https://www.scmp.com/rss/523798/feed The latest news and top stories on Arc’teryx. A British Columbia-based entity in the outdoor apparel and equipment sector, Arc'teryx specialises in high-performance clothing and gear for mountaineering and Alpine sports. It primarily serves outdoor enthusiasts and a high-end urban market and is known for technical innovation and design. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu Multicoloured fireworks, arranged in a meandering line that resembled a dragon crawling along a pastoral mountain ridge, exploded at the foot of the Himalayas in September. Cai Guo-qiang, the 67-year-old Chinese artist behind the spectacle, has long been a global heavyweight in the contemporary arts. For decades, the arsonist-artist best known for setting his work alight was deemed to have perfected the delicate art of maintaining official approval in both the West and mainland China. This... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3330755/who-cai-guoqiang-and-will-artists-reputation-survive-recent-controversies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3330755/who-cai-guoqiang-and-will-artists-reputation-survive-recent-controversies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:15:11 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Although it took until October, fall has finally arrived in New York City – and the finance set has broken out their Barbour jackets. A Northeastern US preppy tradition that stretches back – like so many do – to Britain, Barbour apparel can trace its heritage to 1894, when Scotsman John Barbour launched a business selling oilskins to sailors and fishermen who worked in the rugged weather of northeastern England. In the 1930s, the brand’s outerwear became a standard uniform for motorcyclists and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3330220/why-well-worn-fashion-such-barbour-jacket-having-moment-gen-z-and-millennials-alike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3330220/why-well-worn-fashion-such-barbour-jacket-having-moment-gen-z-and-millennials-alike?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:14 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Mixing the pursuit of business interests and fame with weak environmental awareness and political sensitivity can be a recipe for trouble. Add a lack of oversight and a blaze of incendiary online criticism, and the outcome can be disastrous. Outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx and renowned pyrotechnics artist Cai Guo-qiang have only got themselves to blame for a serious lapse of judgment over a publicity stunt in the ecologically fragile region at the foot of the Himalayas in Tibet last month. The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329618/backfiring-fireworks-stunt-tibet-offers-teachable-moment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329618/backfiring-fireworks-stunt-tibet-offers-teachable-moment?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:15:08 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang Several officials in China’s Tibet autonomous region have been punished after being held responsible for a controversial fireworks show at the foot of the Himalayas, an ecologically fragile region. Outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx worked with Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang to set off the fireworks as part of a publicity stunt last month. The controversial show triggered widespread debate over environmental preservation and government oversight, leading to an official investigation. According to an... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3329149/heads-roll-china-over-fireworks-publicity-stunt-ecologically-fragile-tibet-plateau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3329149/heads-roll-china-over-fireworks-publicity-stunt-ecologically-fragile-tibet-plateau?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:00:49 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu A massive fireworks display put on by Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang and the outdoor brand Arc’teryx at the foot of the Himalayas has sparked public outrage. “The rising dragon” art event was launched on September 19, at about 5,500 metres above sea level. The display saw fireworks erupt four times for 52 seconds in total, using 1,050 clusters of fireworks. Witnesses said the display twirled around the mountain and generated disturbing sounds and smells. As local government officials began an... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3326698/what-dragon-vein-and-why-china-artist-and-top-brand-chided-over-himalayas-fireworks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3326698/what-dragon-vein-and-why-china-artist-and-top-brand-chided-over-himalayas-fireworks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:00:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words As somewhat expected, the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly has felt less like a celebration of humanitarian cooperation and more like a reckoning. US President Donald Trump’s presence served as a sobering reminder of the UN’s struggle to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3327214/un-must-confront-its-paralysis-or-risk-becoming-stage-posturing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3327214/un-must-confront-its-paralysis-or-risk-becoming-stage-posturing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang Officials in Shigatse in China’s Tibet autonomous region vowed to carry out an investigation on Sunday after the outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx worked with Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang to set off fireworks at the foot of the Himalayas in a publicity stunt. “We have immediately sent an investigation team to the site and will take actions according to laws and regulations,” the officials said in a statement. Arc’teryx later apologised on Chinese social media, saying it would invite professional... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326293/massive-fireworks-show-himalayas-china-triggers-blowback-over-environmental-impact?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326293/massive-fireworks-show-himalayas-china-triggers-blowback-over-environmental-impact?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:14 +0000