Yimin Wang

3 weeks ago | campaignasia.com | Yimin Wang

The 618 Shopping Festival is starting earlier than ever with both Tmall from Alibaba and rival JD.com launching their sales event on May 13, a week earlier than last year’s May 20 date. Ahead of the 618 Shopping Festival this year, Taobao and Tmall Group from Alibaba, and the lifestyle platform RedNote announced that they’ll be teaming up for a new 'Red Cat' initiative (红猫计划), a portmanteau of the 'Red' from Rednote and 'Cat' from Tmall (天猫, lit. celestial cat).

1 month ago | daoinsights.com | Yimin Wang

On 14 April, Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta launched its latest collaboration. This time, it’s not with a brand, an IP, or even an artist, but a poet: Yu Xiuhua (余秀华, b. 1976). After several teasers, Bottega Veneta released a video of Yu Xiuhua reciting her poem, “I am In This Moment” (我在此刻), which includes the tagline of the collab: “If I were a tree, I wouldn’t demand a spring”.

1 month ago | daoinsights.com | Yimin Wang

While China and the United States are hit with tariffs, many US importers and consumers are trying to find ways to offset the cost of the indispensable ‘Made in China’ goods. Against this backdrop, an unassuming Chinese app has suddenly risen to viral fame in the United States and the world to an extent—DHgate (敦煌网). Founded in 2004, DHgate is a cross-border B2B wholesale platform.

1 month ago | daoinsights.com | Yimin Wang

On 13 April, French luxury fashion house Celine opened the doors to its latest pop-up space at Zhangyuan (张园 or Zhang Garden) in Shanghai. The pop-up shop is inspired by the nostalgia of holidays spent on the French Riviera, with the image of the location on the screen, as well as the summer season, or “été” as Celine calls it in French. It also serves as a warm-up ahead of Michael Rider’s debut collection at the Maison.

1 month ago | daoinsights.com | Yimin Wang

From being found lacking in size to fake pads made from scraps, sanitary pads have faced scandal after scandal. People have taken to Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun’s comment section, pleading for the brand to make a pad that they can trust. Both Xiaomi and high street fashion brand VANCL (which also went viral after being worn by Lei) were found to have registered trademarks for their feminine hygiene lines.