Europe faces pressure to curb surge in cheap Chinese importsEuropean industries face a challenge from cheap Chinese imports. A German tyre firm highlights the issue, stating Chinese products are ofte...
24 Oct, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
German cartel office investigating Temu over merchant price influencingGermany’s cartel office has launched an investigation into Temu over concerns that the Chinese discount ecommerce platform may be influenci...
08 Oct, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
EU to finalise probes into tech platforms soon: Digital chief Henna VirkkunenSeveral online platforms, including Chinese retailers AliExpress and Temu and social media giants Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, are be...
19 Sep, 2025, 10.11 PM IST
EU says Temu in breach of rules to prevent sale of illegal productsThe European Commission has accused Temu of violating EU regulations by failing to adequately prevent the sale of illegal products on its p...
28 Jul, 2025, 04.42 PM IST
Shein hit with complaint from EU consumer group over 'dark patterns'The BEUC filed a complaint against Shein with the European Commission, accusing the fast-fashion giant of using “dark patterns” to push exc...
05 Jun, 2025, 09.40 AM IST
South Korea fines China's Temu for user data violationsSouth Korea’s data protection agency fined Chinese ecommerce giant Temu nearly $1 million for illegally transferring Korean users' personal...
15 May, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
Trade war escalates as US, EU target Chinese importsThe EU executive also said it would coordinate a joint investigation by the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network of national consumer au...
05 Feb, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Chinese shopping app Temu suspended in VietnamTemu, a Chinese shopping app, has suspended services in Vietnam after failing to register with authorities. Concerns arose over extremely l...
05 Dec, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
Chinese e-commerce giant giving Zara, H&M, and Amazon a run for their money hits major roadblockTemu, the popular Chinese online retailer, is under investigation by the European Union for potential violations of the Digital Services Ac...
04 Nov, 2024, 02.17 PM IST
Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goodsThe European Commission opened its investigation five months after adding Temu to the list of "very large online platforms" needing the str...
31 Oct, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein, TemuU.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission leaders are urging an investigation into e-commerce giants Shein and Temu for selling hazardous ba...
04 Sep, 2024, 10.37 AM IST
E-commerce tycoon Huang tops China's rich listColin Huang's net worth reached $48.6 billion, making him China's wealthiest individual. He founded PDD Holdings, the parent company of e-c...
09 Aug, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
South Korea regulator may sanction Meta over marketplace: reportsThe Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) had investigated possible violations of the country's e-commerce law and had sent an examination repo...
08 Mar, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
South Korea probes data protection by ecommerce platforms like AliExpress, TemuThe Personal Information Protection Commission said it has been investigating overseas ecommerce platforms since last month, after a parlia...
07 Mar, 2024, 04.13 PM IST
Shein targets up to $90 billion valuation in US IPOIn private trades, Shein’s valuation has dropped below the $66 billion it got in a funding round in May, the people said. Stakes that have ...
07 Nov, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
As ties to China turn toxic, even Chinese companies are breaking themAs relations between the United States and China turn increasingly rocky, some of China’s most entrepreneurial brands have taken steps to d...
17 Jun, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Google suspends Chinese ecommerce app Pinduoduo after finding malware in versionsThe Mountain View-based company said on Tuesday it has found versions of the app, offering PDD Holdings Inc.’s flagship e-commerce service,...
21 Mar, 2023, 11.04 AM IST