Like a dowry, these can be very expensive presents — jewelry, a car or good old cash — that the bride and her family expect from the groom's side. In some parts of China, families of would-be brides … But that's just fine with Li. When I asked him …

Established in a highly affluent area with an older local population, pricing was pitched at the higher end with an extremely attentive service that their clients loved. The business grew solidly by providing a service that matched the price. Price …

Don Sloan, an art professor at UW-L, said in his nomination that in addition to his service at UW-L, Stephens has played an active role in the community. Sloan cited Stephens' work with Rotary Lights, Freedom Fest, Irishfest, the Freedom Honor Flight …

But the Atlantic City, New Jersey native gained fame on television playing family patriarch Uncle Philip Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," which starred Will Smith as a young rap artist from a tough Philadelphia neighborhood who ends up living …

Cpl. Christopher Lunt, who lives in the Brisbane suburb of Upper Kedron, said the thieves made off with $200,000 Australian ($178,000 U.S.) in gold and silver bullion and coins, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. He said he returned early …

The party theme for New Year's Eve at Casselman's, a popular nightspot in downtown Denver, was the end of Prohibition. Guests dressed up as flappers and mobsters. The Untouchables, starring Robert De Niro as Al Capone, played on TV screens above …

Year 2013 was a roller-coaster ride for the commodities market. The glitter of gold and silver faded for the second straight year in 2013; though in the same year, gold, in the Indian market tested its peak as well. While gold prices fell by about …

KALYAN: The new year started off on a happy note for a Ghatkopar jewelelr, thanks to the Kalyan government railway police (GRP) who returned his bag, containing gold ornaments worth Rs 5 lakh, that he had forgotten on a train. The jeweller, Sandeep …

Park Hyatt provides discerning, affluent business and leisure guests with elegant and luxurious accommodation. Guests of Park Hyatt receive highly attentive personal service in an intimate environment. Located in many of the world's premier …