Tod’s Unveils Largest Flagship in Mainland China, in Macau
TOD’S IN MACAU: Tod’s on Thursday celebrated the opening of its new flagship store at Galaxy Macau, its largest unit in Mainland China and the only one in Asia featuring a private shopping…
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Wilmar’s China subsidiary lodges appeal over contract fraud case
A subsidiary of Wilmar International has lodged an appeal in a Chinese court, after it was found guilty of contract fraud and ordered to bear losses amounting to 1.88 billion yuan (S$345.6…
EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton Amps Up Retailtainment With Experiental Flagships in Seoul and Beijing
PARIS – Louis Vuitton is betting on retailtainment to jumpstart luxury spending in Asia. The French luxury brand on Friday opened a new store in Seoul featuring a combination of brand…
China Taiping Insurance shares hit by over US$200 million exposure to Hong Kong fire
Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings fell as much as 8 per cent on Thursday (Nov 27) on concerns about its coverage exposure of more than US$200 million to a Hong Kong apartment…
Alibaba starts selling Quark AI glasses in China, enters global wearables race
Alibaba released on Thursday (Nov 27) its new Quark artificial intelligence (AI) glasses in China, heralding the Chinese tech company’s efforts to break into the AI wearables market…
Malaysia's palm oil exports to China down almost 29% to October
Palm oil tracks the price movements of rival edible oils as it competes for a share of the global vegetable oils market Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China fell by almost 29 per cent in…
Pentagon cited Alibaba on China military aid in Oct 7 letter
The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military, according to a letter to Congress sent roughly three…
Stellantis deepens Europe’s reliance on China with CATL plant
Stellantis, the maker of Peugeot and Jeep vehicles, and China’s CATL broke ground on a 4.1 billion euros (S$6.2 billion) battery plant in northern Spain, a project that highlights Europe’s…
Li Auto adds to gloomy China EV outlook with revenue miss
In Q3, the company’s revenue fell 36%, the worst drop since its US listing in 2020 Li Auto’s fourth quarter forecasts fell short of expectations, adding to investor concerns about its…
China likely to bid on building new Panama Canal ports
The Panama Canal Authority plans to award contracts for the two terminals in late 2026 and begin operations in 2029 China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on…
China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals after Trump-Xi call: sources
China bought at least 10 cargoes of US soybeans worth around US$300 million in contracts signed since Tuesday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, a day after the presidents of…
On Shanghai’s Changle Road, a New Art Space to Revive the Neighborhood’s Creative Spirit
Within Shanghai’s dynamic cultural scene, Changle Road — long a hub for streetwear and home to local heroes like Labelhood and global names such as Supreme — is welcoming a new hybrid…
ComfortDelGro and Hello Robotaxi partner on robotaxi deployment in China, overseas markets
The venture will focus on deploying and managing Robotaxi services via ComfortDelGro’s point-to-point operations Transport company ComfortDelGro announced on Tuesday (Nov 25) that its…
Trump weighing advanced Nvidia chip sales to China, Lutnick says
US President Donald Trump is weighing whether to allow Nvidia to sell advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China and will be the one to make a final decision on the matter, US…
China Box Office: Bi Gan’s Resurrection Debuts at No. 1 as ‘Demon Slayer’ Holds Firm
Huace Pictures’ “Resurrection,” directed by Bi Gan, opened on top of the China box office with RMB116.8 million ($16.5 million) over the weekend of Nov. 21–23, according to Artisan…
China Insight: Hitting 100 Million RMB in One Night — What Chicjoc Got Right
China’s Double 11 shopping period this year once again proved the scale of the country’s consumer market: online retail sales reached nearly 2.4 trillion yuan, or $337.69 billion, marking…
Trump team internally floats idea of selling Nvidia H200 chips to China
US officials are having early discussions on whether to let Nvidia sell its H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a contentious…
Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches
At what age should a kid ideally get a smartwatch? In China, parents are buying them for children as young as five. Adults want to be able to call their kids and track their location down…
US accuses four of smuggling advanced Nvidia chips to China
The Commerce Department has barred all the chips involved from export to the Asian nation Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals and two US citizens with a scheme to ship…
4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China
Stern said text messages obtained by authorities show Li boasting about how his father “had engaged in similar business on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.” Stern alleged the…
Harrods Retreats in China, Closes Members’ Club and Tea Rooms in Shanghai
LONDON — Beginning in January, Harrods will shutter its private members’ club The Residence and the Harrods Tea Rooms in Shanghai, the London-based retailer said in a statement Thursday.…
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month
October economic data, including a contraction in exports and a further slowdown in retail sales, point to a tougher fourth quarter, analysts say China left benchmark lending rates…
Wilmar China unit convicted of fraud; to appeal against judgement
A subsidiary of Wilmar International has been found guilty of contract fraud by a Chinese court and ordered to jointly bear losses amounting to 1.88 billion yuan (S$345.6 million). The…
China investment bank CICC to acquire two smaller rivals
Beijing is trying to cultivate first-class domestic investment banks capable of standing up to global heavyweights China International Capital Corporation (CICC) plans to acquire two…