How Clean Indoor Air Is Becoming China's Latest Luxury Must-Have
One luxury hotel in Shanghai is attracting guests with clean filtered air.
The NYRB China Archive
03.02.18
The Brands That Kowtow to China
from New York Review of BooksThere’s been no joking as the apologies to China have come thick and fast in recent weeks, issued not by teenage singers but by some of the largest and richest multinational corporations in the world—the German luxury car manufacturer Daimler,...
In China, Flashy Logos Are Making a Comeback as a Status Symbol
Over the past few seasons, logos have made a return to the runway. Even in China, where the industry consensus was that countless fakes and shallow status projection had created serious logo fatigue, people are no longer ashamed to flash luxury...
China’s Xiaomi Guns for Apple with Latest Premium Smartphone
The Mi S5 is a luxury phone costing less than half the most expensive iPhone
When It Comes to Luxury, China Still Leads
A younger and more sophisticated generation of shoppers is emerging, who are educated, well-traveled and tech-savvy.
BMW China Dealers Press Auto Maker for More Financial Support
In letter to German luxury car maker, dealers call on BMW to set more realistic sales targets.
Books
10.15.14
China’s Super Consumers
China has transformed itself from a feudal economy in the 19th century, to Mao and Communism in the 20th century, to the largest consumer market in the world by the early 21st century. China's Super Consumers explores the extraordinary birth of consumerism in China and explains who these super consumers are. China's Super Consumers offers an in-depth explanation of what's inside the minds of Chinese consumers and explores what they buy, where they buy, how they buy, and most importantly why they buy.
Billionaire South African Family Sells Wine to China Rich
When 45 alumni of Tsinghua University, the alma mater of China’s last two leaders, stopped for lunch at La Motte vineyard in South Africa two years ago, they ordered 1.5 million rand ($141,000) of wine to take away.
US Wins WTO Luxury Car Ruling Against China
The World Trade Organization found no basis for duties that China imposed on saloons and off-road vehicles between 2011 and 2013 in retaliation for US trade policies.
U.S. Targets Buyers of China-Bound Luxury Cars
A Florida businessman buys new cars that typically retail for $55,000 to $75,000 in the United States and resells them in China for as much as three times those prices.
Photo Gallery
02.04.14
First Comes Love, Then Comes...the Photo Shoot
from Institute for Artist ManagementThe wedding banquet comes later. For many Chinese couples, married life really begins in the photo studio where, basted in glitter and hair gel, the brides dressed for a debut at La Scala or night out with Fabio, they gaze upon sets so tufted and...
Is the Shark-Fin Trade Facing Extinction?
China’s embrace of conspicuous consumption has manifested itself at the dinner table. One item, more than any other, has possessed the power to confer face and status upon the host: shark fin soup.
Move Over Bordeaux: French Premium Winemakers Eye China Vintage
In a country where cheap plonk and overpriced mediocre wines still define the domestic industry, the French are partnering with Chinese investors to produce super-premium wines for increasingly discerning drinkers at the...
Infographics
06.27.13
Are China’s “Losers” Really Winning?
from Sohu“Diaosi” originated as an insult for a poor, unattractive young person who stayed at home all day playing video games, with dim prospects for the future—a “loser.” Yet as the term went viral on the Internet, Chinese youth from all...
China Is Plundering The World’s Seas
China’s unabated market for pricey fish parts like shark fin and endangered fish bladders is not only hurting the ecosystem, but will also have a negative impact on the world economy.
Caixin Media
03.04.13
China’s Frills and Posh Market Springs a Leak
Imagine a luxury goods shopper so confident and flush with cash that one day he walks into a Shanghai handbag shop, flashes 300,000 yuan, and waltzes out with almost every bag in stock.
That’s what happened last year at a Prada store where...
Don’t Underestimate China’s Luxury Market
China’s luxury market — and the global phenomenon of “trading up”— are well known. Yet when China's consumer markets recently experienced short terms blips,...
Censorship Reaching 1,000 Miles Exposed on China’s Twitter
Netizens exposing public servants' taste for expensive timepieces has sparked an online and newspaper crackdown. On October 9, Wang Keqin (@王克勤), an Economic Observer (@...
Fashion Magazines Laden With Ads Thriving
While fashion labels are spending more on magazine advertising in the United States, they’re pouring even more money into magazines across mainland China.