https://www.scmp.com/rss/521947/feed Hennessy: A leading French producer in the luxury spirits industry, Hennessy specialises in crafting and selling premium cognacs, including its renowned VS, VSOP, and XO ranges. Headquartered in Cognac, France, it is the world’s largest cognac producer, holding a significant global market share. Hennessy targets high-end consumers while actively engaging younger demographics through innovative marketing and collaborations, such as its grocery store-themed pop-up with Draft Land and the Hennessy... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat As the Chinese zodiac’s Year of the Horse approaches, distiller Kweichow Moutai has released a limited promotional line of its baijiu sorghum liquor commemorating the occasion as it seeks to bounce back from a prolonged sales slump – a marketing strategy being adopted by several brands in China as they look to give their revenues a festive boost. On Tuesday, Moutai launched three limited Year of the Horse editions priced between 1,899 yuan and 3,789 yuan (US$272 to US$542) a bottle. The company... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339334/horse-power-chinese-brands-look-boost-sales-lunar-new-year-items?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339334/horse-power-chinese-brands-look-boost-sales-lunar-new-year-items?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:00:14 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu French luxury giant LVMH has expressed full confidence in the Chinese market despite sluggish consumption in the world’s second-largest economy, promising continued investment in what it calls “the beating heart of global luxury”. “The future of luxury is being shaped here, in China, with China and with our Chinese clients,” said Marc-Antoine Jamet, LVMH’s secretary general, in Paris before heading to the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. China is a top market for the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331464/china-still-beating-heart-global-luxury-french-giant-lvmh-signals-faith-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331464/china-still-beating-heart-global-luxury-french-giant-lvmh-signals-faith-market?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow The US and China eased export controls, and Chinese factory owners breathed a sigh of relief following a US-Vietnam deal, as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies further cooled this week. The US lowered restrictions on chip software design sales to China, and China has slowly begun to resume shipments of rare earth magnets. The moves extended progress made last month at London trade talks and in Geneva in May, when both sides agreed to slash sky-high tariffs imposed in the... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316908/us-china-trade-tensions-li-replaces-xi-brics-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316908/us-china-trade-tensions-li-replaces-xi-brics-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:00:08 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam With Chua Lam’s death on June 25, Hong Kong has lost not just a culinary icon but a storyteller who inspired a generation of Hongkongers to explore the world through food. As a child of the Asia-Australia diaspora, my first experience of Chua Lam was via television. My mother had rented one of his series on VHS tapes, and I remember sitting down to an episode of him visiting a vineyard in Australia. While tasting the wine, the vineyard’s owner said: “This is a rare vintage, so we should drink it... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316338/how-hong-kong-culinary-icon-chua-lam-inspired-generation-explore-world-through-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316338/how-hong-kong-culinary-icon-chua-lam-inspired-generation-explore-world-through-food?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:15:08 +0000