Sa Sa International Holdings Limited, a leading cosmetics retailing group in Asia, has announced that the group will formally enter the Beijing market and will open five stores in Beijing before September 2008. Read More >

Shiseido Liyuan Cosmetics, which is owned by Shiseido Company, has announced that having entered China for fifteen years, Aupres will launch its new skin care products this month. Read More >

L'Oreal, one of the world's biggest cosmetics groups, has announced that in 2007 the company's business volume in China increased greatly with total revenue reaching EUR523 million, a 30% increase from the same period last year. Read More >

Skincare products make up 71% of prestige beauty sales in China, followed by makeup at 17% and fragrance at 12%, according to The NPD Group. Read More >

Davi Skin announced that its line of luxury skincare for women and men has debuted at the luxurious Lane Crawford department store in Hong Kong's Pacific Place Center. Read More >

China's Ministry of Health has issued an emergency notice, asking ten kinds of illegal cosmetics to be recalled by their manufacturers. Read More >

China's Ministry of Health has issued a circular which says that from January 1, 2008, the ingredients of all cosmetics must be marked in standard Chinese. Read More >

Starting in November 2007, Shanghai will take the lead in implementing a cosmetics safety registry and auditing mechanism so consumers will be able to inquire online on which cosmetics are safe and qualified to use. Read More >

According to China Finance Online, a survey conducted by Environmental Working Group shows that 84% of the sun cream products it tested are unqualified for consumer use, including some unspecified products from L'Oreal and Neutrogena. Read More >

Shiseido's new brand Aqualabel is now being sold in Watsons in Guangzhou, the first time the cosmetics company has cooperated with a franchiser in China to expand. Read More >