Asia is on track to overtake the U.S. as Gianni Versace SpA's second largest market, after Europe, next year, the company's chief executive said.

'Our plan for Asia [was] set two years ago,' Versace CEO Giancarlo Di Risio told reporters Wednesday in Beijing. 'We are sticking with that plan.'

Versace expects minimal impact from global financial woes on its sales, Mr. Di Risio said. 'For Versace, we can say for sure that the financial crisis has not yet made an impact on us.'

Mr. Di Risio said in an interview that Asia would be the second biggest market for Versace both in terms of revenue and investment. While Japan remains the largest luxury market within Asia, he expects that China eventually will be No. 1. China is 'a developing market, and we have a lot of potential clients who have spending power,' he said through an interpreter.

The Beijing news conference concerned Versace's partnership with Chinese actor Jet Li's philanthropic foundation to aid victims of the Sichuan earthquake in May. Versace will unveil displays here Friday to mark the sale of specially designed items, proceeds from which will go to the foundation.

范思哲(Gianni Versace SpA)首席执行长表示，亚洲市场明年有望取代美国，成为公司仅次于欧洲的第二大市场。

范思哲首席执行长雷西欧(Giancarlo Di Risio)周三在北京对记者表示，我们两年前制定了亚洲市场计划，并一直坚持按计划实施。

雷西欧表示，范思哲预计公司销售不会受到全球金融危机的显著影响。对范思哲来说，我们可以肯定金融危机尚未对我们带来冲击。

雷西欧在采访中表示，亚洲可能会成为范思哲收入和投资都排名第二位的市场。尽管日本仍然是亚洲最大的奢侈品市场，但他预计中国最终会成为亚洲头号市场。他通过翻译表示，中国是个发展中市场，我们拥有诸多购买力强劲的潜在顾客。

范思哲在北京召开新闻发布会，与中国演员李连杰的慈善基金会合作，为5月份四川大地震的受难者提供帮助。范思哲周五将在北京举行时装发布会，拍卖特别设计物品，所得收入将捐给基金会。