Start-ups with Chinese ties have found it increasingly difficult to do business and list shares in the United States.

He noted that from the company's initial focus on womenswear, Shein has expanded into men's and children's clothes as well as shoes, accessories, bags, home furnishings and beauty products.

It's a familiar sight scrolling through YouTube, TikTok and Instagram: A teenager dumps a "haul" of clothing from Shein on her bed, trying on each outfit in turn for likes and followers.

The mercantile history of Guangzhou, the city once called Canton that is about two hours' drive from Hong Kong, can be traced back to Wu Bingjian, one of the richest men to have ever lived on Earth.

Workers for some suppliers of the Chinese fashion giant Shein are doing excessive overtime, a non-governmental organisation has suggested. A number of staff across six sites in Guangzhou were ...