From EV breakthroughs to eight-hour jewelry queues, this week’s data shows a China exporting power, traveling big, and doubling down on cultural spending.

Mounting debt, vacant commercial space, and a potential Blackstone takeover define precarious moment for property dynasty.

From Lululemon classes to Rapha’s clubhouse, brands are turning belonging into community infrastructure.

As CNY globalizes, brand collections offer fashion lovers worldwide an opportunity to engage with the cultural moment at destinations like Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates.

Dreame, Pop Mart, and L’Oréal Paris turned internal staff events into prime-time marketing campaigns — and won consumer mindshare.

Through a drone show lighting up Shenzhen’s skyline, Ralph Lauren connects its heritage with Chinese culture, linking the zodiac horse with its Pony insignia and brand identity.

The British capital’s upcoming event underscores its growing status as a global launchpad for Chinese designers.

A Thai debut, an Indian returnee, two Japanese labels, and two Chinese brands headline the LVMH Prize’s strongest Asian showing in 13 years.

Under new creative direction, the Spanish luxury brand’s Spring 2026 campaign draws praise for its vibrant aesthetic, wearability, and choice of ambassador.

Clampdown targets Pop Mart and rivals thriving on collectible frenzy, as city-state set to become first to mandate probability disclosure for mystery products.

Dreame, Pop Mart, and L’Oréal Paris turned internal staff events into prime-time marketing campaigns — and won consumer mindshare.

Pop idols are being wielded as tools to forge national identity, conduct cultural diplomacy, and project soft power worldwide.

From boardroom shakeups to viral cultural trends, this week’s stories reveal a China that is simultaneously correcting, recovering, and projecting its influence outward.

Chinese consumers have not stopped spending. They’ve just stopped spending in the way global brands expect them to.

The Supreme Court’s tariff ruling strips Trump of his sharpest weapon just weeks before his historic Beijing summit, handing Xi a rare strategic opening.