Govt to increase scrutiny of online retail: report

The government will intensify its efforts to monitor goods sold via online retail, as the sector has drawn the most complaints since 2014, Beijing-based Legal Mirror newspaper reported Tuesday, citing an official. Yang Hongcan, an official in charge of consumer rights protection with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), was quoted as saying that the SAIC handled 6,737 legal cases in regulating online retail in 2015.
Tuesday was also the World Consumer Rights Day.