Some restaurants, like the Ning Po Residents Association, require a nominal annual fee (around 200 Hong Kong dollars), but in return you gain access to excellent food (in this case, recipes from the city of Ningbo, near Shanghai, such as delicate, juicy soup dumplings and sweet-and-sour fish), in an exclusive but usually unpretentious setting.

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Panasonic will sell the new smartphone at its own outlets across the country and is also exploring the possibility of setting up about 100 exclusive outlets in the next three months, Pardeep Jain, managing director of Jaina Mobiles said.

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