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VnExpress reports Chinese actress-singer Zhao Lusi wore Phan Huy couture during her Stay Romantic concert in Thailand, amplifying a Vietnamese designer already on the Paris Fashion Week calendar.
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Business Insider examines how major Chinese brands, including names like Luckin Coffee, Urban Revivo, and Pop Mart, are competing for American consumers in categories where US labels have long dominated.
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Fashion Network reports Sephora Canada opening its first small-store format in Kitsilano, Vancouver, on June 5, a compact retail model for a major beauty chain in a dense urban neighborhood.
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Metro.Style's exclusive reports Chinese actress Tian Xi Wei among the faces of Gucci Monte Carlo, the house's summer 2026 campaign framed around travel, freedom, and Riviera-season glamour.
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Harper's Bazaar Singapore publishes an A-Z guide to Korean celebrities serving as luxury fashion and beauty ambassadors, from BTS and BLACKPINK members to actors including Gong Yoo and Song Hye Kyo.
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LA Magazine reports Olive Young, the Korean skincare retailer, has opened its first U.S. store in Pasadena, turning a familiar overseas haul destination into a local stop.
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Retail Brew reports on Amorepacific's North American expansion strategy, with the coverage touching house labels such as CosRX and Laneige and the competitive beauty retail landscape.
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The Asian American Foundation announces the Asian+American campaign, produced with Wieden+Kennedy New York, presented as a push to reflect the complexity of Asian American identity in public storytelling.
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WWD revisits China Machado's career during AAPI Heritage Month, highlighting her path as a pioneering Asian model and her place in fashion history.
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JW Marriott's ambassador appointment is not just celebrity casting. It is a signal that South Asian glamour, travel, and diaspora aspiration now belong at the center of global hospitality marketing.
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Modaes reports Chanel adding Thai actor-singer Gemini Norawit as a brand ambassador, framing the move as more Asian talent at a major luxury house.
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Refinery29 reviews a basket of Medicube products, weighing whether the Korean skincare brand's hype matches the experience at a premium price point.
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