South Korea’s leading skin care brand Aesthetic Hydration Cosmetic (AHC) has made its way into China and will now be available on e-commerce platforms and through local health and beauty stores across the country.
Beauty products from North Korea may soon be available globally as leader Kim Jong Un again highlighting the potential of the country’s cosmetics sector.
Estée Lauder Cos will be able to absorb the impact of worsening trade terms between US and China because of the company’s high growth margins and investments in capacity, according to executive vice president and CFO Tracey T. Travis.
From packaging to logo design, home-grown Indian beauty brand Colorbar Cosmetics is changing its look in order to expand overseas and compete with global players in the market.
Myer has announced an agreement with Aesop to become its exclusive department store retailer, a week after competitor David Jones swiped a few brands from its portfolio.
Swiss private label manufacturers Mibelle Group is targeting expansion in the Asian market following the acquisition of Gowoonsesang, the developer of popular Korean derma-cosmetic brand Dr. G.
Thai consumers will soon be able to get their hands on previously unavailable Japanese cosmetics after iStyle Inc. partnered with Siam Piwat Group to launch an @cosme store in Bangkok, which will be the first in South East Asia
Estée Lauder Cos. sales in China reach a billion dollars for the first time, contributing to the 29% growth in Asia-Pacific and boosting the company to reach $13.7bn in sales, a 16% increase from 2017.
Singapore-based Luxasia inks a deal with Hollywood favourite Lancer Skincare to distribute the luxury line across Asia-Pacific and help the brand grow its international presence.
The independent statutory authority analyses 30 essential oil models and finds allergens to encourage greater transparency in usage instructions and ingredient labels.
Relocating an emerging cosmetics or personal care brand from its comfortable, original market to stores and consumers an ocean away is no doubt challenging. But companies like Umma represent a new generation of beauty distributors, accelerating and investing...
China has hit back in the escalating trade war with the US by imposing tariffs of up to 25% on $60bn worth of US goods which include cosmetics, fragrances, and ingredients like mica powder and zinc oxide.
South Korea’s cosmetics giant AmorePacific has won its lawsuit against Shanghai Weierya for infringing on the trademark of the company’s Sulwhasoo brand.
The boss of South Korean contract manufacturer Cosmax CEO believes North Korea holds great potential for the cosmetics industry, and would be open to building a factory in the country.
Chinese health care platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology, rolls out its "One-Minute Consultation + One-Hour Drug Delivery" service in a total of over 80 cities throughout the nation.
Asia-focused market expansion services provider, DKSH, collaborates with specialty lipid developer and manufacturer, ABITEC, to appoint DKSH as an exclusive distributor in the Southeast Asian country.
With a spotlight on entrepreneurial start-ups and small and medium enterprises, Singapore and South Korea have entered into two memorandums of understanding (MOU).
How much is the recent international political instability and the related ‘trade wars’ with between the US and Europe a concern for our industry? We get an expert’s perspective.
German chemical company, BASF, enters into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to consider the launch of its first fully-owned production plant in China.
Bauer Media names take a stand against the tampon tax by unveiling its major initiative to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the price of tampons, pads and sanitary items for Australian women.
Growing in adoption in both established and emerging beauty and personal care markets, digital wallets and contactless card-based payments are on the rise.
Again Coty has partnered with the market expansion services company, in this instance to advance the beauty maker’s professional hair care business in Singapore and Malaysia.
The cosmetics industry in Europe is living through a challenging time: Brexit is looming, for one thing, and for another, the industry is under frequent, intense scrutiny for its practices and impact (bans on microplastics and animal testing are key examples)....
At the end of June, the personal care and fine fragrance ingredient supplier announced the opening of two new facilities in Asia. Bell has confidence that the additional presence in these countries and access to local market intelligence will enrich the...
The leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), partners with Amazon India to develop and launch a male grooming range.
On 24th May 2018, the in-cosmetics Group, run by Reed Exhibitions, announced it has set up an exclusive club for research and development professionals.
German personal care company, Beiersdorf, enters into a strategic partnership with a leading online retail platform for imports in China, NetEase Kaola.
The global K-Beauty movement has, until now, been premised largely on skin care. When this deal closes, the multinational beauty corporation will be in a position to bring Korean makeup to the world—thanks to Kim So-hee and the multimillion dollar brand...
The initiative will see the establishment of a smart digital hub in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), training of digital talent and SMEs, smart tourism and Thai agricultural exports to China.
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