Aggressive discounts have raised turnover for firms like e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, but economists fear they entrench a Japanese-style deflationary mindset in consumers

Shein had revived plans to list in New York this year and its founder was considering bypassing proposed tougher rules for offshore IPOs in China

Sources said Shein founder Xu was eyeing Singapore citizenship partly to bypass China's new and tougher rules on overseas listings, as it could ease the path to an offshore IPO

Rivals like H&M, Zara and Boohoo all publish supply chain details on their websites; Shein’s Instagram and TikTok accounts boast more than 23 million followers

With the tariff exemption – and trade loophole – for small parcels ending on May 2, some foreign retailers are giving up on seeking sales in the US

Many export firms have baulked at Beijing's call to focus more on the domestic economy, amid weak demand, low profits and issues stemming from the lack of a social security net

Chinese sellers of items ranging from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases

Data on Monday showed annual retail growth in the first two months of 2025, along with greater joblessness and factory output slowed

Investors will be watching keenly over the weekend when Beijing is expected to unveil more policy support measures

The Federation of Thai Industries has warned that cheap Chinese imports are killing local manufacturers, with hundreds of firms forced to close every month in the first half

A private-sector survey of 650 private and state manufacturers on Thursday found operating conditions in the sector sank for the first time in nine months as new orders fell

Notes from the plenum had no details on how Beijing plans to reach its goals, such as getting consumers to spend more when resources go mainly to producers and infrastructure