WeChat’s role connecting brands with Chinese shoppers is evolving fast as it introduces features like e-commerce aggregation and integrated clienteling platforms.

A rising tide of talent in the country is helping to shape a diversifying aesthetic in local fashion media, fashion week shows and advertising.

Local start-ups and a major global resale player are amping up investments in China, where policymakers and investors are betting on the circular economy.

Even after China's borders reopen to international travel, holiday-makers will continue flocking to the luxury resorts on this tropical island renowned for duty-free shopping and golden sand beaches.