The reclusive state re-opened its borders to tourists after a month-long hiatus, with a new leader at the helm. Travel agencies are hoping to cash in on renewed interest in the hermit nation. Some are even tailoring "luxury packages" for those looking for a communist experience, without the discomfort.

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Multiple identities are natural. Citizenship laws should catch up.

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THE ULTIMATE PLAYGROUND
9-11 Feb 2012, Atlantis The Palm, Dubai

 

A new Maserati vehicle in the sport luxury SUV segment will represent a natural direction for Maserati to enlarge its product range and strengthen its presence in the sport luxury market.

 


MILAN — Alexander McQueen is introducing a made-to-order line with Huntsman of London’s Savile Row. And that news, along with the upscale clothes displayed in the brand’s Milan showroom, confirm that the tilt in men’s wear is toward the formal and the evening.

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A rare first edition of John James Audubon’s illustrated Birds of America, which will be auctioned off on Jan. 20 at Christie’s in New York. The four-volume set, fully adorned with 435 color illustrations, is worth an estimated $7 to $10 million.

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Forbes handpicked 15 posh penthouse apartments for sale, ranging in price from $1 million up to $45 million.

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North Korea's zany, despotic and now dead dear leader Kim Jong-Il reportedly spent $720,000 a year on Hennessy cognac (while his people starved) but the French luxury brandy maker says they'll get along fine without his business.

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Forbes' Luisa Kroll's exclusive tour of billionaire industrialist Dennis Washington's Attessa IV.