One of the biggest style icons in the world right now is Blackpink’s Lisa – Lalisa Manobal. The superstar, who made her acting debut in season three of HBO’s acclaimed series The White Lotus, has some of the most lucrative luxury brand endorsements under her belt. Lisa attending the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2026 show at…
According to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, Takaichi told Trump that she would recommend him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump has been complaining about the Nobel Committee for not picking him to win the accolade despite what he says are his efforts to end multiple conflicts around the world. Japan’s government has cited Trump’s…
Shanghai-based artificial intelligence chip start-up MetaX has stepped into the spotlight after winning approval last week from Shanghai’s exchange to list on the city’s Nasdaq-style Star Market, underscoring both China’s accelerating AI investment and its potential to challenge US chip giant Nvidia. Known in Chinese as Muxi, MetaX was founded in 2020 by three veterans…
Way before quiet luxury was a trend, French maison Hermès was winning over customers with its exceptional craftsmanship, enduring quality and quiet confidence. Its recent spring/summer 2026 show in Paris speaks to this philosophy, while reaffirming the brand’s position as one of the world’s most desirable labels. Hermès classics are transformed into sculptural chokers intertwined…
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…
Hong Kong stocks gained on Friday, driven by tech giants, after China pledged to step up efforts to achieve technological self-reliance and bolster its domestic market over the next five years. The advance also comes ahead of a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump next week. The Hang Seng Index…
The recent intervention by the Dutch government to seize control of Nexperia, citing the rarely-used “Goods Availability Act”, last invoked during the Cold War, has ignited a significant escalation in tensions with Beijing. This exceptional move sparked immediate retaliation from Beijing, which imposed export controls on Nexperia’s China operations, escalating the global tech decoupling crisis….
Nexperia China, the local unit of the Dutch chipmaker, has told its employees to follow orders from local management and ignore instructions from the Dutch head office, according to a letter issued to employees over the weekend. In open revolt against the headquarters in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Nexperia China said in a Chinese-language statement on…
Chinese chip designer Cambricon Technologies and artificial intelligence company SenseTime have teamed up to advance the country’s efforts to become self-reliant in AI infrastructure, according to a social media post on Wednesday. The two companies intend to leverage their respective hardware and software expertise to promote “a new indigenous AI development paradigm”, according to a…
It’s not only the fashion that caught the eye at the four biggest spring/summer 2026 ready-to-wear shows – New York, London, Milan and Paris. The hair and make-up too had plenty to offer style watchers, from bubblegum-pink lips and multicoloured mascara to ultra-clean, minimalist looks and more. Dior Dior spring/summer 2026. Photo: Handout For his…