Yimin Wang

London

Journalist and Content Writer at Dao Insights

Articles

Constructing Stimuli‐Responsive Luminescent Systems with High‐Contrast Fluorescence and Phosphorescence through a Host‐Guest Strategy

2 days ago | chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ru Bai |Qian Wang |Xiaobo He |Yimin Wang

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Why Chinese youth bet on pets and plushies as their new family

4 days ago | campaignasia.com | Yimin Wang

Marriage and birth rates are two of the most watched indicators in China’s society. Not only has the population in China been decreasing for 3 years in a row, but the marriage rate has suffered as well. In 2024, the marriage rate in China dropped again, this time by 20%.
A suite of enhancer AAVs and transgenic mouse lines for genetic access to cortical cell types

1 month ago | cell.com | Yoav Ben-Simon |Marcus J. Hooper |Sujatha Narayan |Tanya L. Daigle |Deepanjali Dwivedi |Sharon Way | +141 more

Keywords epigenetics transcriptomics enhancer cell type neocortex AAV transgenic recombinase mouse human Introduction To understand how the brain works, we need to establish the structure-function relationships between the units that comprise it and the outputs of its activity.1 One approach is to gain experimental access to each building block (e.g., a cell type) and manipulate it to observe effects on an animal’s physiology and behavior.2,3,4 Historically, the definition of building blocks...
Breaking walled gardens: Why RedNote and Alibaba teamed up for Red Cat

1 month 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).
Bottega Veneta to show off “readable” art with Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua

2 months 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”.
What’s DHgate, the viral Chinese app now at number 2 on App Store?

2 months 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.
Celine brings French Riviera to Shanghai with pop-up

2 months 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.
Former EXO idol Tao launches sanitary pad line with ¥0.01 trial

2 months 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.
IShowSpeed videobombing: Why Wenheyou restaurant “boss” faces backlash

2 months ago | daoinsights.com | Yimin Wang

The final stream of IShowSpeed’s now legendary China trip in Changsha, Hunan, was one of the most watched and most discussed streams of his tour.
Anta to acquire Jack Wolfskin for 290 million USD

2 months ago | daoinsights.com | Yimin Wang

On 10 April, Chinese sportswear giant Anta Sports announced that it had entered an agreement with Topgolf Callaway Brands to acquire 100% of its shares in the German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin. The agreed price is 290 million USD, and the deal will be completed in late Q2 or early Q3 this year if all other closing conditions are met. Jack Wolfskin is affectionately called “Wolf’s Paw” (狼爪) in China after its iconic logo. The brand was founded in 1981, with its German headquarters in Idstein.