Authorities, firms target Singles Day abuses

Both authorities and consumers have every expectation that this year's Singles Day shopping carnival will bring in real discounts and benefits, thanks to new measures.

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce held a meeting on Monday with 15 e-commerce companies led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, JD.com Inc and Amazon China to reinforce its request for regulated promotion during the big sales.

It is very likely that problems of price cheating, false advertising, unfair competition, selling fake and inferior commodities will surface during this period. So the administration has required companies to strengthen their management to maintain an orderly online market.