War II tunnels set to become a huge new tourist attraction
From Narnia to Alice in Wonderland, Britain’s best adventures begin with hidden doors or secret tunnels — and this is a tale with both. Behind an unmarked blue door in London’s Chancery Lane, the historic legal district where Charles Dickens…
Read more →Beyond Pasadena fall foodie trip to London
Anglophiles know that London is a great destination to visit at Christmastime, with a food scene on par with any European country’s Michelin notoriety. But the fall is also a great time to cozy up to the capital for a…
Read more →Secret ‘James Bond’ Tunnels May Become a Tourist Attraction
A warren of tunnels beneath central London, once used by the spies who inspired the creation of James Bond, has been bought by a fund manager with a £220 million ($269 million) plan to turn them into a tourist attraction…
Read more →London’s iconic Battersea Power Station is reborn, transformed by Malaysian group into a retail and leisure destination
The former coal-fired power station, which stopped generating electricity in 1983 after 50 years, is being reborn as a luxury destination It will house more than 100 shops, restaurants, bars and cafes, as well as a cinema and residential and…
Read more →Reimagining London’s ‘Cathedral of Power’
In a world of cyber-hacking where energy security is paramount, it is hard to imagine almost a fifth of London’s power – including that of Buckingham Palace – being controlled with an on-off switch inside Battersea Power Station. But back…
Read more →CMCC Global building “the BlackRock of crypto”
CMCC Global, a $500 million Hong Kong-based crypto investment business, is diversifying its funds portfolio to reach all corners of blockchain-based finance. The team began fundraising for the fourth iteration of its Alpha series of pure token-based investment vehicles in…
Read more →CMCC Global’s Latest Fund Attracts Li’s Investment Group
Martin Baumann and Charlie Morris, managing partners and co-founders at CMCC Global, one of the biggest VC Firms that target the crypto space, discuss the target of $300 million for their fourth fund, the types of investors they are talking…
Read more →Richard Li, Winklevoss-Backed Crypto Fund Seeks $300 Million
CMCC Global, a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm, is targeting $300 million of assets in its latest crypto fund — and attracting traditional investors like billionaire Richard Li to bet on blockchain technology and its applications. Launched in April, its…
Read more →Israel’s vaccination rollout shows the world how it is done
Every single Asian country understands the importance of healthcare digitalization. It reduces costs, improves diagnostics, helps governments frame public health campaigns, enables researchers to develop new drugs, and gives patients a better understanding of their health.
Read more →Crypto Markets Getting ‘Big Push,’ 100x Group CEO Says
Alexander Höptner, chief executive officer of 100x Group, the holding group behind cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, discusses the prospects for the market and his company. Höptner’s appointment in December came two months after the founders of the exchange were charged with…
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