Meitu has reached an agreement with online luxury marketplace Secoo to operate its retail platform, MeituBeauty, as the tech company looks to further expand into e-commerce.
As China’s regulatory landscape continues to shift, one expert believes it will move to abolish compulsory animal testing on imported cosmetics very soon.
Online retailer Lazada has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) vowing to remove Korean counterfeit goods on its platform.
China and Canada have jointly pledged to reduce use of microbeads in beauty and personal care products, following a meeting between Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
China has decided not to subject first-time cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) imports to licensing, registration or record-filing requirements, signalling easier times ahead for foreign cosmetics companies.
To realise her vision of launching her range of natural handmade soaps in China, Janet Shearsmith turned to the massively popular diagou distribution channel to enter the market.
Between unpredictable regulations, staggering costs and finicky consumers, China is not an easy market to conquer, especially if you are a natural or organic beauty brand, according to one expert.
France’s cosmetics industry is considered one of the leaders in the market, but with strong competition from international and regional brands, can French companies leverage on its national identity to maintain an edge in the cut-throat Chinese market?
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) officially announced that the registration of first-imported non-specials cosmetics has been replaced entirely by filing management nationwide.
Shiseido’s nine-month profits and sale “reached all-time highs” with help from China and travel retail sales, and despite natural disasters and supply shortages in its home country.
While once the daigou channel was an unorganised means of distribution from countries like Australia to China for mostly health products and supplements, it is quickly transforming into something far more proper—especially for cosmetics manufacturers...
Here's a recap of the most-read beauty and cosmetic stories of September, featuring the latest in animal-testing, Halal trends as well as updates on Chinese import taxes.
