Business
Visionnaire Sets the Tone With Milan Showroom Revamp, Gears Up for London and Shanghai Openings
MILAN — Outfitted with an art space and a vegan bistro, upscale Italian design firm Visionnaire wants end consumers to hang out a while.…
Tag
China
Business
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq muted as US plans tighter curbs on chip exports to China
The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had a subdued start on Tuesday (Feb 25) as markets braced for the potential impact of more stringent…
News
Pakistan’s shiny new Balochistan airport is just missing one thing: passengers
With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the…
Fashion
China Insight: How China’s AI Aims to Reshape the Fashion Industry
On the eve of the 2025 Two Sessions, China‘s top leadership held a Private Enterprise Symposium in Beijing earlier this month, with…
Business
Malaysia expects its palm exports to China to be ‘resilient’ amid price pressure
MALAYSIA-PALM/CHINA:Malaysia expects its palm exports to China to be 'resilient' amid price pressure Malaysian palm oil exports to China…
Business
China's EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year's end
X9 electric vehicles by Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng, waiting to be loaded on a ship headed for Thailand (Pedro Pardo) One of China's…
Business
IFF Unveils Shanghai Creative Center
International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. has recently unveiled the Shanghai Creative Center, a renovation and expansion project near the…
Business
Marriott International signed 161 deals in Greater China in 2024
Marriott International has reported a robust year of growth in 2024 for its Greater China region, with 161 deals signed, equating to…
Business
China’s clean energy investments reached $940bn in 2024
China's clean energy investments in 2024 amounted to 6.8tn yuan ($940bn), nearing the scale of $1.12tn global investment in fossil fuels,…
Fashion
Loewe’s Casa Retail Concept Makes Shanghai Debut
Shanghai‘s Jing’an district, named after its glittering Jing’an Temple, is more gilded than ever since the unveiling of Casa Loewe, which…
Business
Diesel, Maison Margiela, DTC Offset China, Wholesale 2024 Slowdown at OTB
MILAN — Several changes have been taking place within the OTB Group over the last year and in early 2025, and chief executive officer…
Business
Net-a-Porter Sets China Exit Deadline on March 20
Net-a-Porter’s China operation Fengmao, a joint venture between Alibaba and Yoox Net-a-porter, will be terminated on March 20, the…
Business
Xi meets China's tech titans amid economic struggles
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event in Berlin. Maurizio Gambarini/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa Chinese leader Xi…
Unsorted
German sports carmaker Porsche to cut 1,900 jobs
The job cuts follow a three-percent fall in deliveries worldwide last year -- driven by a 28-percent drop in China (Daniel ROLAND) Sports…
Lifestyle
China hopes new fleet of ‘silver trains’ will encourage its elderly to travel, and spend, more
China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to encourage its rapidly…
Business
China quants rebound on stocks rally as investors woo new stars
CHINESE quantitative hedge funds saw a strong rebound in the final quarter of 2024, saving the industry from an otherwise bruising year…
Beauty
Eternal Beauty, China’s Largest Fragrance Distributor, Revives Hong Kong IPO Bid
Eternal Beauty, China‘s largest fragrance distributor, has recently resubmitted its main board listing application in Hong Kong. The…
Business
Clipped video of Taiwan's top China policymaker shared with out-of-context claim about Chinese tourists
Relations between Taipei and Beijing remain fraught but the head of Taiwan's top China policy body did not say in a circulating interview…
Fashion
Former Condé Nast China Head Gill Zhou Named Shenzhen Fashion Week President
Shenzhen Garment Industry Association, the organizing body of Shenzhen Fashion Week, recently hired Gill Zhou, former head of Condé Nast…
Business
Taiwan’s legacy chip industry contemplates future as China eats into share
WHEN Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology entered a deal with the eastern Chinese city of Hefei in 2015 to set up a new chip foundry, it hoped…
Business
Dongfeng jumps on bets consolidation will sweep China car market
DONGFENG Motor Group surged almost 90 per cent in Hong Kong after the Chinese automaker said its parent company plans to restructure, a…
Business
China unpaid wages case sparks misinformation on city's currency
The Chinese city of Changchun has not printed its own currency, contrary to social media posts from accounts that often fan anti-China…
Fashion
China Insight: Can Fashion Brands Return to Growth During the Chinese New Year?
According to the annual consumption data for 2024 released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in the past year Chinese…
Business
China inflation picks up after Lunar New Year spending boost
Lunar New Year shopping helped boost consumption in China in January (GREG BAKER) Inflation picked up in China last month, official…