The China Edit | Stock Market Rout, Lunar New Year, Bulgari's Mainland Boutiques

"Chinese Stocks Fall Sharply, Leading Asian Markets Lower" (The New York Times)
"China's stock market sank on Tuesday amid accumulating evidence of the Chinese economy's deeply rooted troubles and as the central bank pushed huge sums of money into the banking system."

"China's Retailers Hope for Big Spending as Lunar New Year Rush Kicks Off" (The Wall Street Journal)
"China's central bank is pouring cash into the financial system to make sure the ATM machines don't run dry during the early February Lunar New Year holiday."

"Why Italian Luxury Companies Are Still Betting on China" (Bloomberg)
"In the face of a plummeting stock exchange and predictions of a prolonged bear market, a group of Italian luxury executives remain cautiously, perhaps improbably bullish about the Chinese economy."

"Bulgari Targets Chinese Shoppers with Mainland Boutiques" (Reuters)
"Bulgari is investing more than ever in China, aiming to tap in to the growing reluctance of Chinese shoppers to buy abroad due to security fears, stricter customs checks and a devaluation of its currency."

"Guo Pei, Creator of Rihanna's Met Gala Gown, Is Ready for Paris" (The New York Times)
"In the two decades since the 1997 opening of Rose Studio, her fashion company specializing in evening wear, Ms. Guo has found fame in China by dressing actresses, folk singers and members of the political elite in her showstopping beaded and embroidered creations."