France's upper house debates fast-fashion bill

The lower house of parliament adopted a version of the so-called "fast fashion" bill in March last year, but a commission in the right-leaning Senate has sought some changes that backers say will better target Chinese-founded brands such as Shein. With cheap, low-quality brands increasingly flooding the market, 35 items of clothing are thrown away in France every second, according to the French environment agency. Sylvie Valente Le Hir, a senator from the right-wing Republicans party, accused "Chinese...