much of the same old, same old, an antidote might be this diverting musical confection by Jim Wann and Patricia Miller.
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People in ancient China may have been enjoying the delights of wine as long as 9,000 years ago, making them the first in the world to enjoy a tipple.
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NEW YORK On a Tuesday this spring, about 300 young men and women gathered after work for a somewhat unusual event: a pool party held inside a hotel bar in midtown Manhattan. Frolicking in the water with beach balls and paddling around the swim-up bar, they were treated to complimentary Sparks, a caffeinated malt liquor drink Miller acquired last year. The host of the party? Thrillist, a two-year-old e-mail newsletter for young, affluent urban professional men looking for nightlife and other lifestyle information.
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The ongoing celebration in the Ukrainian capital is beginning to take on a tinge of nostalgia.
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Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.
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Comparing Champagne and sparkling wine reveals that a  Champagne and caviar lifestyle might just be possible on a Diet Coke and Doritos budget.
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The Blues is alive and well in the Philippines, as evidenced by this appreciation of the Pinoy Blues band 'Lampano Alley', penned by columnist Clarence Henderson as a counterpoint to his usual economics, business, and culture fare.
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For years, Viet-Ville, a small community of Vietnamese refugees in the western Philippine island of Palawan, has stood as a symbol of local hospitality and tolerance.
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About 450 people were injured by stray bullets and firecrackers as the Philippines held its traditionally raucous New Year festivities, but the number was far less than in previous years, authorities said on Tuesday.
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As more women join the ranks, Koreaâs male-centered corporate culture is changing, starting with alcohol.
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In the posh hotel they occupy, far from the bleak, sun-baked desert that is the main Olympic complex, there must have been a whole bunch of champagne corks popping last night.
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QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- In the cramped offices of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, visitors can purchase books examining the country's energetic, largely unfettered media. The titles hint at the status of the press and the political climate: "News for Sale" and "Staying Alive."
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The business world is populated with successful Cuban-Americans who left their homeland as children when Fidel Castro took power. But even before Carlos Gutierrez was
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Spain's signature wine, long sneered at by the cognosecnti, is in the midst of a revival.