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Harmay, the Chinese company that draws investment and criticism

Posted by MHC on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 in News

Self-service selling of small-size cosmetics in an arty environment: this is the initial concept of Chinese company Harmay (話梅), which has just fundraised 200 million dollars thanks to investors, including American development capital company General Atlantic.

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Florasis, the startup that upgrades Chinese makeup

Posted by MHC on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 in News

Since it was founded in Hangzhou in 2017, makeup brand Florasis (花西子, Huaxizi) has drawn inspiration from the Chinese heritage to create its aesthetics and storytelling.

Carbon fibre: China accelerates the timelines

Posted by MHC on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 in News, Press Review, What's on WeChat

Relying heavily on imports and continuously pressured by a steadily growing demand, the Chinese carbon fibre industrial supply chain has to more than double its current production capacity.

COMAC announced a successful test flight of its Lingque-H hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator (source: COMAC)

COMAC displays its ambitions in both conventional and green aviation industries

Posted by MHC on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 in News, Press Review

Over the next decades, China will ultimately establish a conventional aviation industry. Meanwhile, the country can overtake its Western counterparts in developing the green aircraft of the future, where everything has to be invented, from design to infrastructure, including components and composite materials.

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The Chinese men’s cosmetics market is getting polarized

Posted by MHC on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 in News

The physical appearance of male ambassadors and influencers recruited by beauty brands in China earned them the name of xiaoxianrou (小鲜肉) on the web: ‘little fresh meat’, literally.

An Apollo Intensa Emozione car on display during the 3rd China International Import Expo in Shanghai (photo source: Xinhua)

Apollo IE, the German-born hypercar, is now owned by a Hong Kong listed company

Posted by MHC on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 in News

A new chapter has begun in March 2020 when Apollo Automobil announced a strategic partnership with the Hong Kong company WE Solutions Limited.

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Perfect Diary, the Chinese unicorn with global ambitions

Posted by MHC on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 in News, Press Review, What's on WeChat

Founded in 2017, Chinese cosmetics brand Perfect Diary has just obtained USD150 million from a pool mainly composed of American investors. With this new fundraising, the brand, which emerged from the Chinese digital ecosystem, is valued at USD4 billion. Has China finally found its first global beauty brand?

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Taiwan’s Gogoro launches human-electric hybrid bicycle

Posted by MHC on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 in News, Press Review, What's on WeChat

The major difference between these two bikes and more classic electric bikes is the near absence of the elements that usually characterize an electric bike. Thus, no battery is visible, the crankset seems traditional and no indicator or control box is present.

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Hongqi (红旗) to become a luxury sports car brand

Posted by MHC on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 in News, Press Review, What's on WeChat

FAW Group (中国一汽) is about to establish a joint venture with Silk EV, a little-known U.S.-based automotive engineering and design company, to build the first Hongqi-branded sports car, reports Xinhua News Agency.

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Geely gives details about its use of composite materials

Posted by MHC on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 in News, What's on WeChat

Chinese car producer Geely (吉利汽车) has expanded its range through the development or the acquisition of electric and flying vehicles. The group has answered our questions about its use of composite materials.

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