20080908 - Asia's Amazing Malls

New malls pop up everythere.

More than just a place to shop, these Asian malls - among the larget in the world - are entertianment destinations.

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Asian's Amazing Malls

More than just a place to shop, these Asian malls - among the largest in the world - are entertainment destinations. Shopper can find not only spacious indoor shopping areas but also ice-skating rinks, indoor atriums, amusement parks and more.

Big debut in Dubai

Located in the shadow of the world's tallest building, one of the world's largest shopping centers - the Dubai Mall - just opened this year. Under one roof, shoppers will find several distinct shopping areas, including a gold souk with 220 stores. It has retail space for 1200 stores in its 500000-square-meter area. The mall's centerpiece - a large aquarim with walk - through glass tunnels - will bring shoppers eye to eye with sharks, stingrays and other marine species.

Firsts for the Philippines

The Philippines claims three of the world's largest malls thanks to one man: Henry Sy, a Chines-Filipino entrepreneur, His company, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has 30 malls in the Philippines, including the SM Mall of Asia. This mall, which opened in 2006, introduced many "firsts" to the Philippines, including an Olympic-size ice-skating rink and an IMAX theater. The mall has golf carts to accommodate those who need help moving around .