February 14, 2020

Shuttered Stores, Fewer Tourists: Luxury Feels Coronavirus Effects

LONDON — Chinese tourists normally flock to Bond Street, home to some of the most expensive retail space in the world. They gather behind the velvet […]
October 24, 2019

A Lafite From China? This $300 Wine Is the Real Thing

PENGLAI, China — In China, the stories about Château Lafite Rothschild are as notorious as the Bordeaux wine estate is legendary. There are the tales — […]
October 4, 2019

Going Back to China in Search of My Daughter’s Secret Past

Seven thousand miles was a long way to go for a tiny scrap of paper. The note was pinned to my daughter’s sweater when she was […]
November 1, 2017

Russian Authorities Investigate 14-Year-Old Model’s Death

Advertisement Last week, a 14-year-old model from Perm, Russia, died while on a three-month assignment in China, setting off questions and a burst of unverified information […]
September 4, 2017

A Shopping Spree in Hong Kong: The Past and the Future

At a shopping mall here that caters to mainland Chinese tourists, Jayce Zhao veered into a Hublot boutique to inquire about a $24,275 watch that he […]
March 23, 2017

Watch Archives Prove Their Worth

When three guests spent more than $4 million on new Jaeger-LeCoultre watches during a recent visit to the company’s heritage gallery in Switzerland, their host, Philippe […]
November 3, 2016

Sinosphere: The 80-Year-Old Runway Model Reshaping China’s Views on Aging

Sinosphere By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW BEIJING — Before cranking up the techno at his 80th birthday party, the man known as China’s hottest grandpa paused from […]