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A&O Shearman and Freshfields are advising on an intellectual property dispute between fast fashion giants Shein and Temu. The ...
The online retail giant, operating in 150 countries, hoped for a significant debut on the London Stock Exchange this year.
China sides with Pakistan and Turkey against India when it suits its interests, but avoids full support to protect its trade ...
An executive order closed a tariff loophole that benefited Chinese fast fashion online retailers, much to my niece’s dismay.
Experts claim Chinese firm Temu is causing a toxic carbon footprint by flying in cheap products to the UK in under a week - as well as adding to our throwaway culture ...
The senators wrote in February 2023 to Xu Yangtian, Shein’s founder, seeking more information on the company’s alleged possible ties to supply chains in China’s Xinjiang region, where the ...
The Chinese-founded e-tail giant allegedly inked a strategic cooperation agreement with a Guangdong industrial park that has ties to entities outlawed in the United States for promoting forced labor.
In 2023, a US Congressional report accused Shein of sourcing garments linked to forced labour in Xinjiang — claims the company denies. Shein’s pop up comes as it faces allegations of forced ...
Like other major players in the textile sector, Shein has come in for regular allegations of exploiting members of the Uighur minority in the cotton fields and factories of western Chinese province ...
Amnesty International has also called for Shein to be more transparent. Any company with operations in Xinjiang should set up human rights checks, the campaign group has argued. "If Shein has not ...