world expo

Recent events like the "German Living" event at the Shanghai World Expo indicate that brands are looking to capitalizing on perceptions among Chinese consumers that German household products, and not just automobiles, connote "the good life." Read More

One of the interesting effects of China becoming the second-largest luxury market in the world has been the gradual influence of Chinese design in recent collections by major designers. Read More

This week, Xu Bing's "Phoenix Project" arrived at the Shanghai Exposition Park, where visitors to the Shanghai World Expo can feast their eyes on a rare sculpture project by one of the country's best contemporary artists. Read More

Since the earliest stirrings of the Chinese contemporary art movement in the late 1970s, Beijing has been China's undisputed arts epicenter, but rampant destruction of art districts could work in rival Shanghai's favor. Read More

While MixC's second-tier strategy is likely the future of high-end retail in China, new luxury mall construction continues to roar ahead in top-tier markets. In preparation for the Shanghai World Expo, this week two new colossal shopping malls have opened on either side of Shanghai's Huangpu River. Read More

Opened just in time for the impending Shanghai World Expo, the Bund restoration project follows similar initiatives the city has undertaken in recent years to give new life to some of its historic 1930s structures and promote areas like the Bund as the Chinese counterpart to the Champs-Élysées or 5th Avenue. Read More

Coinciding with the beginning of Chinese New Year festivities, this exhibit includes works by many Shanghai artists and designers from yesterday and today. Read More

The massive $280 million clam-shaped arena currently under construction on the Huangpu River by Shanghai is set to get a new name, as Mercedes-Benz has purchased naming rights to the massive basketball and mixed-use venue. Read More

Travel retailer Dufry Group has signed a lucrative agreement with Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to open and operate 20 duty-paid shops in the airport's West terminal, which is set to open in March 2010 in time for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Read More

Despite the black cloud that still lingers over the global hotel industry, the Asia-Pacific region remains a much-needed source of optimism. Read More