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Hazardous substances found in children's products sold on AliExpress, Temu and Shein

The Trade Ministry found several children’s products that failed safety standards, from shoes with excessive phthalates to a toy that broke into sharp pieces.

2026.6.30

France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening

French authorities have warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast fashion giant had been selling sex dolls with a childlike appearance.

2025.11.4

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Shein and Temu app icons are seen in this picture taken on Aug. 22, 2024. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Temu, Shein slash digital ads as tariffs end cheap shipping from China, data show

Online marketplace Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein, two of the biggest advertisers on U.S. social media, are sharply cutting their U.S. digital ad spending, industry data show, in a blow to tech companies such as Meta's Facebook and YouTube.

2025.4.17

Shein opens first offline pop-up store in Korea in Seongsu-dong neighborhood

Passersby take a look at the Chinese fast-fashion company Shein's pop-up store in Seongsu-dong in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, on Monday.

2024.7.8

A Shein pop-up store at a mall in Singapore in April [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Shein to open pop-up store in Seongsu-dong this week

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein will open a pop-up store in Seongsu-dong, western Seoul, this week as the e-commerce platform aims to expand its brand recognition and presence in the Korean market.

2024.7.1

Cotton swabs sold on Temu that contained germs above the safety standard [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Cotton swabs sold on Chinese e-commerce platform teeming with germs, warns Seoul

Cotton swabs sold on a Chinese e-commerce website contained about 37 times more germs than the safety standard allowed, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.

2024.6.19

Temu, AliExpress lose users as product safety concerns grow

China’s two major online commerce platforms, Temu and AliExpress, saw their active Korean user bases decline last month, which experts say is due to safety concerns related to their products.

2024.6.4

Children's leather products sold by Shein found to contain toxic substances in a safety test conducted by the Seoul city government are displayed on May 28. [YONHAP]

Children's goods sold by Shein found to contain excessive toxic substances

Toxic substances up to 428 times permitted levels were found in children's items sold by Chinese e-commerce Shein to a Seoul resident in the latest safety inspection conducted by the Seoul city government, officials said Tuesday.

2024.5.28

Products for children sold on Chinese e-commerce websites, containing carcinogenic substances. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it began cracking down on safety issues of products sold on three major Chinese e-commerce platforms, AliExpress, Temu and Shein. [YONHAP]

Seoul cracks down on toxic Chinese e-commerce products

The city government on Monday unveiled its plans to crack down on "unsafe" products sold by Chinese e-commerce giants amid surging cross-border purchases made by Koreans.

2024.4.8

A vacant store area on the first floor of the shopping complex Good Morning City in Dongdaemun District, central Seoul, on Thursday [KIM JI-YE]

Korea's former fashion mecca hangs on by a thread as Chinese apps move in

With the infiltration of Chinese e-commerce platforms dealing a killer blow to retailers on Dongdaemun, once Korea's fashion mecca, local companies are hoping new strategies can win out.

2024.3.29