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Rivals Tencent Video, Douyin Reach Content-Sharing Agreement After Copyright Spat
After various copyright battles, two of China’s biggest tech giants find common ground. Read More
What Alibaba Group’s Big Breakup Means For Retail And Luxury
Jack Ma’s sprawling conglomerate Alibaba just announced it’s splitting into six entities, the largest restructuring in its 24-year history. Read More
A Bleak Future Ahead For Chinese Tech Companies?
Chinese tech stocks including Alibaba and JD.com are taking the brunt of the panic selling as investors fear a renewed crackdown on private firms. Read More
How Will China’s New Anti-Monopoly Law Affect Luxury?
China’s Anti-Monopoly Law underwent a major revision recently that will be implemented on August 1. How will the updates impact China’s luxury landscape? Read More
Will China’s Crackdown on Money Worship Affect Luxury?
The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched a month-long campaign to clean up China’s internet. Should luxury worry? Read More
Which Brands Said Bye to China in 2021?
Not every business made it big in China during the pandemic. From beauty brands to fashion retailers, here are five companies that scaled down in 2021. Read More
Alibaba, Farfetch, and Lauder: China’s Still Good to Some — But Not All
Chinese tech stocks face investor pushback despite a strong sales quarter. Meanwhile, for Estée Lauder, a bounce-back came from the West. Read More
How Hard Could China’s Tech Crackdown Hit Luxury in 2022?
Although luxury brands have so far been largely spared from recent crackdowns in China, the environment could become much more complex in 2022. Read More
Can Western Luxury Brands Survive the New China?
Some global players smoothly managed China’s policy shifts while others couldn’t adjust. But did the trade war and rising labor costs also play roles? Read More
Government Crackdowns, Evergrande, and COVID-19 Dampen Luxury Boom
September was the worst month for luxury stocks since the pandemic hit. Is it due to luxury’s recent growth being unsustainable or something else? Read More
