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Interactive map showing brand locations across the Global South. Use proximity search, view regional clusters, and explore nearby brands.

Five crises in 25 years: famine, demolition, sanctions, pandemic, flooding. Still won a WIPO Gold Medal and produces 12 million units annually.

Sinuiju 🇰🇵

A misspelled surname, $500, and Deng's Southern Tour. Thirty-two years later: 40+ offices, $50M revenue, six crises survived by staying put.

Hong Kong 🇨🇳

🇨🇳 January 14, 2026 8 min read

When Dezan Shira expanded to India and Vietnam in 2008, skeptics called it crazy. A decade later, US-China tensions proved the bet prescient.

China Professional Services

🇲🇳 November 11, 2025 8 min

Pollution allergies became a business empire. Columbia graduate Khulan couldn't find natural skincare in Mongolia—so she created Lhamour.