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China

The China Edit | Big Spenders Reappear, China Rethinks Counterfeit Hunters

China's wealthiest shoppers are spending at home again providing a welcome boost for the world's luxury brands and how the government country is rethinking its laws about how to report counterfeit products.

China

The China Edit | Big Spenders Reappear, China Rethinks Counterfeit Hunters

China's wealthiest shoppers are spending at home again providing a welcome boost for the world's luxury brands and how the government country is rethinking its laws about how to report counterfeit products.


China

Alibaba Tells USTR It's Cracking Down Against Counterfeiters

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it has tightened policies against copyright infringements and made it easier for brands to issue complaints.

China

Alibaba Tells USTR It's Cracking Down Against Counterfeiters

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it has tightened policies against copyright infringements and made it easier for brands to issue complaints.


News & Analysis

Social Goods | Taking Counterfeiters to Court, Terrorism in Bangladesh

This week, luxury brands take a tougher approach to counterfeiters, while terrorist attacks have put Bangladesh's garment industry on edge.

News & Analysis

Social Goods | Taking Counterfeiters to Court, Terrorism in Bangladesh

This week, luxury brands take a tougher approach to counterfeiters, while terrorist attacks have put Bangladesh's garment industry on edge.


China

China’s Factory Brands: Clones or Clever Business?

Some Chinese factories are producing own-label products that bear a strong resemblance to the products they make for global luxury companies.

China

China’s Factory Brands: Clones or Clever Business?

Some Chinese factories are producing own-label products that bear a strong resemblance to the products they make for global luxury companies.


News & Analysis

US Agents in Puerto Rico Seize $1.2M in Counterfeit Goods

Officials said the goods infringed on trademarks including Gucci, Nike, Prada, Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana, among others.

News & Analysis

US Agents in Puerto Rico Seize $1.2M in Counterfeit Goods

Officials said the goods infringed on trademarks including Gucci, Nike, Prada, Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana, among others.


Technology

Can New Technologies Thwart Counterfeiters?

New technologies have made it easier for counterfeiters to produce, advertise and distribute fake goods, but they also provide crucial tools for the industry to fight back.

Technology

Can New Technologies Thwart Counterfeiters?

New technologies have made it easier for counterfeiters to produce, advertise and distribute fake goods, but they also provide crucial tools for the industry to fight back.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Bono and Ali Hewson Back Natural Beauty, Aquazzura Suing Ivanka Trump

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Bono and Ali Hewson Back Natural Beauty, Aquazzura Suing Ivanka Trump

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


News & Analysis

Aquazzura Claims Ivanka Trump Knocked Off Its Design

Ivanka Trump is being sued by Aquazzura that claims the fashion line carrying her name is selling a knockoff of one of its designs.

News & Analysis

Aquazzura Claims Ivanka Trump Knocked Off Its Design

Ivanka Trump is being sued by Aquazzura that claims the fashion line carrying her name is selling a knockoff of one of its designs.


China

Jack Ma Reiterates Fakes Have No Place on Alibaba’s Platforms

Jack Ma said Alibaba has “zero tolerance” for counterfeits, repeating a message that has so far failed to quell criticisms of its e-commerce platforms as a haven for knock-offs.

China

Jack Ma Reiterates Fakes Have No Place on Alibaba’s Platforms

Jack Ma said Alibaba has “zero tolerance” for counterfeits, repeating a message that has so far failed to quell criticisms of its e-commerce platforms as a haven for knock-offs.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Expects to Nearly Double Transactions Volume by 2020

Alibaba said it expects to record 6 trillion yuan (over $900 billion) in gross merchandise volume in fiscal 2020, nearly double 3.09 trillion yuan in fiscal 2016.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Expects to Nearly Double Transactions Volume by 2020

Alibaba said it expects to record 6 trillion yuan (over $900 billion) in gross merchandise volume in fiscal 2020, nearly double 3.09 trillion yuan in fiscal 2016.


China

Inside Alibaba's Anti-Counterfeiting Feud

This is the tale of how one of China's corporate giants won — and ultimately lost — a friend in Washington, using legal methods long deployed by corporate America: money and influence.

China

Inside Alibaba's Anti-Counterfeiting Feud

This is the tale of how one of China's corporate giants won — and ultimately lost — a friend in Washington, using legal methods long deployed by corporate America: money and influence.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Chanel Backlash in Cuba, Model Agencies Price Fixing, Scrapping Plus Size

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Chanel Backlash in Cuba, Model Agencies Price Fixing, Scrapping Plus Size

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.