SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean regulators have blocked nearly 2,000 product listings from Chinese e-commerce platforms AliExpress and Temu since May, citing safety violations that threaten consumer well-being. This move underscores the growing challenges posed by cross-border e-commerce amid its meteoric rise in the country. A Surge in Unsafe Products From May to [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Main Customs Office announced on November 6 that it had caught 13 dentists who smuggled 11,349 pieces of unauthorized dental equipment (worth approximately 140 million won) into South Korea and used them on patients. The dentists are accused of making 1,184 separate purchases of dental equipment through AliExpress [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated regulatory action against AliExpress, the popular Chinese online shopping platform, over allegations of false advertising. On September 30, the FTC sent a report detailing potential sanctions to an AliExpress affiliate responsible for product sales. The commission determined that the company’s advertisements, [...]
HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Alibaba Group’s AliExpress said Tuesday it will step up marketing campaigns in South Korea with an aim of securing more than half of online shopping platform users in South Korea within three to five years. In a press conference held in Hangzhou, AliExpress Korea Chief Executive Ray Zhang [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Children’s bicycles sold here by Chinese online platform AliExpress have been found to contain a hazardous substance exceeding the South Korean standard by about 260 times, the Seoul city government said Wednesday. The city government said it has conducted a safety examination on 16 kinds of children’s products sold [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress announced on August 26 that it has implemented protective measures for more than 8,500 Korean brands from December of last year to July of this year, primarily through blocking counterfeit products. AliExpress has intensified efforts to protect and manage intellectual property rights to safeguard the interests [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Women’s accessories, such as hats and sandals, sold on AliExpress, Temu and Shein, the biggest Chinese online retail platforms, have been found to contain toxic substances at up to 229 times higher than permitted levels, the Seoul city government said Wednesday. The city conducted safety examinations on 144 products [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The personal information watchdog fined AliExpress, a Chinese e-commerce retail platform, 1.9 billion won (US$1.37 million) on Thursday for leaking the personal information of South Korean customers to about 180,000 overseas sellers without informing them. The Personal Information Protection Commission approved the decision during its plenary meeting, marking the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Alibaba.com, China’s largest online marketplace, said Wednesday it will open an exclusive website for South Korean companies in the second half, reflecting a growing demand from B2B buyers for Korean-made products. Korean products have been available at the Chinese platform, but there has been no such site that showcases [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean e-commerce platforms appear to be regaining strength after facing intense pressure from Chinese competitors like AliExpress and Temu last year. This resurgence comes as concerns over the safety of low-cost Chinese products have risen, and domestic platforms have launched aggressive promotional campaigns to win back customers. According to [...]