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In this edition of The Review, we round up breaking news discussed in our daily newsletter from April 2-6, 2018. Read More

An array of Australian luxury-oriented industries are waiting with anticipation to see what an Australian trade mission to China will accomplish this week. Read More

Just as a trade dispute with the European Union began winding down, state-run media outlet Xinhua published incendiary accusations that foreign automakers are unfairly inflating their prices for Chinese customers. Read More

Looking to expand beyond its highly lucrative Hong Kong enclave into the mainland China art market for quite some time now, Sotheby’s has finally staked a claim in Beijing Read More

This week, Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo debuted a special tartan designed to commemorate the recent arrival of two giant pandas from China, the culmination of a five-year effort. Read More

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Beijing's move to give Geographical Indication of Origin status to Scotch whisky, this week Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond toasted the booming Chinese whisky trade on a trip to the Chinese capital. Read More

Months after growing calls by prominent businesspeople like Dalian Wanda chairman Wang Jianlin for the Chinese government to reduce its stiff luxury tax, this week, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian indicated that Beijing is paying attention. Read More

From the archives: With the wine market in China already crowded, and consumer education still lagging behind interest, what's the best method of attack for new world wineries? Read More

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano said that the investment by Chang'an will bring 100 engineering jobs to the Detroit area and bring the company closer to Ford, one of its JV partners. Read More

Though wine seems to be the king of the moment in the Chinese spirits industry, Scottish and Irish whisky producers have been hard at work for the last several years courting middle-aged, upper-middle-class Chinese men. Read More