As fashion continues to evolve under the pressures of rapid digitization, changing consumer behaviors and preferences, and global regulatory reform, the legal frameworks that govern the industry are being tested and redefined. From intellectual property protection in the age of AI-generated design to the rise of resale and rework culture, the legal issues shaping fashion…
Portable lithium-ion batteries without the China Compulsory Certification (3C) safety mark – a mandatory quality assurance standard for many products sold on the mainland – were barred from domestic flights, according to the CAAC. Under regulations that aviation authorities in Hong Kong and across Asia started implementing from April 7, airline passengers were barred from…
Fashinnovation has launched its “Global Fashion Week Talks Tour,” a series of international curated events to help elevate innovation and entrepreneurship — timed to the four major fashion weeks this fall. After the success of the platform’s previous “Worldwide Talks” held during New York Fashion Week, the company is taking its events to all of…
Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos sold shares worth almost $737 million in the e-commerce giant in late June, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, sold 3.3 million shares for $736.7 million, after adopting a 10b5-1 trading plan in March, showed the filing, made after the market closed….
As Canada pushes ahead with a new digital services tax on foreign and domestic technology companies, United States President Donald Trump has retaliated by ending all trade talks and threatened to impose additional tariffs on exports from Ottawa. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump called the new Canadian tax structure…
In contrast, Chinese internet giants generally adopt a “traffic-driven, closed-loop ecosystem” strategy. ByteDance, for instance, uses short video platforms as the entry point and expands horizontally into areas such as e-commerce (TikTok Shop) and office applications (Feishu/Lark). Tencent builds vertically on its WeChat social network by integrating gaming, payments and enterprise services. Meanwhile, Alibaba revolves…
That would represent as much as a 48 per cent overall growth this year for China’s AI capex from 2024, BofA Securities’ co-head of China equity research Matty Zhao, who also heads Asia-Pacific basic materials, oil and gas research at BofA Global Research, said in an interview on Monday. Government investment is expected to account…
A live streaming session in China during which the teeth of black dogs were extracted on air “raw and without anaesthesia” in an apparent attempt to ward off evil spirits has sparked public outrage. The online controversy began to unfold on June 12 when an online viewer surnamed Meng, from Jiangsu province in southeastern China,…
During the first half of this year, a number of developments in existing fashion, retail, and tech lawsuits stood out in the crowded landscape of litigation because they indicate larger trends within these spaces and underscore issues worth keeping an eye on during the rest of 2025. Among these are developments in a number of…
Crochet dresses, shorts, bikinis, and more are topping your closet this season. With your flair for vintage finds, these fits will make you feel like you have a special connection to the good old days, with a contemporary twist in bright colors and patterns. It’ll be perfect for luxuriating on the beach under the sun…