HEALTH & BEAUTY

The Covid pandemic has driven the development of e-commerce at an even more breakneck speed than before. The UK is the world’s third-largest e-commerce market and has been the transit station for e-commerce goods from Hong Kong entering the EU single market. After Brexit, however, the customs clearance procedures and other rules businesses have to follow will inevitably become more complicated. More

A massive country, with 11 times zones spanning almost half the world, and a population of more than 140 million, Russia is one of Hong Kong’s fastest-growing export destinations. The Eurasian giant also has massive e-commerce potential. In 2019, only 9% of retail sales in Russia are e-commerce transactions – against 27% in Mainland China – despite Russia having a purchasing price parity per capita gross domestic product of US$11,600 against the mainland’s $10,260. More

On 9 January, the General Office of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government rolled out its implementation plan for promoting the high-quality development of the cosmetics industry. More

On 28 December 2020, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued an announcement (No. 144 [2020]) relating to implementation of its Administrative Measures for the Registration and Record-Filing of Cosmetics, which has come into force since 1 January 2021. More