Chinese researchers identified 163 new herb species during the fourth national census of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) resources, authorities have said. The announcement was made at a two-day academic exchange event hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM), which closed in Beijing on … Read more
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Unilever’s first entry into the China market, and the company is poised to grow together with China for another 100 years, said Zeng Xiwen, Unilever’s vice-president for China corporate affairs. Among the first batch of multinationals entering the Chinese market after China’s reform and opening-up in 1980s, the … Read more
With a continuing increase in domestic consumer demand for imported health, cross-border import e-commerce platforms are working closely with global supply chains to bring imported “new products” to consumers more quickly. On February 10, cross-border e-commerce platform Tmall International signed a strategic cooperation agreement with global nutrition and health products CDMO company Sirio Pharma. Sirio … Read more
Launched by the oral nutrition brand “Ospa” on February 9, two new products, probiotic pills and oral vitamin C effervescent tablets, landed in 13 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and will be sold on major online platforms. Ospa has made a technical breakthrough to produce the first probiotic pills with a diameter of 8mm … Read more
Little Red Book, aka Xiaohongshu, or more simply ‘Red’, is a leading Chinese social shopping app. With over 300 million users (and counting), western brands are taking notice – and with good reason. Little Red Book first appeared in 2013. From modest beginnings focussing on female beauty products, the app expanded to help all kinds of global … Read more
Online shopping guide sites were the hardest hit, with 32 of these platforms shut down to account for about 36 per cent of overall casualties in 2022 The highest-profile e-commerce casualty last year was Eachnet.com, formerly a leading Chinese consumer goods auction site that was acquired by eBay China’s e-commerce market saw at least 89 online shopping … Read more
Recently, the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation showed that the two batches of nutrient supplements imported by the K-Lex company from the USA were found not meeting the vitamin requirements of product implementation standards. Both products are early-approved license “ShiJianJin” multivitamin tablets. Guangzhou Tianhe District has temporarily detained a total of … Read more
On February 1, Hong Kong’s ban on cannabidiol (CBD) went into effect, with severe penalties for importing, producing, or possessing the substance, and CBD will be subject to the same strict controls as other drugs listed in the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (DDO). The government has instructed that any products containing the CBD ingredient must be … Read more
How can the Chinese market achieve sustained growth when facing a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous VUCA business environment? The CEO of H&H Group China, Li Fengting (Suceka), announced that “from 2023 to 2025, the three business segments, BNC, ANC, and PNC, will develop in a balanced manner to provide more detailed and comprehensive nutrition … Read more
A few days ago, TikTok e-commerce updated the industry management specifications for traditional nutritional supplements and health food. Before the change, for the health food category, TikTok e-commerce has been using targeted invitations for entry, including only about 20 brands under the Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical Group and Renhe Pharmacy, with a high entry threshold. After the … Read more
