China’s beauty leader posted $745 million H1 2025 revenue, but offline sales plunged 21% as the company’s extreme digital dependence reveals structural risks.

For luxury brands, the new wave of Asian high-net-worth influencers like Becca Bloom and Mei Leung offer unfiltered market research.

Our guide to the top luxury PR firms across Asia and their influence in shaping the region’s high-end brand landscape.

Domestic champions like Luckin, BYD, and Laopu are leveraging price, cultural relevance, and digital-first strategies as global giants scramble to localize.

The Labubu doll creator’s shares soared 250% this year, cementing its place among Hong Kong’s top-performing stocks in quarterly benchmark review.

The Chinese fast-fashion giant is exploring a headquarters move back to China to win regulatory approval for a Hong Kong listing, even as its European sales surge.

Top-tier labels are shuttering stores amid a market slowdown, shifting focus to flagship investments in top-tier hubs as consumer priorities evolve.

Five-pillar framework emerges from luxury market analysis showing brands must master opportunity spotting, cultural intelligence and identity crafting for extreme value.

Emotional connection, not opulence or materialism, creates lasting luxury experiences.

Consumer spending forecast to grow just 1.3% this year as high household debt continues dragging on domestic demand despite rate cuts designed to boost purchasing power.

July’s broad-based deceleration across production, consumption, and investment sectors suggests China's trade war immunity may be ending sooner than policymakers anticipated.

Economy outperformed in H1 2025, prompting government to raise full-year growth forecast despite looming headwinds.