Riding on South Korea’s soft power and skincare boom, K-fragrance exports reached $60 million in 2025. But staying power requires more than cultural cachet.

With fortunes largely equity-locked, Chinese tech moguls are spending more quietly. Luxury brands must learn to reach wealth that values privacy over visibility.

GB 7916-2026 extends oversight across raw materials, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage and transport for the first time.

Costume Institute’s show will confront the offensive remarks that ended Galliano’s Dior career. But Chinese Gen Z is talking about something else.

Whole-group signings deliver reach no single ambassador can match, but they import fan rivalry, internal drama and the risk of being read as a traffic play.

Rather than leaving performance behind, the California brand is treating it as raw material — for sharper design, bigger collaborations, and a younger Chinese audience.

The couturier reveals how ditching wholesale has led to unprecedented business success and an A-list roster of clients.

CEO Céline Talabaza reveals how the brand’s Nobel Prize-worthy chemistry translated into a global beauty strategy.

The Majid Al Futtaim exec reveals how retail hubs like Mall of the Emirates are integrating cultural touchpoints like Chinese New Year into their year-round strategy.