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Fashion

Under Armour Taps Chinese Designer Feng Chen Wang to Lead a Radical New Women's Line

Under Armour just made a move that quietly rewrites the sportswear collaboration playbook — and it did it from Paris.

Jul 72 min read
Marketing

Duolingo Just Put Vocabulary Words on Tissues, and the Internet Can't Decide If It's Brilliant or Unhinged

The green owl has escaped your phone. And it's now watching you wipe your mouth.

Jul 62 min read
Beauty

A Chinese Beauty Brand Threw a Party Where Guests Meditated, Then Danced

Most beauty exhibitions want you to look at things. herbeast's wants you to walk through seven days of your life and come out cleaner on the other side.

Jul 62 min read
Retail

Longchamp Turned Shanghai Into a Real-Life Treasure Hunt

Forget boring store visits — Longchamp just turned Shanghai into one giant treasure hunt, and honestly, it's genius 🗺️ The French luxury brand launched an "expl

Jul 51 min read
Fashion

Songmont's New Jewelry Line Asks You to Wear Your Patience

Songmont (山下有松) has spent the last few years doing something unusual for a Chinese accessories brand: it's been saying no to loud.

Jul 52 min read
Marketing

Taobao just redefined 'football babe' — and it has nothing to do with cheerleading

World Cup marketing usually follows a predictable script: athletes, adrenaline, stadium roar.

Jul 42 min read
Fashion

CASETiFY Just Brought Toy Story and G-Dragon's PEACEMINUSONE Into the Same Room

There's a very specific Venn diagram of people who grew up with Toy Story and people who have a PEACEMINUSONE peace daisy somewhere in their wardrobe — and CASE

Jul 42 min read
Marketing

Xiaohongshu Threw a Cake Party for Its 66th Anniversary — and Let the Internet Decide Who Got a Slice

On June 6, 2026, outside Xiaohongshu's Shanghai headquarters on Madang Road, a cake appeared.

Jul 32 min read
Food & Beverage

China's Biggest Condiment Brand Just Launched a Water Bottle — and It's Free

Here's a sentence no one expected to write: one of China's largest condiment companies just entered the water bottle market.

Jul 32 min read
Food & Beverage

Heytea Is Letting Customers Invent Their Own Drinks — And Name Them

Heytea is handing over the lab coat.

Jul 22 min read
AI

Cursor's AI coding cafés are spreading across China

Cursor's rise over the past year has been one of the biggest stories in AI software.

Jun 302 min read
Marketing

Chinese E-Scooter Brand Taps Cellist Turned Fashion Icon for Y2K-Style Campaign

When Chinese e-scooter brand Aima wanted to launch their new Metaverse Oi model, they didn't just hire a celebrity—they created an entire Y2K fever dream 🌙 The

Jun 302 min read